Diocese of Santander Dioecesis Santanderiensis Diócesis de Santander | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
Metropolitan | Oviedo |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 592,876 557,409 (94%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 December 1754 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Santander |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Manuel Sánchez Monge |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Santander (Latin: Dioecesis Santanderiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.