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The Diocese of Getafe ( la, Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of 
It was established on July 23, 1991, from the
Official website
Catholic Hierarchy
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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.
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 d ...
. 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
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References
External links
Official website
Catholic Hierarchy
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