Diocese of Lugo

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Diocese of Lugo

Map of the Diocese of Lugo
Basic data
Country Spain
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
Diocesan bishop Alfonso Carrasco Rouco
Vicar General Luciano Armas Vázquez
Episcopal Vicar Luis Manuel Rodríguez Pérez
Mario Vázquez Carballo
Gonzalo Fraga Vázquez
surface 7,703 km²
Parishes 1,139 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 290,100 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 287,900 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 99.2%
Diocesan priest 315 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 61 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 766
Friars 83 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 235 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Website www.diocesisdelugo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo ( Latin Dioecesis Lucensis in Hispania , Spanish diócesis de Lugo ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Lugo .

history

The diocese of Lugo was established in the 2nd century. On February 27, 1120, the diocese of Lugo was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as a suffragan .

Development of membership numbers

See also

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Lugo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cathedral in Lugo