Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante
Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan | Valencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María, Orihuela |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre |
The Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Latin: Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Orihuela and Alicante in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. It was established as Diocese of Orihuela from the Diocese of Cartagena in 1564, obtaining its current denomination in 1959.