Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valladolid
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is an Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.[1][2] 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 suffragan sees of Ávila, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Segovia, and Zamora.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Valladolid | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Valladolid |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,172 km2 (3,155 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 533,561 453,527 (85%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 September 1595 (As Diocese of Valladolid) 4 July 1857 (As Archdiocese of Valladolid) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption and St Lawrence in Valladolid |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Javier Argüello García |
Suffragans | |
Bishops emeritus | Ricardo Blázquez |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Valladolid also houses the National Sanctuary of the Gran Promesa.[lower-alpha 1]