Diocese of

Alcalá de Henares

Spain

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Alcalá de Henares / Compluten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Madrid

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 13

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

400: Established as Diocese of Complutum / Compluten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Toledo)
711: Renamed as Diocese of Complutum / Al-Kalaga
1099.05.04: Suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo)
1991.07.23: Restored as Diocese of Alcalá de Henares / Compluten(sis) (Latin) (from Archdiocese of Madrid and became suffragan of Madrid)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.04.01 – ...):

Bishop Antonio Prieto Lucena (50)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alcalá de Henares (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antonio Prieto Lucena (50)
(2023.04.01 – ...)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

Ut vitam habeant

Born:	1974.01.13 (La Rambla, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	2000.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.06.10

Priest of Córdoba (Spain) (2000.07.02 – 2023.04.01)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (2023.04.01 – ...)

Bishop Jesús Vidal Chamorro (49)
(Apostolic Administrator 2022.09.21 – 2023.04.01)

Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (76)
(2009.03.07 – 2022.09.21)

Bishop emeritus of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

Monstra te esse matrem

Born:	1947.07.07 (Cocentaina, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1971.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.04.14

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1971.07.08 – 1996.02.22)

Bishop of Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana (Spain) (1996.02.22 – 2005.09.24)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (2005.09.24 – 2009.03.07)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (2009.03.07 – 2022.09.21)

Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (74)
(1999.04.27 – 2008.10.10)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

Born:	1949.12.22 (Villamarchante, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1976.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.05.11

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1976.07.03 – 1996.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Urusi (1996.03.25 – 1999.04.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain) (1996.03.25 – 1999.04.27)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (1999.04.27 – 2008.10.10)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (2008.10.10 – ...)

Bishop Manuel Ureña Pastor (79) (later Archbishop)
(1991.07.23 – 1998.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zaragoza (Spain)

Testis spei Christi

Born:	1945.03.04 (Albaida, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.09.11

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1973.07.14 – 1988.07.08)

Bishop of Ibiza (Spain) (1988.07.08 – 1991.07.23)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (1991.07.23 – 1998.07.01)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1998.07.01 – 2005.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (2005.04.02 – 2014.11.12)

Bishops of Complutum (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro de Santa Justa
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Pascasio
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Geroncio
(1008? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (1008? – ?)

Bishop Salustiano
(922? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (922? – ?)

Bishop Esteban
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Venerio
(830? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (830? – ?)

Bishop Aliano
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Matano
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Asturio
(715? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (715? – ?)

Bishop Juan
(698? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (698? – ?)

Bishop Espasando
(688? – 693?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (688? – 693?)

Bishop Agricio
(683? – 684?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (683? – 684?)

Bishop Fuldemiro
(681? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (681? – ?)

Bishop Gildemiro
(681? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (681? – ?)

Bishop Acisclo Audala
(675? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (675? – ?)

Bishop Dadila
(653? – 656?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (653? – 656?)

Bishop Hilario
(633? – 646?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (633? – 646?)

Bishop Blas
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Amando
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Asturio
(612? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (612? – ?)

Bishop Presidio
(609? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (609? – ?)

Bishop Félix
(597? – 602?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (597? – 602?)

Bishop Bonito
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Novelo
(579? – 589?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (579? – 589?)

Bishop Venerio
(522 – 559)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (522 – 559)

Bishop Alusiano
(? – 522)

Died:

522

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – 522)

Bishop Fulmaro
(? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (? – ?)

Bishop Facilio
(436? – ?)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (436? – ?)

Saint Bishop Asturio Anulino Serrano
(412 – ?)

Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (395 – 412)

Bishop of Complutum (Spain) (412 – ?)

Bishop.

Special Churches

Cathedral, World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Magistral de los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid

Churches by City (93)

Getafe (↙), Madrid (←), Sigüenza–Guadalajara (↗), Cuenca (↘), Toledo (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 2,583 km²

Population: 738,023 Catholics (87.0% of 848,722 total)

Pastoral Centres: 93 parishes, 34 missions

Personnel: 201 priests (142 diocesan, 59 religious), 4 deacons, 258 religious (91 brothers, 167 sisters), 69 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.04.14

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