Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitoria

The Diocese of Vitoria (Dioecesis Victoriensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain.

History

 * September 8, 1861: Established as Diocese of Vitoria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos, Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada and Diocese of Pamplona–Tudela

Special churches

 * Former Cathedral:
 * Catedral vieja de Santa María, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco
 * Minor Basilica:
 * BVM, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco

Leadership

 * Bishops of Vitoria (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, (2016.01.08 – Present)
 * Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B. (1995.09.08 - 2016.01.08)
 * Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08)
 * Bishop Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga (1955.01.10 – 1978.07.10)
 * Cardinal José María Bueno y Monreal (1950.05.13 – 1954.10.27)
 * Archbishop Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (1943.06.10 – 1948.10.09)
 * Bishop Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (1928.03.10 – 1937.10.12)
 * Archbishop Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. (1922.12.14 – 1927.12.02)
 * Patriarch Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (1917.03.22 – 1922.12.14)
 * Archbishop Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (1913.07.18 – 1916.12.04)
 * Archbishop José Cadena y Eleta (1904.11.14 – 1913.07.18)
 * Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (1889.12.30 – 1904.01.25)
 * Archbishop Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández (1880.12.16 – 1889.12.30)
 * Cardinal Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. (1876.12.18 – 1880.06)
 * Bishop Diego Mariano Alguacil Rodríguez (1861.12.23 – 1876.12.18)