Diocese of Tortosa
| Diocese of Tortosa | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tarragona |
| Diocesan bishop | Enrique Benavent Vidal |
| founding | 4th century |
| surface | 6,450 km² |
| Parishes | 141 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 275,556 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 250,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 90.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 87 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,841 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 207 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Spanish Catalan |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Santa María |
| Website | www.bisbattortosa.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa ( Latin Dioecesis Dertosensis , Catalan Bisbat de Tortosa , Spanish diócesis de Tortosa or Obispado de Tortosa ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Tortosa .
history
The diocese of Tortosa was established in the 4th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tarragona as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Tortosa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Tortosa (Catalan / Spanish)
- Entry on the diocese of Tortosa on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)