Diocese of Ourense Dioecesis Auriensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de Compostela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,281 km2 (2,039 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 315,407 314,107 (99.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles in Ourense |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Leonardo Lemos Montanet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Website | |
| obispadodeourense.com | |
The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: Dioecesis Auriensis) is one of five Latin Church dioceses of the Catholic Church in Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his cathedra (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Milagros in Ourense and his jurisdiction covers all the 28 districts and 735 parishes of the Province of Ourense.[1][2]
- ^ "Diocese of Orense" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Orense" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016