Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila

The Diocese of Ávila (Latin: Dioecesis Abulensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ávila in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.[1][2]

Diocese of Ávila

Dioecesis Abulensis

Diócesis de Ávila
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceValladolid
MetropolitanValladolid
Statistics
Area8,048 km2 (3,107 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
172,804
170,110 (98.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1100
CathedralCathedral of the Saviour in Ávila
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electJesús Rico García
Metropolitan ArchbishopLuis Javier Argüello García
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History edit

Leadership edit

Bishops of Ávila after 1381 edit

See also edit

Sources edit

  1. ^ "Diocese of Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Ávila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.04.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.01.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 06.11.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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