Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

Roman Catholic diocese in Spain

The Diocese of San Sebastián (Latin: Sancti Sebastiani) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of San Sebastián in the ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain.

History

• 2 November 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián

Special churches

Catedral de El Buen Pastor
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)

• Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, San Sebastián
• Minor basilicas:
  • Basilica of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Azpeitia
  • Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus, San Sebastián

Leadership

• Jaime Font y Andreu (13 May 1950 – 13 Feb 1963 )
• Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi (6 Aug 1963 – 23 Oct 1968 )
• Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (18 Nov 1968 – 16 Feb 1979 )
• José María Setién Alberro (16 Feb 1979 – 13 Jan 2000 )
• Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (13 Jan 2000 – 21 Nov 2009)
• José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (21 Nov 2009 – 2022)
• Fernando Prado Ayuso (17 Dec 2022 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Diocese website

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