Bishopric of Solsona
| Bishopric of Solsona | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tarragona |
| Diocesan bishop | Xavier Novell i Gomà |
| Vicar General | Casals i Cubinsà |
| founding | July 19, 1593 |
| surface | 3,536 km² |
| Parishes | 174 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 139,297 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 116,536 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 83.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 73 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,457 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 174 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Spanish Catalan |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santa Maria |
| Website | www.bisbatsolsona.cat |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona ( Latin Dioecesis Celsonensis , Catalan Bisbat de Solsona , Spanish diócesis de Solsona ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Solsona .
history
The diocese of Solsona was established on July 19, 1593 by Pope Clement VIII with the Apostolic Constitution Super universas from ceding territories of the dioceses Urgell and Vic and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tarragona as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Solsona - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Solsona (Catalan)
- Entry on the Diocese of Solsona on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
