List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Spain
Encyclopedia
The diocesan
system of Christian
church government in Spain
: the country is divided into 70 territorial diocese
s and archdioceses, each headed by a bishop
or archbishop
, and grouped into fourteen ecclesiastical province
s, each headed by a metropolitan
archbishop
. There is also a military ordinariate
, which is a personal diocese headed by an archbishop.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
system of Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
church government in Spain
Spain
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: the country is divided into 70 territorial diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
s and archdioceses, each headed by a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
or archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
, and grouped into fourteen ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
s, each headed by a metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
. There is also a military ordinariate
Military ordinariate
A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, of Latin or Eastern Rite, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation....
, which is a personal diocese headed by an archbishop.
Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona
- Archdiocese of BarcelonaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BarcelonaThe Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern Spain and the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Barcelona which includes the suffragan dioceses of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa....
- Diocese of Sant Feliu de LlobregatRoman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de LlobregatThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat is a diocese located in the city of Sant Feliu de Llobregat in the Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona in Spain.-History:...
. - Diocese of Terrassa.
- Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat
Ecclesiastical province of Burgos
- Archdiocese of BurgosRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BurgosThe Archdiocese of Burgos has been since the tenth century an episcopal see of Spain, to which in the eleventh century the ancient Sees of Oca and Valpuesta were transferred. In 1574 Pope Gregory XIII raised it to metropolitan rank, at the request of King Philip II...
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Ecclesiastical province of Granada
- Archdiocese of GranadaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of GranadaThe Archdiocese of Granada is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It was erected as the Diocese of Granada in the 3rd century, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Alexander VI on December 10, 1492, with the suffragan sees of...
Ecclesiastical province of Madrid
- Archdiocese of MadridRoman Catholic Archdiocese of MadridThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid was founded on 7 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII. Initially, the territory that now makes up the Archdiocese was part of the Archdiocese of Toledo. It was raised to the level of an Archdiocese on 25 March 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II gave the...
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Ecclesiastical province of Mérida-Badajoz
- Archdiocese of Mérida-BadajozRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-BadajozThe diocese of Badajoz was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, created in 1255. In 1994 it became the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.-History:...
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Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo
- Archdiocese of Oviedo.
- Diocese of Astorga.
- Diocese of León.
- Diocese of Santander.
Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona
- Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela.
- Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño.
- Diocese of Jaca
- Diocese of San SebastiánRoman Catholic Diocese of San SebastiánThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián is a diocese located in the city of San Sebastián in the Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain.-Special churches:* Cathedral:**Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, San Sebastián* Minor basilicas:...
Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Compostela
- Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.
- Diocese of Lugo.
- Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol.
- Diocese of Ourense.
- Diocese of Tui-Vigo.
Ecclesiastical province of Seville
- Archdiocese of SevilleRoman Catholic Archdiocese of SevilleThe Archdiocese of Seville is part of the Catholic Church in Seville, Spain. The Diocese of Seville was founded in the 3rd century. It was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 4th century. The current Archbishop is Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina...
.- Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta.
- Diocese of San Cristóbal de La LagunaRoman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La LagunaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna also called; Diocese of Tenerife or Diocese Nivariense is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain. The diocese includes the islands of Tenerife, La...
. - Diocese of the Canaries.
- Diocese of Córdoba.
- Diocese of Huelva.
- Diocese of Jerez de la FronteraRoman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la FronteraThe 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...
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Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona
- Archdiocese of Tarragona
- Diocese of Girona.
- Diocese of Lleida.
- Diocese of Solsona.
- Diocese of TortosaRoman Catholic Diocese of TortosaThe Diocese of Tortosa is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia and Valencian Country. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tarragona.-History:...
. - Diocese of Urgell.
- Diocese of Vic.
Ecclesiastical province of Toledo
- Archdiocese of Toledo.
Ecclesiastical province of Valencia
- Archdiocese of Valencia.
- Diocese of Ibiza.
- Diocese of Majorca.
- Diocese of Minorca.
- Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante.
- Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón.
Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid
- Archdiocese of ValladolidRoman Catholic Archdiocese of ValladolidThe Archdiocese of Valladolid is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It was erected as the Diocese of Valladolid by Pope Clement VIII on September 25, 1595, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on July 4, 1857, with the...
Ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza
- Archdiocese of Zaragoza
- Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón
- Diocese of Huesca
- Diocese of Tarazona
- Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín