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Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Spain

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Antonio Cañizares Llovera

Established
  
500

Area
  
701 km²

Bishop
  
Salvador Giménez Valls

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 81,288 76,000 (93.5%)

Cathedral
  
Ciutadella de Menorca Cathedral

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca (Latin: Minoricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the island of Menorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.

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History

It was established as the Diocese of Menorca in the 5th century.

Leadership

  • Antonio Vila Campos (18 Dec 1797 - 20 Dec 1802 )
  • Pedro Antonio Juano (20 Dec 1802 - 4 Jan 1814 )
  • Santiago Creus Martí (11 Jul 1815 - 29 May 1820 )
  • Antonio Ceruelo Sanz (30 May 1824 - 15 Jan 1831 )
  • Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. (26 Mar 1831 - 16 Apr 1844 )
  • Tomás Roda Rodríguez (27 Sep 1852 - 20 Dec 1857 )
  • Mateo Jaume Garau (21 Dec 1857 - 17 Sep 1875 )
  • Manuel Mercader y Arroyo (17 Sep 1875 - 21 Feb 1890 )
  • Juan Comes y Vidal (26 Jun 1890 - 25 Jun 1896 )
  • Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (25 Jun 1896 - 26 Dec 1901 )
  • Juan Torres Ribas (9 Jun 1902 - 20 Jan 1939 )
  • Bartolomé Pascual Marroig (4 Mar 1939 - 18 Mar 1967 )
  • Miguel Moncadas Noguera (11 Dec 1968 - 1 Apr 1977 )
  • Antonio Deig Clotet (20 Sep 1977 - 7 Mar 1990 )
  • Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (12 Jun 1991 - 29 Oct 1999 )
  • Juan Piris Frígola (1 Mar 2001 - 16 Jul 2008 )
  • Salvador Giménez Valls (21 May 2009 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca Wikipedia
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