Archdiocese of Burgos
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Archdiocese of Burgos
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| Country | Spain |
| Diocesan bishop | Fidel Herráez Vegas |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francisco Gil Hellín |
| Vicar General | Pedro Sáez Vesga |
| surface | 14,022 km² |
| Parishes | 1.003 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 365,382 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 321,537 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 88% |
| Diocesan priest | 367 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 143 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 630 |
| Friars | 279 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,166 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa María |
| address | Arzobispado Calle Eduardo Martinez del Campo 18 Apartado 3 09003 Burgos España |
| Website | www.archiburgos.es |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Bilbao Diocese of Osma-Soria Diocese of Palencia Diocese of Vitoria |
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The Archdiocese of Burgos ( Latin Archidioecesis Burgensis , Spanish Archidiócesis de Burgos ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the Castilian city of Burgos .
In 1075 a bishopric was built in Burgos . The diocese had a forerunner in the diocese of Oca , which went under during the Moorish invasion of Spain. After the founding of the Diocese of the city of Burgos won importance as a coronation city of the kings of Castile . The construction of the Gothic cathedral of Burgos began in 1221, but was not completed until 1567. Two national councils were held in Burgos in the 11th and 12th centuries , the first of which (1078 or 1080) came about with the introduction of the Roman rite in Spain instead of the old Mozarabic rite . The elevation to the archbishopric takes place in 1574 by Pope Gregory XIII. The current archbishopric covers approximately the area of the province of Burgos .
See also
literature
- D. Berger, Iberia Pontificia I. Dioeceses exemptae: Dioecesis Burgensis, Gottingae 2012.
