Archdiocese of Oviedo Archidioecesis Ovetensis Archidiócesis de Oviedo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,565 km2 (4,079 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,075,381 1,016,235 (94.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 811 (As Diocese of Oviedo) 27 October 1954 (As Archdiocese of Oviedo) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in Oviedo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes O.F.M. |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Astorga Diocese of León Diocese of Santander |
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The Archdiocese of Oviedo (Latin: Oveten(sis); Asturleonese: Archidiócesis d'Uviéu) is a Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.[1][2] The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous community of Asturias or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Oviedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016