Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza
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The Archdiocese of Saragossa (Latin: Archidioecesis Caesaraugustana; Aragonese: Archidiocesi de Zaragoza) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza (Saragossa in English), part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Saragossa, having metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Barbastro-Monzón, Huesca, Tarazona, and Teruel and Albarracín.[1][2]
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Archdiocese of Zaragoza Archidioecesis Caesaraugustana Archidiócesis de Zaragoza | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,309 km2 (5,139 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 917,040 873,040 (95.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century (As Diocese of Zaragoza) 14 July 1318 (As Archdiocese of Zaragoza) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Saviour in Zaragoza and Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías |
Suffragans | Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón Diocese of Huesca Diocese of Tarazona Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín |
Bishops emeritus | Manuel Ureña Pastor (2005–2014) Vicente Jiménez Zamora (2014-2020) |
Map | |
Website | |
arzobispadodezaragoza.org |
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The diocese was created in Roman times; Pope John XXII elevated it to an archdiocese in 1318.