Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarragona

Archdiocese of Tarragona

Archidioecesis Tarraconensis

Arxidiòcesi de Tarragona (ca)
Archidiócesis de Tarragona (es)
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceTarragona
Statistics
Area3,146 km2 (1,215 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
549,500
517,800 (94.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1st Century (As Diocese of Tarragona)
5th Century (As Archdiocese of Tarragona)
CathedralPrimatial Cathedral Basilica of St Mary in Tarragona
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoan Planellas i Barnosell
SuffragansDiocese of Girona
Diocese of Lleida
Diocese of Solsona
Diocese of Tortosa
Diocese of Urgell
Diocese of Vic
Map
The Archdiocese of Tarragona in red.
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.

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Tarragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016