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Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño

Dioecesis Calaguritana et Calceatensis - Lucroniensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 9 March 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 5,033 (1,943 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.iglesiaenlarioja.org/
  • Mailing Address: Calle Obispo Fidel Garcia 1, 26004 Logrono [La Rioja], Espana
  • Telephone: 941.27.00.08
  • Fax: 941.27.10.98

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Calahorra
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Calahorra (erected)
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
13th CenturyUnitedDiocese of Calahorra
Diocese of La Calzada
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
8 September 1861Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela)
Diocese of Santander
Diocese of Vitoria (erected)
2 November 1949Territory LostDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (Contado de Treviño) Diocese of Vitoria
2 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Tarazona (Alfaro in Logroño) Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
2 September 1955Territory LostDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (Viana and Amescoas in Navarra) Diocese of Tortosa
22 November 1955Territory AddedArchdiocese of Burgos (Canales, Ezcaray, and Treviana (in Logroño)) Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
22 November 1955Territory LostDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (Yanguas and San Pedro de Manrique in Sorta) Diocese of Osma
22 November 1955Territory LostDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (10 parishes in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos
11 August 1956Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (from Burgos)
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
9 March 1959Name ChangedDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
1949235,000235,000100.0%442124566415260850353ap1951
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
1959234,800234,99099.9%4001385384368511,070273ap1960
1970235,020235,14099.9%336107443530197885275ap1971
1980250,392252,11099.3%304138442566277936263ap1981
1990261,725265,41498.6%297117414632264855247ap1991
1999262,743267,02298.4%249110359731222794248ap2000
2000263,554271,13497.2%248106354744218782248ap2001
2001261,744270,87596.6%243107350747218769248ap2002
2002265,027273,51496.9%2391073467651216763248ap2003
2003266,119296,09789.9%2331053387871226759248ap2004
2004261,715287,00091.2%2251043297951209750248ap2005
2006273,101301,08490.7%236104340803178762230ap2007
2013291,100323,60990.0%212682801,039175600253ap2014
2016302,203315,14195.9%208652731,1061161613253ap2017
2019287,047316,55190.7%195712661,0794162620253ap2020
2021296,000320,00092.5%170732431,2183158612257ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Calahorra
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 21, to Page 22
  • Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 155, and Page 156
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 114
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 145
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 128
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 135
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 138, and Page 139
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 738, to Page 742
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 146, to Page 148
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 121, to Page 123
  • Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 618, and Page 619

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