The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao ( la, Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis) is a
diocese located in the city of
Bilbao and Province of
Biscay in Northern
Spain. It is part of the
Ecclesiastical province of
Burgos.
History
* November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Bilbao from the dioceses of
Vitoria
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória (b ...
and
Santander.
Territory
The Diocese of Bilbao covers all the territory of Biscay, except the exclave of
Orduña (between
Alava and
Burgos), and including the tiny enclave of
Valle de Villaverde (
Cantabria).
The diocese is divided in seven territorial vicarages:
# Encartaciones Bajas
# Encartaciones Altas
# Bilbao-Abando
# Durango-Arratia
# Gernikaldea
# Bilbao-Begoña
Bishops of Bilbao
*
Casimiro Morcillo González (13 May 1950 – 21 September 1955); transferred to
Zaragoza
*
Pablo Gúrpide Beope
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
*Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Brenes, ...
(19 December 1955 – 18 November 1968), died in office
*
Antonio Añoveros Ataún
Antonio Añoveros Ataún (1909–1987) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest. He is known mostly as a protagonist of the so-called "Añoveros case", a 1974 episode which marked the gravest crisis in relations between Francoist Spain and the Church. ...
(3 December 1971 – 25 September 1978), renounced
*
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (19 April 1918 – 28 May 2009) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 91, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church.
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta was born in Miravalles, S ...
(16 February 1979 – 8 August 1995), renounced
*
Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (8 September 1995 – 15 March 2010); transferred to
Valladolid (Cardinal in 2015)
*
Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa
Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa (born 21 March 1965) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Burgos since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2008 and was Bishop of Bilbao from 2010 to 2020.
Education and early ...
(11 October 2010 – 5 December 2020)
*
Joseba Segura Etxezarraga Joseba is a Basque name meaning ''Joseph''.
It may refer to:
Football players
* Joseba Etxeberria
* Joseba Llorente Etxarri
* Joseba del Olmo
* Joseba Garmendia
* Joseba Arriaga
Bicycle racers
* Joseba Zubeldia
* Joseba Albizu
* Joseba Beloki
...
(11 May 2021 – present)
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora/Andra Mariaren Zeruratzea,
Lekeitio,
Vizcaya,
País Vasco
** Basílica de la Purísima Concepción (Sortzez Garbia),
Elorrio, Vizcaya, País Vasco
** Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña/Begoñako Andra Mari,
Begoña, Vizcaya, País Vasco
** Santa María de Portugalete/Nazareteko Andra Mari,
Portugalete, Vizcaya, País Vasco
** Santa María de Uribarri/Uribarriko Andra Mari,
Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
, Vizcaya, País Vasco
Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
History
The church was consecrated in Lekeitio in 1287, and was recorded as under construction in 1374. A century later, in 1487, it was all but ready for use. The neo-Gothic retrochoir by architect
Casto de Zavala Casto may refer to:
People Given name
* Casto (footballer) (born 1982), Spanish footballer
* Casto Innocenzio Ansaldi (1710–1780), Italian professor, theologian and archaeologist
* Casto Méndez Núñez (1824–1869), Spanish naval officer
* ...
was added between 1881 and 1884, thanks to benefactor
Pascual Abaroa
Building
The church consist of three staggered naves in four sections and a polygonal
chevet
In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin 'arch, vault' from Ancient Greek 'arch'; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an ''exedra''. In ...
at the centre, the latter surrounded by a lower
retro-choir. On the main wall there is a narrow gallery, in the form of windows with sills decorated with blind tracery. The church has one of the finest
triforia
A triforium is an interior gallery (architecture), gallery, opening onto the tall central space of a building at an upper level. In a church, it opens onto the nave from above the side aisles; it may occur at the level of the clerestory windo ...
in all
Basque Gothic Architecture. The archivolted west door is set into a façade blooming with tiny original sculptured decorations. The tower consists of an ancient shaft that rises to roof level and a more modern belfry above.
Furniture
The church is presided by a superb polychrome wood
retable. The retable recounts the life of the Virgin in narrative and symbolic references.
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Spain
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Diocese website*
Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Lequeitio (Spanish language Wikipedia)
Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora homepage (english language)Andra Mariaren ZeruratzeaBasilique L´Asuncion du Notre-DameBasilica photographs
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Christian organizations established in 1949
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1949 establishments in Spain