The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete ( la, Albasiten(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

in the

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of Toledo in Spain.

History

* November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the Diocese of Cartagena,

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and

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Leadership

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s of Albacete (Roman rite) **

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, C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968) ** Bishop

Ireneo García Alonso Ireneo García Alonso (25 March 1923 – 4 June 2012) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. García Alonso was born in Quintanilla Vivar, Spain and ordained a priest on 27 March 1948. García Alonso was appointed bishop of the Dioce ...

(7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980) ** Bishop

Victorio Oliver Domingo Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; ca. 1825–October 14, 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh (or Chihenne, often called Mimbreño) division of the central Apaches in what is now the American states of Texas, New ...

(27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996) ** Bishop

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(26 June – 26 November 2005) ** Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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History

Leadership

See also

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