Diocese of Getafe

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Diocese of Getafe
Dioecesis Xetafensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Madrid
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,295 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,290,656 (2004)
1,161,590 (90.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Santa María Magdalena
(Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo
Auxiliary Bishop: Rafael Zornoza Boy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe {Latin: Xetafen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Getafe in the Ecclesiastical province of Madrid in Spain.

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[edit] History

  • July 23, 1991: Established as Diocese of Getafe from the Archdiocese of Madrid


[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Getafe (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo (since 2004.10.29)
    • Bishop Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin (1991.07.23 – 2004.02.24)

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