Roman Catholic Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín
Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín Dioecesis Terulensis et Albarracinensis Diócesis de Teruel y Albarracín | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Zaragoza |
| Metropolitan | Zaragoza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,867 km2 (4,582 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 July 1577 (As Diocese of Teruel) 7 September 1851 (As Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín) 11 August 1984 (As Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter in Teruel Cathedral of Our Lady and St James in Albarracín |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop elect | José Antonio Satué Huerto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diocesisdeteruel.org | |
The Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín (Latin: Turolensis Albarracinensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza, thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Zaragoza. In 1912, the diocese of Teruel comprised the civil province of the same name, excepting the town of Bechi (Castellón).
All the churches of Teruel are contemporary with its foundation (1176), as the founders built nine churches, one, Santa Maria de Mediavilla, in the centre, and the remaining eight in a circle following the circuit of the walls. The central church was made a collegiate church in 1423 and named the cathedral in 1577. It was originally built of brick and rubblework, but since the restoration in the seventeenth century it has lost its primitive character. The Doric choir stalls were the gift of Martín Terrer de Valenzuela, Bishop of Teruel, and later of Tarazona.