Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
Archidioecesis Compostellanus
Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela

Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Compostela
Statistics
Area 8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,301,147
1,192,508 (91.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela)
27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela)
Cathedral Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela
Patron saint St James the Greater
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio
Suffragans Diocese of Lugo
Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
Diocese of Ourense
Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Auxiliary Bishops Jesús Fernández González
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellanus), established by Pope Calixtus II in 1120, is one of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain.[1][2]

The Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has "cathedra" (i.e.: from Latin "seat") in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and his jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia including the cities of A Coruña and Pontevedra.

Bishops

Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio

Bishops of Iria Flavia

Early archbishops

Auxiliary bishops

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archbishop Berenguel Landore, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archbishop Gómez Manrique" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Archbishop Rodrigo de Luna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. 1 2 "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  8. "Archbishop Pedro Manuel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  9. "Archbishop Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  10. "Archbishop Francisco Blanco Salcedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  11. "Archbishop Juan de Liermo Hermosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  12. "Archbishop Alonso Velázquez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  13. "Archbishop Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  14. "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  15. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  16. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  17. "Archbishop Fernando Andrade Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  18. "Archbishop Antonio de Monroy, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  19. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Bernardino de Carmona" retrieved January 14, 2016

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