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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

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Country
  
Spain

Metropolitan
  
Pamplona y Tudela

Established
  
2 November 1949

Phone
  
+34 943 42 53 56

Ecclesiastical province
  
Pamplona y Tudela

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
1,977 km²

Province
  
Gipuzkoa

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 684,416 621,988 (90.9%)

Address
  
Urbieta Kalea, 7, 20006 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

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

Contents

History

  • 2 November 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián

    • Special churches

  • Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, San Sebastián
  • Minor basilicas:
  • Basilica of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Azpeitia
  • Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus, San Sebastián

    • Leadership

  • 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 -)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián Wikipedia
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