Diocese of Terrassa
| Diocese of Terrassa | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Barcelona |
| Diocesan bishop | Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses |
| Auxiliary bishop | Salvador Cristau Coll |
| Vicar General | Salvador Cristau Coll |
| founding | June 15, 2004 |
| surface | 1,200 km² |
| Parishes | 120 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 1,100,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 1,000,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 90.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 165 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,061 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Catalan |
| cathedral | Terrassa Cathedral |
| address | Bisbat de Terrassa Església 1 08221 Terrassa |
| Website | bisbatdeterrassa.org |
The diocese of Terrassa ( lat . : Dioecesis Terrassensis , cat . : Bisbat de Terrassa ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Terrassa, Catalonia .
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 Montcada, Sant Cugat-Les Planes, Terrassa, Rubí, Sabadell Center, Sabadell Nord, Sabadell Sud, Granollers, Puigraciós, Mollet, Montseny i Cardedeu-Llinars and Montbui.
Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses has been the only bishop of the diocese to date since 2004 .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Terrassa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the Diocese of Terrassa on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Website of the Diocese of Terrassa (Catalan and Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Christifidelium salutem , AAS 96 (2004), n.10, pp. 623s.