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Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe

Coordinates: 40°18′15″N 3°43′47″W / 40.3042°N 3.7297°W / 40.3042; -3.7297
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Diocese of Getafe

Dioecesis Xetafensis

Diócesis de Getafe
Getafe Cathedral
Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provinceMadrid
MetropolitanMadrid
Statistics
Area2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
1,365,668
1,229,101 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Getafe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntonio María Rouco Varela
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Rico Pavés
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Getafe (Latin: Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral.

It was established on July 23, 1991, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. The current Bishop is Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo.

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