Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toledo |
| Diocesan bishop | Atilano Rodríguez Martínez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Sánchez González |
| Vicar General | Eugenio Abad Vega |
| founding | March 9, 1959 |
| surface | 12,190 km² |
| Parishes | 470 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 252,882 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 231.015 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 91.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 186 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,045 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 54 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 281 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de La Asunción in Sigüenza |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral de Santa María la Fuente Mayor de la Salud in Guadalajara |
| Website | www.siguenza-guadalajara.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara ( Latin Dioecesis Seguntina-Guadalaiarensis , Spanish diócesis / Tecnologico de Siguenza-Guadalajara ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Sigüenza .
history
The diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara was established in 589 by Pope Pelagius II as the diocese of Sigüenza and subordinated to the archbishopric of Toledo as a suffragan . On March 9, 1959, the diocese of Sigüenza was renamed the Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
