Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe

Diocese of Getafe Dioecesis Xetafensis Diócesis de Getafe
Coat of arms of Getafe
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Madrid
Metropolitan	Madrid
Statistics
Area	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,365,668 1,229,101 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Getafe
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ginés García Beltrán
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Osoro
Auxiliary Bishops	José 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.

Getafe Cathedral

It was established on July 23, 1991, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. The current bishop is Ginés García Beltrán. The former bishop, Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo, resigned in 2017 when becoming 75 years old, as the Canon law of the Catholic Church prescribes.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

External links

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