The Diocese of Albacete (Latin: Dioecesis Albasitensis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Albacete in the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
Diocese of Albacete Dioecesis Albasitensis Diócesis de Albacete | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toledo |
| Metropolitan | Toledo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,926 km2 (5,763 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 402,318 389,740 (96.9%) |
| Parishes | 193 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 2 November 1949 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Albacete |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ciriaco Benavente Mateos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Braulio Rodríguez Plaza |
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| Website | |
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History
edit- November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Cuenca and Diocese of Orihuela
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Albacete (Roman rite)
- Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968)
- Bishop Ireneo García Alonso (7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980)
- Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996)
- Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (26 June 1996 – 26 November 2005)
- Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)
See also
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