Diocese of Tarazona
| Diocese of Tarazona | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saragossa |
| Diocesan bishop | Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola OAR |
| Vicar General | Juan Manuel Melendo Alcalá |
| surface | 4,514 km² |
| Parishes | 138 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 83,220 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 80,583 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 96.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 78 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.007 |
| Friars | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 202 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta |
| Website | www.diocesistarazona.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona ( lat. : Dioecesis Turiasonensis ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Tarazona .
history
The Diocese of Tarazona was established in the 5th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tarragona as a suffragan . Several bishop names are known from the Visigothic period; but not from the Moorish times. After the recapture ( reconquista ) of the formerly Christian areas in the Kingdom of Aragon by Alfonso I (r. 1104-1134) in 1120, the diocese was renewed. The consecration of the Gothic cathedral is recorded for the year 1232. On June 14, 1318 it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Saragossa as a suffragan.
The diocese of Pamplona y Tudela was annexed to the diocese of Tarazona on July 17, 1889 . On September 2, 1955, the diocese of Tarazona y Tudela was divided into the dioceses of Pamplona y Tudela and Tarazona.
