The Diocese of Getafe ( la, Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the

Archdiocese of Madrid The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been Carlos Osoro Sierra. Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the di ...

. The seat is in the city of

Getafe Getafe () is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality. Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...

, in the

Getafe Cathedral Getafe Cathedral (Spanish: ''Catedral de La Magdalena'') is a Roman Catholic church located in Getafe, Spain. The edifice was a church for most of its existence, before becoming a cathedral in 1991 with the establishment of the Diocese of Getafe ...

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It was established on July 23, 1991, from the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been Carlos Osoro Sierra. Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the di ...

. The current bishop is

Ginés García Beltrán Ginés is a Spanish personal name. It is the form of the Roman name " Genesius". People with this name include: * Ginés de la Jara, Spanish saint of the Early Middle Ages As a place name San Ginés can refer to: * San Ginés, Madrid, church in ...

. The former bishop,

Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo (born September 13, 1942) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He previously served as the bishop of Getafe from 2004 to 2017. Biography Joaquin Maria was born on Madrid on 13 S ...

, resigned in 2017 when becoming 75 years old, as the

Canon law of the Catholic Church The canon law of the Catholic Church ("canon law" comes from Latin ') is "how the Church organizes and governs herself". It is the system of laws and ecclesiastical legal principles made and enforced by the hierarchical authorities of the Cathol ...

prescribes.

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Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1991 establishments in Spain {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

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