Diocese of Coria-Cáceres
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Diocese of Coria-Cáceres
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | April 9, 1957 |
| surface | 10,052 km² |
| Parishes | 161 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 235,951 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 232,520 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 98.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 150 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,360 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 242 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción in Coria |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral de Santa María in Cáceres |
| Website | www.diocesiscoriacaceres.com |
The Diocese of Coria-Caceres ( lat. : Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Coria .
history
The diocese Coria-Cáceres was founded in 1152 by Pope Eugene III. established as the diocese of Coria and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as a suffragan . On April 9, 1957, the diocese of Coria was renamed the Diocese of Coria-Cáceres . The Diocese of Coria-Cáceres was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz as a suffragan on July 28, 1994 .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Coria-Cáceres - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Coria-Cáceres on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral of Santa María de la Asunción in Coria