Vitoria (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, Bishop General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 8 September 1861 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Burgos Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: SpainSquare Kilometers: 3,350 (1,293 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisvitoria.org/ Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Vicente Goicoechea 7, 01008 Vitoria, EspanaTelephone: 945.14.81.71Fax: 945.14.58.37

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1950 1,016,500 1,017,843 99.9% 1,907 742 2,649 383 6,568 736 ap1951
1970 207,000 207,681 99.7% 386 96 482 429 269 1,124 417 ap1971
1980 254,002 267,036 95.1% 364 107 471 539 310 1,019 503 ap1981
1990 267,000 280,000 95.4% 327 105 432 618 306 979 419 ap1991
1999 276,000 289,902 95.2% 284 103 387 713 3 211 852 422 ap2000
2000 279,000 291,983 95.6% 288 108 396 704 3 227 839 412 ap2001
2001 278,000 291,161 95.5% 284 92 376 739 3 193 784 422 ap2002
2002 281,000 294,322 95.5% 274 98 372 755 3 195 818 422 ap2003
2003 280,000 298,345 93.9% 264 93 357 784 3 185 740 422 ap2004
2004 278,134 302,164 92.0% 259 90 349 796 3 177 730 422 ap2005
2010 276,745 325,579 85.0% 232 82 314 881 4 144 651 422 ap2011
2014 298,000 329,900 90.3% 219 72 291 1,024 5 138 600 432 ap2015
2017 237,000 330,116 71.8% 207 63 270 877 7 121 590 423 ap2018
2020 226,886 337,629 67.2% 193 58 251 903 6 103 549 423 ap2021
2022 226,000 335,975 67.3% 182 55 237 953 6 88 361 421 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Source(s)

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