Diocese of Jaén
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Diocese of Jaén
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Granada |
| Diocesan bishop | Amadeo Rodríguez Magro |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ramon del Hoyo López |
| surface | 13,497 km² |
| Parishes | 200 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 674,900 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 670,800 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 99.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 247 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,370 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 47 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 338 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen in Baeza |
| Co-cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de María in Jaén |
| Website | www.diocesisdejaen.es |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén ( lat. : Dioecesis Giennensis ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Jaén .
history
The diocese of Jaén was established in the 7th century. On December 10, 1492, the diocese of Jaén was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Granada as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Jaén - Collection of images, videos and audio files
