Diocese of Astorga Dioecesis Asturicensis Diócesis de Astorga | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
Metropolitan | Oviedo |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,535 km2 (4,454 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 277,800 269,600 (97%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 747 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Astroga |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jesús Fernández González |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Astorga (Latin: Dioecesis Asturicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church whose seat is in the city of Astorga, in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.[1][2]
The diocese is a part of the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo since 1954. It traces its foundation to the 3rd century, making it one of the oldest in Spain.[3]