Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante
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The Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Latin: Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Orihuela and Alicante in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. It was established as Diocese of Orihuela from the Diocese of Cartagena in 1564, obtaining its current denomination in 1959.[1][2]
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Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Metropolitan | Valencia |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1 585 734 1 169 864 (73.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María, Orihuela |
Co-cathedral | Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre |
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