Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de Laguna o Nivariensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan | Sevilla |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 915,262 823,736 (90.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral de La Laguna |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Bernardo Álvarez Afonso |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna {Latin: Sancti Christophori de Laguna} is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain. And he understands the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canaries). His mistress is the Virgin of the Candlemas (Virgen de la Candelaria), being also the General Mistress of the Canary Archipelago. His sedate principally it is the Cathedral of La Laguna, in Tenerife. The Diocese of Tenerife, it has a monthly so called publication "Church Nivariense" (Iglesia Nivariense).
History
- February 1, 1819: Established as Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna from the Diocese of Islas Canarias
Leadership
- Bishops of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso (since 2005.06.29)
- Bishop Felipe Fernández García (1991.06.12 – 2005.06.29)
- Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau (1984.08.14 – 1991.06.12)
- Bishop Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. (1962.02.19 – 1983.10.18)
- Bishop Andrés A. Domingo Pérez Cáceres (1947.04.28 – 1961.08.01)
- Bishop Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. (1924.12.18 – 1946.02.18)
- Bishop Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu (1918.05.17 – 1922.06.27)
- Bishop Nicolás Rey y Redondo (1894.05.21 – 1917.09.05)
- Bishop Ramón Torrijos y Gómez (1887.11.25 – 1894.05.21)
- Bishop Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera (1882.03.27 – 1885.07.21)
- Bishop Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. (1877.03.20 – 1882)
- Archbishop Luis Antonio Folgueras Sión (1824.06.24 – 1848.01.17)
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