Diocese of Palencia
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Diocese of Palencia
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Burgos |
| Diocesan bishop | Manuel Herrero Fernández OSA |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco OSA |
| surface | 8,052 km² |
| Parishes | 456 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 170,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 162,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 221 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 65 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 566 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 165 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 580 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Juan Bautista |
| address | Apartado 63 Mayor Antigua 22 34005 Palencia España |
| Website | www.diocesispalencia.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia ( lat. : Dioecesis Palentina , . Span diócesis de Palencia ) of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Palencia belongs to the dioceses of Bilbao , Osma-Soria and Vitoria to ecclesiastical province of Burgos . It was founded back in the 3rd century.
territory
The territory of the diocese coincides with that of the Province of Palencia and is part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León , ( Spain ). Its seat is in the provincial capital Palencia .
history
The diocese was founded in the 3rd century and had its most influential period during the Visigothic monarchy with its bishops Toribio, Murilla, Conancio, Ascarico and Concordio y Basualdo, who signed the acts of the eleven councils of Toledo between 589 and 693.
After the province was under the rule of Muslims for more than three centuries, the diocese was in 1034 by King Sancho III. of Navarre and Bermudo III. restored by León . It stayed alive to our day.
The origins of the Palentine Seat
The Palentine seat is mentioned in the 3rd Council of Toledo (527), in the 5th year of Amalrich's reign . Two letters in particular relate to the seat. The first of them is a letter from Bishop Montano of the Archdiocese of Toledo “to the most beloved brothers and sons of the Palentine territory”, to whom “eternal well-being in the Lord God” is desired, a letter that points to the fear of the consequences of Priscillianism and to the mediation of St. Toribio , Bishop of the Diocese of Astorga, reminds Pope Leo the Great of this heresy through various documents and books . The second letter indicates that the Palentine seat in 527 was vacant and was temporarily presided over by a college of presbyters , all or some of whom were members of the cathedral's clergy .
The first bishops
Toribio - first known bishop of Palencia
His signature appears in the 2nd Council of Toledo (527, in the 5th year of Amalrich's reign). He is also mentioned in two letters. One is the above mentioned by the Bishop of Toledo, Montano, where reference is made to the books of the most blessed and most devout man and Bishop Toribio, sent to Pope Leo of Rome, in which he explained the filthy heresy (of Priscillianism). And another letter with a completely different omen from the same Montano, "to the outstanding and great Christian, Mr. and Son Toribio", to his involvement in business, to the irregularities in the consecration of chrism , to the invitation of bishops of other nations to the initiation Palentine basilicas and reminded of some dubious episcopal privilege regarding the appointment of bishops. Toribio is threatened with being denounced before King Amalrich, who is an avowed Arian , and before the secular court for introducing foreigners into the empire .
Murilla - second famous bishop of Palencia
His signature is recorded in the historic 3rd Council of Toledo (589), where the conversion of Rekkared and the Arian bishops among whom he was took place.
Conancio - third known bishop of Palencia.His
signature appears in four councils that took place between 610 and 638:
- In the Synod of Gundemar (610, 1st year of Gundemar's reign)
- In the 4th Council of Toledo (633, 3rd year of Sisenand's reign )
- In the 5th Council of Toledo (636, 1st year of Chintila's reign )
- In the 6th Council of Toledo (638, 2nd year of Chintila's reign)
Ascario - fourth known bishop of Palencia (639-673?)
He signs the 8th Council of Toledo (653, 5th year of reign of Rekkeswinth ). His name no longer appears until the year 672. Nothing is known about the years in between. No bishop represented the diocese of Palencia in the councils that took place in the 7th to 18th year of Rekkeswind's reign. Between these years there were two national councils: the 9th Council of Toledo (655) and the 10th Council of Toledo (656). Although the Palentine seat could be vacant for a time, the local tradition places Ascario 672 on the side of Wamba and assumes that Ascario was still bishop at that time. But this hypothesis is not without its problematic, because the question arises why he was absent from Toledo and its councils. It is possible that Ascario had fallen out of favor before Rekkewind, or that some other very special circumstance prevented him from attending the councils.
Concordio - fifth well-known bishop of Palencia.He
appears in five councils, whereby his taking of the bishopric can be fixed from the years 675 to 688:
- In the 11th Council of Toledo (675, 4th year of Wamba's reign )
- In the 12th Council of Toledo (681, 1st year of Erwig's reign )
- In the 13th Council of Toledo (683, Erwig's 4th year of reign)
- In the 14th Council of Toledo (684, Erwig's 5th year of reign), represented by his deacon Gravidio, the only one of the Palentine deacons of whom we have notice.
- In the 15th Council of Toledo (688, 1st year of Egica's reign )
Basualdo - sixth known bishop of Palencia.
He appears in the 16th Council of Toledo (693, 6th year of Egica's reign).
Curia and bodies
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Religious communities in Palencia
| Congregation | Lifestyle / gender | House work | Locality |
| Augustinians | active / men |
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| Benedictine | active / men |
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| Congregation of the Sacred Hearts | active / men |
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| Marists | active / men |
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| Nazareth sisters | active / women |
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| School brothers | active / men |
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| School sisters | active / women |
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| Sisters of the Holy Guardian Angel | active / women |
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| Sisters of St. Dorothea from Frassinetti | active / women |
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| Trappists | contemplative / men | ||
| Cistercians | contemplative / women |
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Palencia on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Website of the Diocese of Palencia (Spanish)
- List of Bishops of Palencia (English)