Diocese of Salamanca
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Diocese of Salamanca
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Valladolid |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos López Hernández |
| Vicar General | Florentino Gutiérrez Sánchez |
| surface | 7,876 km² |
| Parishes | 411 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 281,353 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 263,533 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 93.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 175 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 241 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 633 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 376 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,060 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral |
Catedral Vieja de Santa María del Asedio Catedral Nueva de Santa María del Asedio |
| Website | www.diocesisdesalamanca.com |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca ( Latin Dioecesis Salmantina , Spanish diócesis de Salamanca ) is one in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Salamanca .
history
Santa María del Asedio Cathedral in Salamanca
The diocese of Salamanca was established in the 10th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mérida as a suffragan . In 1120 the Diocese of Salamanca was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as a suffragan. The diocese of Salamanca was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Valladolid as a suffragan on July 4, 1857 .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Salamanca - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Salamanca (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Salamanca on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)