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The creation of the diocese of Orihuela

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The creation of the diocese of Orihuela

Historical milestone · Orihuela, El Baix Segura, Alicante

Image of Orihuela, not of the place itself.

In 1564 Orihuela obtained a diocese of its own, separated from that of Cartagena, after a long suit by the city to stop depending ecclesiastically on Murcia. The former church of El Salvador then became the cathedral of the new see.

1564

Photo: Keith Williamson from Bigastro, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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