Diocese of Menorca

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The Diocese of Menorca (Latin: Dioecesis Minoricensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the island of Menorca in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.[1]

History

It was established as the Diocese of Menorca in 1795.[1]

In 2021, a priest in the diocese was stripped of pastoral duties and rights after he was found likely to have committed financial fraud.[2]

Leadership

  • Antonio Vila Campos (18 Dec 1797 – 20 Dec 1802)
  • Pedro Antonio Juano (20 Dec 1802 – 4 Jan 1814)
  • Santiago Creus Martí (11 Jul 1815 – 29 May 1820) Sede vacante (1820-1824)
  • Antonio Ceruelo Sanz (30 May 1824 – 15 Jan 1831)
  • Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. (26 Mar 1831 – 16 Apr 1844) Sede vacante (1844-1852)
  • Tomás Roda Rodríguez (27 Sep 1852 – 20 Dec 1857)
  • Mateo Jaume Garau (21 Dec 1857 – 17 Sep 1875)
  • Manuel Mercader y Arroyo (17 Sep 1875 – 21 Feb 1890)
  • Juan Comes y Vidal (26 Jun 1890 – 25 Jun 1896)
  • Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (25 Jun 1896 – 26 Dec 1901)
  • Juan Torres Ribas (9 Jun 1902 – 20 Jan 1939)
  • Bartolomé Pascual Marroig (4 Mar 1939 – 18 Mar 1967)
  • Miguel Moncadas Noguera (11 Dec 1968 – 1 Apr 1977)
  • Antonio Deig Clotet (20 Sep 1977 – 7 Mar 1990)
  • Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (12 Jun 1991 – 29 Oct 1999)
  • Juan Piris Frígola (1 Mar 2001 – 16 Jul 2008)
  • Salvador Giménez Valls (21 May 2009 – 28 Jul 2015)
  • Francisco Conesa Ferrer (27 Oct 2016 – 3 Jan 2022)
  • Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (14 Feb 2023 – present)

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Diocese of Menorca: Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. 2.Brown, Tamsin (17 December 2021). "Menorca priest suspended for "inappropriate conduct"". Euro Weekly News. Retrieved 13 November 2025.