Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe

Diocese of Getafe Dioecesis Xetafensis Diócesis de Getafe
Coat of arms of Getafe
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Madrid
Metropolitan	Madrid
Statistics
Area	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,365,668 1,229,101 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Getafe
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Ginés García Beltrán
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Cobo Cano
Auxiliary Bishops	José Rico Pavés
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Getafe (Latin : Dioecesis Xetafensis) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Spain, part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral.

Getafe Cathedral

It was established on 23 July 1991, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid.

Bishops

• Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin (23 July 1991 - 24 February 2004)
• Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo (29 October 2004 - 3 January 2018) ^{[1] [2]}
• Ginés Ramón García Beltrán (3 January 2018 – present) ^[3]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References

1. "Joaquín Mª López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo - Conferencia Episcopal Española". www.conferenciaepiscopal.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. "Santa Sede anuncia nombramiento episcopal para Getafe, España". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. "El Papa nombra obispo de Getafe a Ginés Ramón García Beltrán". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

External links

• Official website

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