Bishop of Orihuela
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Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus Diócesis de Orihuela-Alicante(es) Bisbat d'Orihola-Alacant(ca) |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan | Valencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,260,000 1,155,000 (91.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María, Orihuela |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesús Murgui Soriano |
The Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Latin: Oriolen(sis) – Lucentin(us)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory 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.
Coordinates: 38°05′09″N 0°56′48″W / 38.0857°N 0.9466°W
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