Diocese of Córdoba
Corduben(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Córdoba, Spain
The Diocese of Córdoba is a Latin Church diocese in Andalusia, Spain, with origins dating to the early centuries of Christianity. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seville and led by Bishop Jesús Fernández González since 27 March 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3rd century
- Latin
- Corduben(sis)
- Patron
- * san Acisclo * santa Victoria
- Annuario code
- 001001209
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 801,317
- Population
- 777,622
- Priests
- 328
- Catholics per priest
- 2,443
- Extent
- 13,717 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 58
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
- Jesús Fernández González
- Born
- 15 September 1955
- Birthplace
- Selga de Ordás
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 the Assumption of Our Lady stands in Córdoba, 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 Seville
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Seville.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cádiz y CeutaCádiz y Ceuta
- Diocese of HuelvaHuelva
- Diocese of Islas CanariasIslas Canarias
- Diocese of Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera
- Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, TenerifeSan Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife
- Archdiocese of SevillaSevilla
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.