Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibiza
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibiza is a diocese
located in the city of Ibiza
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Valencia in Spain.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Valencia in Spain.
History
- April 30, 1782: Established as Diocese of Ibiza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona
- 1851: Suppressed to the Diocese of Majorca
- 1927: Restored as Apostolic Administration of Ibiza from the Diocese of Majorca
- 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Ibiza
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Ibiza (Roman rite)- Manuel Abad y LasierraManuel Abad y LasierraManuel Abad y Lasierra was a Spanish bishop and writer who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1793 to 1794.-Biography:Manuel Abad y Lasierra was born in Estadilla on December 24, 1729. His father, Francisco Abad Navarro, was from Estadilla, and his mother, María Teresa Lasierra, was from Barbuñales...
(18 Jul 1783 - 28 Sep 1787 ) - Eustaquio Azara, O.S.B. (7 Apr 1788 - 12 Sep 1794 )
- Blas Jacobo Beltrán (26 Jun 1805 - 10 Jul 1815 )
- Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (22 Jul 1816 - 30 Aug 1829 )
- Basilio Antonio Carrasco Hernando, O. de M. (26 Mar 1831 - 4 Apr 1852 )
- Antonio Cardona Riera (2 Feb 1950 - 28 Mar 1960 )
- Francisco Planas Muntaner (28 Mar 1960 - 10 Sep 1976 )
- José Gea Escolano (10 Sep 1976 - 15 May 1987 )
- Manuel Ureña Pastor (8 Jul 1988 - 23 Jul 1991 )
- Javier Salinas Viñals (26 May 1992 - 5 Sep 1997 )
- Agustín Cortés Soriano (20 Feb 1998 - 15 Jun 2004)
- Vicente Juan Segura (22 Jan 2005 - )
- Manuel Abad y Lasierra