Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera
Assidonen(sis)-Ierezen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
The Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera (Asidonia-Jerez) is a Latin Church diocese in Andalusia, Spain, erected in 1980 in memory of the ancient see of Asido. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seville and has been led by Bishop José Rico Pavés since 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 March 1980
- Latin
- Assidonen(sis)-Ierezen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Juan Grande Román
- Annuario code
- 001001733
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 449,914
- Population
- 507,331
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 88.7%
- Priests
- 160
- Catholics per priest
- 2,812
- Extent
- 3,928 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 115
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
- José Rico Pavés
- Born
- 9 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Granada (Spagna)
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 Our Lord Saviour (San Salvador), Jerez de la Frontera stands in Jerez de la Frontera, 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 CórdobaCórdoba
- Diocese of HuelvaHuelva
- Diocese of Islas CanariasIslas Canarias
- 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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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.