Diocese of Vitoria

, patron saint of Vitoria-Gasteiz • September 8, 1861: Established as Diocese of Vitoria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos, Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada and Diocese of Pamplona–Tudela ==Special churches==

• Former Cathedral: • Catedral vieja de Santa María, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco • Minor Basilica: • BVM, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco ==Leadership==

• Bishops of Vitoria (Roman rite) • Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, (2016.01.08 – Present) • Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B. (1995.09.08 - 2016.01.08) • Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08) • Bishop Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga (1955.01.10 – 1978.07.10) • Cardinal José María Bueno y Monreal (1950.05.13 – 1954.10.27) • Archbishop Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (1943.06.10 – 1948.10.09) • Bishop Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (1928.03.10 – 1937.10.12) • Archbishop Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. (1922.12.14 – 1927.12.02) • Patriarch Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (1917.03.22 – 1922.12.14) • Archbishop Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (1913.07.18 – 1916.12.04) • Archbishop José Cadena y Eleta (1904.11.14 – 1913.07.18) • Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (1889.12.30 – 1904.01.25) • Archbishop Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández (1880.12.16 – 1889.12.30) • Cardinal Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. (1876.12.18 – 1880.06) • Bishop Diego Mariano Alguacil Rodríguez (1861.12.23 – 1876.12.18) ==See also==