Diocese of Bilbao
Flaviobrigen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bilbao, Spain
The Diocese of Bilbao is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, Spain. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Burgos.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 November 1949
- Latin
- Flaviobrigen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Begoña
- Annuario code
- 001000903
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,146,400
- Population
- 1,172,900
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.7%
- Priests
- 401
- Catholics per priest
- 2,859
- Extent
- 2,193 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 523
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseba Segura Etxezarraga
- Born
- 10 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Bilbao
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Santiago stands in Bilbao, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Burgos
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Burgos.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BurgosBurgos
- Diocese of Osma-SoriaOsma-Soria
- Diocese of PalenciaPalencia
- Diocese of VitoriaVitoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Bilbao in the Province of Biscay, in Northern Spain, the Diocese of Bilbao (Latin: Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Burgos.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.