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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo

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Diocese of Tui-Vigo

Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis

Diócesis de Tuy-Vigo (es)
Diocese de Tui-Vigo (gl)
Cathedral of Tui
Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provinceSantiago de Compostela
Statistics
Area1,721 km2 (664 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
560,000
532,459 (95.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th century (As Diocese of Tui)
9 March 1959 (As Diocese of Tui-Vigo)
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Tui
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St Martin and St Mary in Vigo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntonio José Valín Valdés
Metropolitan ArchbishopJulián Barrio Barrio
Map
Website
diocesetuivigo.org

The Diocese of Tui-Vigo (Latin: Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.[1]

Its cathedral is Tui Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria, in the episcopal see of Tui. It also has a co-cathedral, dedicated to Saint Martin and the Virgin Mary in Vigo: the Co-Cathedral of Santa María, Vigo.

Statistics

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As of 2014, it pastorally served 533,800 Catholics (94.9% of 562,200 total) on 1,718 km2 in 275 parishes and 60 missions with 254 priests (195 diocesan, 59 religious), 2 deacons, 472 lay religious (102 brothers, 370 sisters) and 14 seminarians.

History

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  • 570: Established as Diocese of Tui / Tuden(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the (now Portuguese) Archdiocese of Braga
  • 1024: Suppressed, its territory being reassigned to the Diocese of Iria Flavia
  • 1069: Restored as Diocese of Tui / Tuden(sis) (Latin), regaining its territory from above Diocese of Iria Flavia
  • 1421: Lost territory to Diocese of Ceuta
  • 1959.03.09: Renamed as Diocese of Tui–Vigo / Tuden(sis)–Vicen(sis) (Latin)[2]

Episcopal ordinaries

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Bishops of Tui (first bishopric)
very incomplete : first centuries unavailable
  • ...
  • Saint Viliulfo (952–1003)
  • Pelayo (?–?)
  • Alfonso (?–1022)
  • Suero Bermudez (1022 – see suppressed 1024)
Bishops of Tui (restored bishopric)
  • Saint (George =) Jorge (see restored 1069–1072)
  • Auderico (1072?–1098?)
  • Alfonso (1098?–1130)
  • Pelayo Meléndez (1130–1156)
  • Isidoro (1156–1167)
  • Juan (1168–1173)
  • Beltrán (1173–1187)
  • Pedro (1188–1205)
  • ...
Bishops of Tui-Vigo
  • José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. (see above 9 March 1959 – 18 Feb 1969); next Archbishop-bishop of Spain, Military * )
  • José Delicado Baeza (4 August 1969 – 18 April 1975), next Archbishop of Valladolid)
  • José Cerviño Cerviño (8 November 1976 – 7 June 1996 Retired)
  • José Diéguez Reboredo (14 July 1996 – 28 January 2010 Retired)[14]
  • Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (28 January 2010 – 25 May 2024)
  • Antonio José Valín Valdés (25 May 2024 – present)[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Tui-Vigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Tui–Vigo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Bishop Rodrigo Ibáñez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  4. ^ "Archbishop Gómez Manrique" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  5. ^ "Bishop Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Pedro Beltrán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  8. ^ "Bishop Miguel Muñoz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 2, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Juan de San Millán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 2, 2016
  10. ^ "Bishop Diego Arce Reinoso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
  11. ^ "Bishop Diego Rueda Rico" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016
  12. ^ "Bishop Antonio Guzmán Cornejo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016
  13. ^ "Bishop Miguel Ferrer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 1, 2016
  14. ^ "Obispo Emérito". DIOCESE TUI-VIGO (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  15. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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