Diocese of Huesca Dioecesis Oscensis Diócesis de Huesca | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Zaragoza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,728 km2 (1,825 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 79,600 78,600 (98.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 533 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Montserrat in Huesca |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Julián Ruiz Martorell |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
| Website | |
| diocesisdehuesca.org | |
The Diocese of Huesca (Latin, Oscensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The Diocese of Huesca is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Zaragoza.
The diocese encompasses parts of the province of Huesca in north-eastern Spain, seven parishes in the Broto valley and three within the territorial limits of the Archdiocese of Saragossa, one parish being situated in the city of Saragossa itself.
The Diocese of Huesca was created in or before the 6th century; after the Moorish conquest of 713 its bishops moved to Aragon (the itinerant "Bishops of Aragon"). The episcopal seat was established in Jaca during 1063-1096, then finally moved back to Huesca after king Pedro I of Aragon took the city from the Moors in November 1096.