Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. Its name derives from the localities of Medina-Sidonia and Jerez de la Frontera. This bishopric was erected the 3 of March 1980 by means of a Papal Bull, with the name of Asidonense-Jerezano, in memory of the old Asidonense Bishopric and because its present seat is in Jerez de la Frontera. The main temple of this diocese the Colegiata of San Salvador, today Jerez's Cathedral. The Bishopric of the Diocese is in Palace of Bertemati, in the Seat of the Stream. Asidonia-Jerez Seminary was founded in 1985.
Juan Grande Roman has like santo pattern from the diocese and like patron to the Immaculate Conception.
It includes Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, El Puerto de Santa María, Chipiona, Rota, Trebujena, Arcos de la Frontera, Algar, Bornos, Espera, Villamartín, Prado del Rey, El Bosque, Ubrique, Puerto Serrano, Algodonales, Zahara de la Sierra, Benaocaz, Villaluenga del Rosario, Grazalema, El Gastor, Olvera, Alcalá del Valle, Torre Alháquime and Setenil de las Bodegas.

Deaneries

It is believed the present city of Medina-Sidonia was known in antiquity as Sidonia or Asidonia, a Phoenician colony whose name derives from the name of the city of its founders, Sidón. This bishopric was known as Asidonense.

Bishopric

Bishopric of the old Assidonia
  1. Maximus
  2. Manuncio
  3. Basiliano
  4. Rufino
  5. Pimenio
  6. Suetonio
  7. Paciano
  8. Fulgencio, monje benedictino
  9. Theuderacio
  10. Geroncio
  11. Cesario
  12. Exuperio, obispo mártir por los Musulmanes
  13. Juan, monje
  14. Miro
  15. Pedro
  16. Esteban
  17. Anonymous
  18. Sede suppressed
Bishopric of the Asidonia-Jerez Diocese