Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta

Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta

Dioecesis Gadicensis o Gaditanus et Septensis

Diócesis de Cádiz y Ceuta
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceSeville
MetropolitanSeville
Statistics
Area3,772 km2 (1,456 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 769,800
  • 703,400 (91.4%)
Parishes118
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 February 1241 (As Diocese of Cádiz)
5 September 1851 (As Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Cádiz
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRafael Zornoza Boy
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Ángel Saiz Meneses
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta (Latin: Dioecesis Gadicensis o Gaditanus et Septensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seville.

Its jurisdiction covers the civil province of Cádiz south to Guadalete river. Includes the comarcas Campo de Gibraltar, La Janda and Bahía de Cádiz except most of Puerto de Santa María which is north to the mentioned Guadalete river and so belongs to diocese of Jerez de la Frontera. Valdelagrana neighbourhood of El Puerto de Santa María, as it south the River also is included in Cádiz diocese. It also covers the Spanish Autónomous City of Ceuta.

Cádiz is the residence of the bishop.