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Archdiocese of Tarragona Archidioecesis Tarraconensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarragona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,146 km2 (1,215 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 549,500 517,800 (94.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st Century (As Diocese of Tarragona) 5th Century (As Archdiocese of Tarragona) |
| Cathedral | Primatial Cathedral Basilica of St Mary in Tarragona |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joan Planellas i Barnosell |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Girona Diocese of Lleida Diocese of Solsona Diocese of Tortosa Diocese of Urgell Diocese of Vic |
| Map | |
 The Archdiocese of Tarragona in red. | |
| Website | |
| arquebisbattarragona.cat | |
The Archdiocese of Tarragona (Latin: Archidioecesis Tarraconensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, having Metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Girona, Lleida, Solsona, Tortosa, Urgell and Vic.[1][2]
The archdiocese, created in Roman times, was reestablished in 1118 after the Muslim occupation.
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Tarragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016