The Diocese of AlbarracÃÂn (Latin: Dioecesis Albarracinensis) was a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which existed from 1577 to 1851. It was located in northeastern Spain, in the present-day province of Teruel in the autonomous community of Aragón. In 1851, it was united with the Diocese of Teruel to form the Diocese of Teruel-AlbarracÃÂn.
In 1172, when Pedro Ruiz de Azagra retook the city of AlbarracÃÂn during the Reconquista and set up the Lordship of AlbarracÃÂn, he succeeded in establishing a bishop there (MartÃÂn). MartÃÂn took the title of Arcabricense, and afterwards that of Segobricense, thinking that AlbarracÃÂn was nearer to the ancient Segobriga (Segorbe) than to Ercavica or Arcabrica.
Though AlbarracÃÂn is distant from the town of Segorbe, the choice of name follows the ideology of the Reconquista, according to which the bishops were simply restoring the old Christian entities only temporarily taken over by the Moors. In this way, the city of AlbarracÃÂn became the seat of the bishops of Segorbe.
In 1245, King Jaime I retook Segorbe from the Moors, and purified its church. Jimeno, Bishop of AlbarracÃÂn, could then take possession of it. The bishops of Valencia opposed this, and Arnau of Peralta, Bishop of Valencia, entered the church of Segorbe by force of arms. The controversy being referred to Rome, the bishops of Segorbe had part of their territory restored to them; but the Schism of the West supervened, and the status quo continued.
In 1571 Francisco Soto Salazar being bishop of Segorbe-AlbarracÃÂn, the Diocese of AlbarracÃÂn was separated from Segorbe.
All names are given in Spanish.
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Bishops of Segorbe with seat in AlbarracÃÂn.
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