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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

Coordinates: 43°19′00″N 1°58′53″W / 43.3167°N 1.9815°W / 43.3167; -1.9815
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Diocese of San Sebastián

Dioecesis Sancti Sebastiani

Diócesis de San Sebastián (es)
Donostiako elizbarrutia (eu)
Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provincePamplona y Tudela
MetropolitanPamplona y Tudela
Statistics
Area1,977 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
684,416
621,988 (90.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 November 1949
CathedralCathedral of the Good Shepherd in San Sebastián
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFernando Prado Ayuso
Metropolitan ArchbishopFlorencio Roselló Avellanas
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of San Sebastián (Latin: Sancti Sebastiani) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of San Sebastián in the ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain.

History

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  • 2 November 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián

Special churches

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Catedral de El Buen Pastor
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)

Leadership

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  • Jaime Font y Andreu (13 May 1950 – 13 Feb 1963 )
  • Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi (6 Aug 1963 – 23 Oct 1968 )
  • Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (18 Nov 1968 – 16 Feb 1979 )
  • José María Setién Alberro (16 Feb 1979 – 13 Jan 2000 )
  • Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (13 Jan 2000 – 21 Nov 2009)
  • José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (21 Nov 2009 – 2022)
  • Fernando Prado Ayuso (17 Dec 2022 – )

See also

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References

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43°19′00″N 1°58′53″W / 43.3167°N 1.9815°W / 43.3167; -1.9815