Diocese of Lleida Dioecesis Ilerdensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarragona |
| Metropolitan | Tarragona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,977 km2 (1,149 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 236,953 203,520 (85.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century (As Diocese of Lérida) 31 October 1992 (As 31 October 1992) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Lleida |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvador Giménez Valls |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jaume Pujol Balcells |
| Bishops emeritus | Juan Piris Frígola Bishop Emeritus (2008–2015) |
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| Website | |
| bisbatlleida.org | |
The Diocese of Lleida, or Diocese of Lerida (Latin: Dioecesis Ilerdensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.[1][2]
The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd century. After the Moorish conquest of Lleida in 716 the episcopal see was moved to Roda (until 1101) and then to Barbastro (1101–1149). The city of Lleida was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1149, and the see was again transferred to its original seat. The Bishop's Palace is located in Rambla d'Aragó.
Lleida is one of the most populous cities in Catalonia, built on the right bank of the River Segre, about 100 miles from Barcelona. The town is oriental in appearance, and its streets are narrow and crooked. The population in 1900 was 23,683. The old Byzantine-Gothic Cathedral, of which the ruins are to be seen on the citadel, dates from 1203. During the Middle Ages the University of Lleida was famous; in 1717 it was suppressed, and united with Cervera.
The current Bishop of Lleida is Salvador Giménez Valls.
- ^ "Diocese of Lleida" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Lleida" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016