Roman Catholic diocese in Spain
The Diocese of Vitoria (Latin : Dioecesis Victoriensis ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain.
History Figure of St. Prudentius , patron saint of Vitoria-Gasteiz
Special churches Former Cathedral: Minor Basilica:BVM, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco
Leadership Bishops of Vitoria (Roman rite)Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, (2016.01.08 – Present) Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía , S.D.B. (1995.09.08 - 2016.01.08) Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08) Bishop Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga (1955.01.10 – 1978.07.10) Cardinal José María Bueno y Monreal (1950.05.13 – 1954.10.27)Archbishop Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (1943.06.10 – 1948.10.09) Bishop Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (1928.03.10 – 1937.10.12) Archbishop Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. (1922.12.14 – 1927.12.02) Patriarch Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (1917.03.22 – 1922.12.14)Archbishop Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (1913.07.18 – 1916.12.04) Archbishop José Cadena y Eleta (1904.11.14 – 1913.07.18) Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (1889.12.30 – 1904.01.25) Archbishop Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández (1880.12.16 – 1889.12.30) Cardinal Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros , C.O. (1876.12.18 – 1880.06) Bishop Diego Mariano Alguacil Rodríguez (1861.12.23 – 1876.12.18)
See also
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website
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