Roman Catholic Diocese of Mallorca

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Diocese of Mallorca

Dioecesis Maioricensis

Diócesis de Mallorca (es)
Diòcesi de Mallorca (ca)
Palma de Mallorca, Kathedrale La Seu -- 2009 -- 5.jpg
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Valencia
Metropolitan Valencia
Statistics
Area3,604 km2 (1,392 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
753,584
594,860 (78.9%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary in Palma Majorca
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopVacant see (sede vacante); Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain, by Pope Francis on Thursday, September 8, 2016, and Auxiliary Bishop Sebastià Taltavull Anglada, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain, was named Apostolic Administrator [1]
Metropolitan Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Map
Localitzacio de Mallorca respecte les Illes Balears.svg
The Diocese of Mallorca in blue.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Mallorca (Latin : Dioecesis Maioricensis is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Palma, Majorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. [2] [3]

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History

Special churches

Leadership

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See also

Sources

  1. "Other Pontifical Acts".
  2. Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mallorca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Mallorca (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  4. Catholic Hierarchy: "Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique" retrieved January 25, 2016
  5. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego Ribera de Toledo" retrieved January 17, 2016
  6. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado" retrieved January 12, 2016
  7. "Archbishop Alfonso Laso Sedeño" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 9, 2016
  8. "Archbishop Alfonso Laso Sedeño" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 9, 2016
  9. "Other Pontifical Acts".
  10. http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30030.php?index=30030&lang=en

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