Archdiocese of Granada
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Archdiocese of Granada
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| Country | Spain |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández |
| Vicar General | Manuel Reyes Ruiz Blas G. Gordo Jiménez |
| surface | 6,945 km² |
| Parishes | 267 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 793,400 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 764,300 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 96.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 271 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 114 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,985 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Friars | 197 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 669 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Incarnation |
| address | Arzobispado de Granada Plaza Alonso Cano 18001 Granada Espana |
| Website | https://www.archidiocesisgranada.es/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Almería Diocese of Cartagena Diocese of Guadix Diocese of Jaén Diocese of Málaga |
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The Archdiocese of Granada ( Latin : Archidioecesis Granatensis , Spanish : Archidiócesis de Granada ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Granada in Spain .
history
The Archdiocese of Granada was founded as the Diocese of Granada in the 3rd century . On December 10, 1492, the elevation to an archbishopric was made by Pope Alexander VI.
See also
Web links
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