Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat
| Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Barcelona |
| Diocesan bishop | Agustín Cortés Soriano |
| Vicar General | Jaume Berdoy Alemany |
| founding | June 15, 2004 |
| surface | 1,609 km² |
| Parishes | 121 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 948,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 847,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 89.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 106 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 81 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,529 |
| Permanent deacons | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 167 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 451 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish , Catalan |
| cathedral | Catedral de Sant Llorenç |
| address | Bisbat de Sant Feliu de Llobregat Placa de la Vila 11, 1º-1ª 08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregar España |
| Website | bisbatsantfeliu.org |
The diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat ( Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Felicis de Llobregart , cat . : Bisbat de Sant Feliu de Llobregat , Spanish : Diócesis de Sant Feliu de Llobregat ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the Catalan city of Sant Feliu de Llobregat ( Spain ).
history
The diocese was established on June 15, 2004 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Christifidelium salutem from areas of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, which was also a metropolitan seat, and assigned to it as a suffragan diocese .
The diocese area includes Baix Llobregat , Penedès , Garraf , El Prat de Llobregat , Sant Feliu de Llobregat , Sant Vicenç dels Horts , Montserrat , Vilafranca del Penedès , Anoia and Piera-Capellades .
The only bishop of the diocese to date has been Agustín Cortés Soriano since 2004 .
See also
Web links
- Entry about the diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Website diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Catalan)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Varia inter munera , AAS 96 (2004), n.11, pp. 716s.