Diocese of Tui-Vigo
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Diocese of Tui-Vigo
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela |
| Diocesan bishop | Luis Quinteiro Fiuza |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Diéguez Reboredo |
| Vicar General | Jesús Gago Blanco |
| Episcopal Vicar | Joán Andión Marán |
| founding | 1959 |
| surface | 1,718 km² |
| Parishes | 276 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 559,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 530,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 94.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 185 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 95 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,895 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 149 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 273 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Antón in Tui |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral de San Martín y Santa María in Vigo |
| Website | www.diocesetuivigo.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo ( Latin Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis , Galician Diocese de Tui-Vigo , Spanish diócesis de Tuy-Vigo ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Tui .
history
Development of membership numbers
The diocese of Tui-Vigo was established in the 6th century as the diocese of Tui and subordinated to the archdiocese of Braga as a suffragan . On February 27, 1120, the Diocese of Tui was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as a suffragan. The diocese of Tui was renamed the Diocese of Tui-Vigo on March 9, 1959 .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Tui-Vigo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Tui-Vigo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
