Archdiocese of Tarragona
| Archdiocese of Tarragona | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Diocesan bishop | Joan Planellas i Barnosell |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jaume Pujol Balcells |
| surface | 3,095 km² |
| Parishes | 200 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 615,631 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 517,350 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 84% |
| Diocesan priest | 138 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,174 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 83 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 348 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Catalan |
| cathedral | Basílica Catedral Metropolitana i Primada de Santa Tecla |
| Website | www.arquebisbattarragona.cat |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Girona Diocese of Lleida Diocese of Solsona Diocese of Tortosa Diocese of Urgell Diocese of Vic |
The Archdiocese of Tarragona ( Latin Archidioecesis Tarraconensis , Catalan Arquebisbat de Tarragona , Spanish Archidiócesis de Tarragona ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Tarragona in Catalonia . As early as 517, the Metropolitan of Tarragona received the dignity of Primate of Spain .
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history
According to tradition, there was a diocese in Tarragona as early as the 1st century.
The first bishop is documented by the saint and martyr Fructuosus for the year 259. It was an archdiocese since the end of the 5th century.
With the conquest by Moorish rulers, the archbishopric fell in 711.
After the Frankish conquest, bishops of Tarragona were mentioned again for 956 and 970–971, under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Narbonne .
In 1091 a nominal archbishopric of Tarragona was created again, in 1118 after the final reconquest with Saint Oleguer, the first actual archbishop was reinstated. Since 1207 the Archbishops of Tarragona had the right to crown the kings of Aragon in Saragossa .
Historical suffragan dioceses
In 1154 the Archdiocese of Tarragona was subordinate to the following suffragan dioceses:
- Diocese of Girona
- Diocese of Barcelona
- Urgell diocese
- Diocese of Vic
- Diocese of Lleida
- Diocese of Tortosa
- Bishopric of Zaragoza
- Diocese of Huesca ,
- Pamplona diocese
- Diocese of Tarazona
- Diocese of Calahorra .
The Archdiocese of Valencia , founded in 1238, also extended into the previous area of the Archdiocese of Tarragona.
In 1318 the Archdiocese of Saragossa was established with the suffragan dioceses of Huesca, Tarazona, Pamplona and Calahorra, which had previously belonged to Tarragona.
In 1593 the bishopric of Solsona was created from parts of the bishoprics of Urgell and Vic.
In 1964, the Archdiocese of Barcelona was removed from the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Tarragona without suffragan bishoprics.
See also
- List of the bishops and archbishops of Tarragona
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Spain
Web links
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Tarragona on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Website of the Archdiocese of Tarragona (Catalan / Spanish)