List of Catholic dioceses in Spain
The diocesan system of the Catholic church government in Spain consists mainly of a nearly entirely Latin hierarchy of 70 territorial (arch)dioceses :
- fourteen ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan archbishop (one of which, Toledo, uses the Mozarabic rite), have a total of 55 suffragan Bishops.
Exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, are :
- the (vacant) Latin Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies
- the Spanish military ordinariate, which is a Latin army bishopric (personal diocese for the military) headed by an archbishop
- the bishopric of Gibraltar, also Latin
- the joint Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rite for all Eastern Catholics in Spain.
All except the Exempt Bishop of Gibraltar are members of the national episcopal conference of Spain.
There is also an apostolic nunciature (papal embassy) to Spain (in national capital Madrid), into which is also vested the nunciature to Andorra.
Gibraltar, being British overseas territory without sovereignty (and disputed by Spain), has no papal diplomatic representation.
Exempt current jurisdictions[]
Latin[]
- Military Archbishopric of Spain, personal archbishopric for the Spanish armed forces
Eastern Rite Ordinariate[]
Current Latin provinces[]
Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona[]
Ecclesiastical province of Burgos[]
Ecclesiastical province of Granada[]
Ecclesiastical province of Madrid[]
Ecclesiastical province of Mérida-Badajoz[]
Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo[]
Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela
Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Compostela[]
Ecclesiastical province of Seville[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seville
- Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta, which includes the Spanish exclaves in Morocco
- Diocese of Córdoba
- Diocese of Huelva
- Diocese of Canarias
- Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera
- Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona
- Diocese of Girona
- Diocese of Lleida
- Diocese of Solsona
- Diocese of Tortosa
- Diocese of Urgell, which includes Andorra, where he is prince-bishop as joint head of state (with the French president)
- Diocese of Vic
Ecclesiastical province of Toledo[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo, which uses the Mozarabic Rite
Ecclesiastical province of Valencia[]
Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid[]
Ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza[]
Titular sees[]
(Excluding the current but vacant Latin titular patriarchate, above)
- Forty-eight Titular bishoprics (all Episcopal): Diocese of Abula, Diocese of Acci, Diocese of Álava, , , , ? Asidonia, Diocese of Auca, Diocese of Baeza, (Baza), , , Diocese of Britonia, Diocese of Castulo, , , , , Diocese of Egara, Diocese of Elepla, , , (now Mérida(-Badajoz), again suppressed as titular see), , , (Elvira / Eliberi / Granada / Ilurir), , Diocese of Ipagro, Diocese of Iria Flavia, , , Diocese of Naiera (Najéra), , , Diocese of Rotdon, Diocese of Rubicon, , Diocese of Sasabe, , , Diocese of Telde, Diocese of Tucci, , , , , Diocese of Valliposita, Diocese of Vergi
Other[]
(Excluding mere predecessors of current sees)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Albarracin
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tudela
Gallery of Archdioceses[]
The seat of the Archdiocese of Barcelona is Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Burgos is Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Granada is Catedral de la Anunciación.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid is Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz is Concatedral Metropolitana de San Maria la Mayor.
The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz is Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista(Badajoz).
The seat of the Archdiocese of Oviedo is Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela is Santa María la Real.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela is Catedral de Santiago de Compostela.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Seville is Catedral de Santa María de la Sede.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Tarragona is Basílica Catedral Metropolitana y Primada de Santa María.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo is Catedral Primada de Santa María de la Asunción.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Valencia is Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Maria.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Valladolid is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Zaragoza is Catedral de El Salvador de la Seo.
The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Zaragoza is Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar.
Sources and external links[]
- GCatholic.org - Spain.
- GCatholic.org - Andorra.
- GCatholic.org - Gibraltar.
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry.
Catholic dioceses in Spain and Andorra | ||
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| Province of Barcelona |  | |
| Province of Burgos | ||
| Province of Granada | ||
| Province of Madrid | ||
| Province of Mérida-Badajoz | ||
| Province of Oviedo | ||
| Province of Pamplona |
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| Province of Santiago de Compostela | ||
| Province of Seville | ||
| Province of Tarragona | ||
| Province of Toledo | ||
| Province of Valencia | ||
| Province of Valladolid | ||
| Province of Zaragoza | ||
| Military Ordinariate | ||
| Eastern Rite Ordinariate | ||
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