Diocese of Lleida
| Diocese of Lleida | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tarragona |
| Diocesan bishop | Salvador Giménez Valls |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí Juan Piris Frígola |
| Vicar General | Ramon Prat Pons |
| surface | 2,977 km² |
| Parishes | 126 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 236,953 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 203,520 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 85.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,725 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 138 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Spanish Catalan |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora |
| Website | www.bisbatlleida.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida ( Latin Dioecesis Ilerdensis , Catalan Bisbat de Lleida , Spanish diócesis de Lleida ) is one in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Lleida .
history
The diocese of Lleida was established in the 5th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tarragona as a suffragan . On October 31, 1992, was diocese Lerida in Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida renamed.
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Lleida - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Lleida (Catalan / Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Lleida on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
