Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa

Diocese of Tortosa

Dioecesis Dertosensis

Diócesis de Tortosa (es)
Diòcesi de Tortosa (ca)
Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provinceTarragona
MetropolitanTarragona
Statistics
Area6,450 km2 (2,490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
292,662
260,449 (89%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th Century
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrow in Tortosa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSergi Gordo Rodríguez
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoan Planellas i Barnosell
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese
Zones of the diocese.
Territorial municipal divisions of the diocese
Territorial Archpriest divisions of the diocese

The Diocese of Tortosa (Latin: Dioecesis Dertosensis) is a Latin church diocese of the Catholic Church covering the south of Catalonia and the north of the Valencian Community. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tarragona.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Tortosa - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. ^ "Diocese of Tortosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Tortosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016