Astorga diocese
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Astorga diocese
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Oviedo |
| Diocesan bishop | Jesús Fernández González |
| surface | 11,535 km² |
| Parishes | 970 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 259,630 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 250,075 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 96.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 174 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 34 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,202 |
| Friars | 42 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 245 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa María |
| address | Del Carmen, 4 24700 Astorga (León) Spain |
| Website | www.diocesisastorga.es |
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The diocese of Astorga ( Latin Dioecesis Asturicensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Astorga . It is in the northwest of Spain and, with the dioceses of Leon and Santander to the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo .
territory
The jurisdiction of the diocese extends over the Leonese comarcas Maragatería and El Bierzo (6299 km²), the Ourensian Valdeorras (1700 km²) and the Zamoran Sanabria , La Carballeda (3526 km²), Valles de Benavente and part of Aliste . It used to extend to Miranda do Douro ( Portugal ).
history
Astorga is probably the oldest diocese in Spain. There is historical evidence of its existence for the year 254 ( Cyprian of Carthage , ep. 67), but it is believed that it was founded in the 2nd century .
In the middle of the 5th century , St. Turibius of Astorga , who fought against the Priscillian heresy and rebuilt the temples destroyed by the Gothic king Theodoric , brought a fragment of the Holy Cross from Jerusalem , which is now in the monastery of St. Turibius is venerated by Liébana .
Bishops
The following clergy had been Bishop of Astorga since 1995:
- Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias (1995-2015)
- Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández (2015-2019)
- Jesús Fernández González (since 2020)
For a full list, see the List of Bishops of Astorga .
Worth knowing
The Bishop's Palace in Astorga, completed in 1914 (but never used by the bishops as such) is the work of Antonio Gaudí . It is now used as a museum.
