The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares ( la, Compluten(sis)) is a

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located in the city of Alcalá de Henares in the

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in Spain.

History

An ancient diocese of '' Complutum'' (the current Alcala de Henares) was founded in the IV or V century but it was abolished under the muslim government (VIII-XI century) and not restored by the Christian Kings and its territory given to the

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

. In 1885 a Diocese of Madrid and Alcala (suffragan of Toledo) was founded, now the Archdiocese of Madrid. On July 23, 1991, it was established as Diocese of Alcalá de Henares from the Archdiocese of Madrid (as its suffragan diocese), with the latin name of ''Complutensis'' to remember the ancient diocese.

Bishops

Manuel Ureña Pastor Manuel Ureña Pastor (born 4 March 1945) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop in 1988 and served as ordinary in Ibiza, Alcalá de Henares, and Cartagena before becoming Archbishop of Zaragoza, the position he held fro ...

(23 July 1991 – 1 July 1998) * Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (27 April 1999 – 10 October 2008) * Juan Antonio Reig Pla (7 March 2009 – 21 September 2022) * Jesús Vidal (administrator) Escudo de la Diócesis de Alcalá.svg, Coats of arms Catedral de Alcalá.JPG, Tower

Curiosities

The diocese has a pop-rock group of Catholic music called The Voice of the Desert that is made up of three diocesan priests and four laymen. This musical group born in 2004 has given concerts throughout Spain, in the United States and in Panama, participating twice with their music in the

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.The Spanish priests who love Metallica who will bring their hard rock to WYD

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Retrieved March 11, 2022.

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

References

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History

Bishops

Curiosities

See also

Sources

References