%0 Journal Article %T La definitiva agregaci車n de la di車cesis de Ceuta a la de C芍diz (1877-1879) %A Vilar %A Mar赤a Jos谷 %J Hispania Sacra : Revista de Historia Eclesi芍stica %D 2005 %I Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient赤ficas %X The diocese of Ceuta was created in 1417, two years after the Portuguese occupation of that place. It was linked to the patriarchate of Lisbon for two centuries and a half and to the ecclesiastical province of Seville since 1675, once Ceuta was incorporated to Spain. Its scarce territory (less than 20 km2) and population (several thousands of inhabitants) was the reason why the Concordate of 1851 between Spain and the Vatican took into account the incorporation of that little Northafrican bishopric to that one in Cadiz. Due to some different reasons the agreement was not carried out until more than a quarter of a century later, in 1879. This paper provides us with a well-documented analysis of the process of merging of both dioceses. La di車cesis de Ceuta fue creada en 1417, dos a os despu谷s de la ocupaci車n portuguesa de esa plaza. Vinculada al patriarcado de Lisboa durante dos siglos y medio, desde 1675 pas車 a serlo de la provincia eclesi芍stica de Sevilla, una vez incorporada Ceuta a Espa a. Su escasa viabilidad (menos de 20 km2) y unos pocos millares de habitantes) determin車 que el Concordato de 1851 entre Espa a y la Santa Sede previese la agregaci車n del peque o obispado norteafricano al de C芍diz, el peninsular m芍s pr車ximo. Por causas diversas el acuerdo tard車 en cumplirse m芍s de un cuarto de siglo, no haci谷ndose efectivo hasta 1879. El art赤culo aporta un documentado an芍lisis del proceso de fusi車n de ambas di車cesis. %K Ceuta %K C芍diz %K Spain %K The Vatican %K diocese of Cadiz-Ceuta %K XIXth century %K Ceuta %K C芍diz %K Espa a %K Santa Sede %K di車cesis de C芍diz-Ceuta %K siglo XIX %U http://hispaniasacra.revistas.csic.es/index.php/hispaniasacra/article/view/123/121