Diocese of Menorca

Diocese of Menorca Dioecesis Minoricensis Diócesis de Menorca (es) Diòcesi de Menorca (ca)
Minorca Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Valencia
Metropolitan	Valencia
Statistics
Area	701 km2 (271 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 81,288 76,000 (93.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1795
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St Mary in Ciudadela Menorca
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Gerardo Villalonga Hellín
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Map
The Diocese of Menorca in blue.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Menorca (Latin : Dioecesis Minoricensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the island of Menorca in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. ^[1]

History

It was established as the Diocese of Menorca in 1795. ^[1]

In 2021, a priest in the diocese was stripped of pastoral duties and rights after he was found likely to have committed financial fraud. ^[2]

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 – 28 Jul 2015)
• Francisco Conesa Ferrer (27 Oct 2016 – 3 Jan 2022)
• Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (14 Feb 2023 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References

1. "Diocese of Menorca: Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
2. Brown, Tamsin (17 December 2021). "Menorca priest suspended for "inappropriate conduct"". Euro Weekly News. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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