Diocese of Cordoba (Spain)
| Diocese of Cordoba (Spain) | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seville |
| Diocesan bishop | Demetrio Fernández González |
| Episcopal Vicar | Manuel María Hinojosa Petit Jesús Poyato Varo Manuel Montilla Caballero Jesús Perea Merina |
| surface | 13,717 km² |
| Parishes | 230 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 783.520 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 780.005 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 99.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 263 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 113 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,074 |
| Friars | 181 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1.006 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
| Website | www.diocesisdecordoba.com |
The diocese of Córdoba ( Latin Dioecesis Cordubensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Córdoba in Spain .
Brief information
The diocese of Cordoba was established in the 3rd century . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Seville as a suffragan . The cathedral of the diocese is the famous mosque of Córdoba , which as the episcopal church is called Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción ("Cathedral of the Assumption into Heaven ").
See also
Web links
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