Suffragan diocese Ciudad Real, Spain
Diocese of Ciudad Real
Civitatis Regalen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, established on 18 November 1875 as the Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real for the Grand Prior of the Spanish Military Orders and promoted to diocese on 4 February 1980; its bishop remains prior of the Military Orders. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toledo, seated at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Meadows (Santa Maria del Prado) in Ciudad Real. Bishop Abilio Martinez Varea, previously of Osma-Soria, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 9 July 2025 and took possession on 27 September 2025.
On the map
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- Established
- 1875
- Catholics
- 493,060
- Priests
- 192
- Territory
- 19,813 km²
Parishes and churches
140 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San Juan Bautista de la Concepción (La Solana)La SolanaView parish
- San Juan Bautista y Santo Domingo de Silos (Chillón)ChillónView parish
- San Juan de Ávila (Ciudad Real)Ciudad RealView parish
- San Lorenzo, mártir (Alameda de Cervera)Alameda de CerveraView parish
- San Lorenzo, mártir (San Lorenzo de Calatrava)San Lorenzo de CalatravaView parish
- San Pablo, apóstol (Ciudad Real)Ciudad RealView parish
- San Pedro (Tomelloso)TomellosoView parish
- San Pedro, apóstol (Cinco Casas)Cinco CasasView parish
- San Pedro, apóstol (Ciudad Real)Ciudad RealView parish
- San Pedro, apóstol (Daimiel)DaimielView parish
- San Pedro, apóstol (Pedro Muñoz)Pedro MuñozView parish
- San Rafael, arcángel (Alcázar de San Juan)Alcázar de San JuanView parish
- San Sebastián (Guadalmez)GuadalmezView parish
- San Sebastián (Porzuna)PorzunaView parish
- San Sebastián, mártir (Montiel)MontielView parish
- Santa Ana (Castellar de Santiago)Castellar de SantiagoView parish
- Santa Ana (Granátula de Calatrava)Granátula de CalatravaView parish
- Santa Catalina (Las Casas)Las CasasView parish
- Santa Catalina, virgen y mártir (Carrizosa)CarrizosaView parish
- Santa Catalina, virgen y mártir (La Solana)La SolanaView parish
- Santa María (Alcázar de San Juan)Alcázar de San JuanView parish
- Santa María (Almedina)AlmedinaView parish
- Santa María de la Estrella (Almadén)AlmadénView parish
- Santa María de las Cruces (Saceruela)SaceruelaView parish
- Santa María Egipciáca (Luciana)LucianaView parish
- Santa María La Mayor (Daimiel)DaimielView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (Alcubillas)AlcubillasView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (La Poblachuela)La PoblachuelaView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (Malagón)MalagónView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (Poblete)PobleteView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Abilio Martinez Varea
- Born
- 24 September 1948
- Birthplace
- Cervatos de la Cueza
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria del Prado, Ciudad Real stands in Ciudad Real, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Ciudad Real is home to a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Ciudad Real (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Regalensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.