Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias

The Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense (Latin: Dioecesis Canariensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Canary Islands in the ecclesiastical province of Seville in Spain.[1][2] The dioceses includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Oriental Province). However, it does not include the whole archipelago, since the Diocese of Tenerife (or Nivariense) includes the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For this reason, the use of the name of the archipelago is currently a very controversial topic in the Canary Islands.[3][4] It has recently emerged between the society of Lanzarote the desire to recover the diocesan headquarters of San Marcial del Rubicón.[5][6]

Diocese of Canarias

Dioecesis Canariensis

Diócesis de Canarias
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceSeville
MetropolitanSeville
Statistics
Area4,106 km2 (1,585 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,011,928
860,139 (85.0%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 July 1406
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Anne in Las Palmas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Mazuelos Pérez
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Ángel Saiz Meneses
Bishops emeritusFrancisco Cases Andreu
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History edit

  • 1351: Established as Diocese of Islas Canarias from the Diocese of Majorca
  • 1354: Suppressed
  • 1369: Restored as Diocese of Telde
  • 1393: Suppressed
  • 1406: Restored as Diocese of Rubicon
  • 1424: Established as Diocese of Fuerteventura
  • 1431: Suppressed
  • 1485: Renamed as Diocese of Canarias
  • 1819: Establishing the Diocese of Tenerife, which happens to encompass the western province of the Canary Islands

Special churches edit

 
Catedral de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Ordinaries edit

Diocese of Rubicón edit

Erected: 7 July 1406

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Diocese of Canaries edit

Name Changed: 1485

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Islas Canarias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}(Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
  3. ^ La "Diócesis de Canarias"
  4. ^ Las cosas por su nombre
  5. ^ San Marcial reivindica su historia
  6. ^ Un Obispado para Lanzarote
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 132.

External links edit

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