Diocese of Albacete, Spain

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Albacete / Albasiten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Toledo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 5

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1949.11.02: Established as Diocese of Albacete / Albasiten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Cuenca and Diocese of Orihuela and became suffragan of Valencia)
1966.07.25: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo
1994.07.28: Became suffragan of Toledo

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Albacete (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ángel Fernández Collado (72)
(2018.09.25 – 2024.04.09)

Bishop emeritus of Albacete (Spain)

Evangelizare Jesum Christum

Born:	1952.05.30 (Los Cerralbos, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1977.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.09.15

Priest of Toledo (Spain) (1977.07.10 – 2013.06.28)

Titular Bishop of Iliturgi (2013.06.28 – 2018.09.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (2013.06.28 – 2018.09.25)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain) (2018.09.25 – 2024.04.09)

Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (82)
(2006.10.16 – 2018.09.25)

Bishop emeritus of Albacete (Spain)

Evangelizare regnum Dei

Born:	1943.01.03 (Malpartida de Plasencia, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1966.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.03.22

Priest of Plasencia (Spain) (1966.06.04 – 1992.01.17)

Bishop of Coria–Cáceres (Spain) (1992.01.17 – 2006.10.16)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain) (2006.10.16 – 2018.09.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Plasencia (Spain) (2022.01.08 – 2022.07.16)

Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (80)
(1996.06.26 – 2005.11.26)

Bishop emeritus of Islas Canarias (Spain)

In communionem

Born:	1944.10.23 (Orihuela, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1968.04.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.04.10

Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1968.04.14 – 1994.02.22)

Titular Bishop of Timici (1994.02.22 – 1996.06.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1994.02.22 – 1996.06.26)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain) (1996.06.26 – 2005.11.26)

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (2005.11.26 – 2020.07.06)

Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (95)
(1981.05.27 – 1996.02.22)

Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

En el nombre del Señor

Born:	1929.12.23 (Mezquita de Jarque, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.10.12

Priest of Teruel (Spain) (1954.06.27 – 1972.09.05)

Titular Bishop of Limisa (1972.09.05 – 1976.12.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain) (1972.09.05 – 1976.12.20)

Bishop of Tarazona (Spain) (1976.12.20 – 1981.05.27)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain) (1981.05.27 – 1996.02.22)

Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1996.02.22 – 2005.11.26)

Bishop Ireneo García Alonso
(1968.12.07 – 1980.08.04)

Born:	1923.03.25 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1948.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.01.25
Died:	2012.06.04 († 89)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain) (1968.12.07 – 1980.08.04)

Bishop Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (later Cardinal)
(1950.05.13 – 1968.07.23)

Donec formetur Christus in vobis

Born:	1903.10.29 (Barco de Ávila, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1928.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.05.05
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1975.06.13 (Roma, Italy † 71)