The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera is a

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of the

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of the

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. Its name derives from the localities of

Medina-Sidonia Medina Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. Considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, it is used as a military defence location because of its elevation. ...

and

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway bet ...

. This bishopric was erected the 3 of March 1980 by means of a Papal Bull, with the name of Asidonense-Jerezano, in memory of the old Asidonense Bishopric and because its present seat is in Jerez de la Frontera. The main temple of this diocese the Colegiata of San Salvador, today Jerez's Cathedral. The Bishopric of the Diocese is in Palace of Bertemati, in the Seat of the Stream. Asidonia-Jerez Seminary was founded in 1985. Juan Grande Roman has like santo pattern from the diocese and like patron to the

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. It includes Jerez de la Frontera,

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, El Puerto de Santa María,

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, Rota,

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, Algar,

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, Villamartín,

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, El Bosque,

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and

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Deaneries

* Arciprestazgo de Jerez * Arciprestazgo de Sanlúcar de Barrameda * Arciprestazgo de El Puerto de Santa María * Arciprestazgo de Arcos de la Frontera * Arciprestazgo de Grazalema * Arciprestazgo de Zahara de la Sierra

History

It is believed the present city of Medina-Sidonia was known in antiquity as Sidonia or Asidonia, a Phoenician colony whose name derives from the name of the city of its founders, Sidón. This bishopric was known as Asidonense.

Bishopric

Bishopric of the old Assidonia # Maximus (497) # Manuncio (516) # Basiliano (593) # Rufino (628) # Pimenio (629–649) # Suetonio (661) # Paciano (672) # Fulgencio, monje benedictino # Theuderacio (Teoderacio) (681–688) # Geroncio (690–693) # Cesario (698) # Exuperio, obispo mártir por los Musulmanes (713–714) # Juan, monje (714) # Miro (862) # Pedro (s IX) # Esteban (950) # Anonymous (Go to Toledo 1145) # Sede suppressed (h. 1146–1980) Bishopric of the Asidonia-Jerez Diocese *1. Rafael Bellido Caro (1980–2000) *2.

Juan del Río Martín Juan del Río Martín (14 October 1947 – 28 January 2021) was a Spanish archbishop, Military Ordinary of Spain from 2008 until his death in 2021. Career In 1964 he obtained the Baccalaureate in his hometown. He entered the Seminary of Seville ...

(2000–2008), appointed Archbishop of Spain, Military *3.

José Mazuelos Pérez José Mazuelos Pérez (Born Seville 9 October 1960). is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, currently bishop of the diocese of Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias, Canarias (part of the Canary Islands) and previously he served as bishop of ...

(2009–2020), appointed Bishop of Canarias *4.

José Rico Pavés José Rico Pavés (9 October 1966) is a Spanish Catholic clergyman, and since 9 June 2021 the Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera. Biography He was born in Granada on 9 October 1966. Priesthood and ministry He completed his ecclesiastical stud ...

(2021–present)

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Bishopric Asidonia-Jerez Diocese

Asidonia-Jerez Seminary Catholic
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Jerez de la Frontera