Diocese of Tortosa Dioecesis Dertosensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarragona |
| Metropolitan | Tarragona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,450 km2 (2,490 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 292,662 260,449 (89%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrow in Tortosa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sergi Gordo Rodríguez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joan Planellas i Barnosell |
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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]
- ^ Tortosa - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ "Diocese of Tortosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Tortosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016