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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia Archidioecesis Valentinus | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Valencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,060 km2 (5,040 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 3,213,000 3,030,000 (94.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 October 1238 (as Diocese of Valencia) 9 July 1492 (as Archdiocese of Valencia) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Valencia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Enrique Benavent Vidal |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Ibiza Diocese of Majorca Diocese of Menorca Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón |
| Bishops emeritus | Esteban Escudero Torres Antonio Cañizares Llovera Javier Salinas Viñals |
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| Website | |
| archivalencia.org | |
The Archdiocese of Valencia (Latin: Archidioecesis Valentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, with authority over the suffragan dioceses of Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca, Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón. The archbishops are seated in Valencia Cathedral. Enrique Benavent Vidal succeeded Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera as the Archbishop of Valencia in 2022.