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Valpuesta was a Catholic historical suffragan diocese in Castile, northern Spain, and has been nominally restored as the Latin titular see Valliposita.

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Map of 01427 Valpuesta, Burgos, Spain

History

The diocese was established in 800 AD, as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona.

It was suppressed in 1087 and its territory merged into the then bishopric of Burgos (now a metropolitan Archdiocese).

Titular see of Valliposita

The diocese was nominally revived in 1969, under the modern Latin name of Valliposita, as a titular bishopric of the lowest (episcopal) rank.

It since has the following (near-)consecutive, so-far regular (not secular) incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :

  • Louis La Ravoire Morrow, Salesians (S.D.B.) (born USA) (1969.10.31 – retired 1971.04.27) on emeritate as former Bishop of Krishnagar (India) (1939.05.25 – resigned 1969.10.31); died 1987
  • Constantino José Lüers, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (born Germany) (1973.04.13 – 1976.03.24) as Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Óbidos (Brazil) (1973.04.13 – 1976.03.24), later Bishop of Penedo (Brazil) (1976.03.24 – retired 1994.01.26); died 1997
  • Joseph Abel Francis, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (1976.05.03 – death 1997.09.01) as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1976.05.03 – 1995.06.30) and on emeritate
  • Angelito R. Lampon, Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (1997.11.21 – ...), Apostolic Vicar of Jolo (Philippines).

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    Valpuesta Wikipedia
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