Diocese of Palencia Dioecesis Palentinus Diócesis de Palencia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Burgos |
| Metropolitan | Burgos |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,028 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 177,128 174,471 (98.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Palencia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manuel Herrero Fernández |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Gil Hellín |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Palencia (Latin: Dioecesis Palentinsis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Palencia in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos, Spain.[1][2]
- ^ "Diocese of Palencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Palencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016