Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia
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The Diocese of Plasencia (Latin: Dioecesis Placentina in Hispania) is a suffragan Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, in Extremadura, western Spain.[1][2]
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Diocese of Plasencia Dioecesis Placentina in Hispania Diócesis de Plasencia | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Mérida-Badajoz |
Metropolitan | Mérida-Badajoz |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 272,654 266,724 (97.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1189 |
Cathedral | New Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary in Plasencia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Ernesto Jesús Brontóns Tena |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Celso Morga Iruzubieta |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral Nueva Gótica de Santa María (Gothic new cathedral), dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in the city of Plasencia, which also has the Romanesque former cathedral Catedral Vieja Románica de San Pablo, dedicated to St. Paul.