The Diocese of Coria-Cáceres () is a
Latin Church
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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located in the cities of
Coria and
Cáceres in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Mérida–Badajoz in Spain.
["Diocese of Coria-Cáceres"]
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History
* 1143: Established as Diocese of Coria
* April 9, 1957: Renamed as Diocese of Coria – Cáceres
Bishops of Coria
1500 to 1700
1700 to 1949
Bishops of Coria-Cáceres
*Manuel Llopis Ivorra (2 Feb 1950 – 16 Mar 1977 Retired)
*Jesús Domínguez Gómez (16 Mar 1977 – 26 Oct 1990 Died)
*Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (17 Jan 1992 – 16 Oct 2006 Appointed,
Bishop of Albacete)
*Francisco Cerro Chaves (21 Jun 2007 – 27 Dec 2019 Appointed,
Archbishop of Toledo
The Archdiocese of Toledo () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain. )
*Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D. (7 Dec 2021 – )
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Spain
The Spanish Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Spain, is part of the Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Holy See, Rome, and the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...
*
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Cáceres
References
Sources
Catholic Hierarchy
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Religious organizations established in the 1140s
Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 12th century