Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Archidioecesis Compostellana | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,301,147 1,192,508 (91.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela) 27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco José Prieto Fernández |
| Suffragans | |
| Bishops emeritus | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the most senior of the five districts into which the church divides the region of Galicia.[1][2]
The seat of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, dedicated to the Apostle James.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016