Diocese of León
Legionen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · León, Spain
Latin rite diocese in Castile and Leon, Spain, with origins in the 4th century, one of the oldest sees in Spain. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oviedo. Its seat is the Gothic Leon Cathedral, dedicated to St Mary.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 400
- Latin
- Legionen(sis)
- Patron
- * san Froilán * Virgen del Camino
- Annuario code
- 001001983
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 305,860
- Population
- 312,196
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.0%
- Priests
- 259
- Catholics per priest
- 1,181
- Extent
- 9,620 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 32
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
- Luis Angel de las Heras Berzal
- Born
- 14 June 1963
- Birthplace
- Segovia
- Institute
- MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (CLARETTIANI)
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
Leon Cathedral stands in León, 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 Oviedo
A suffragan of Oviedo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of OviedoOviedo
- Diocese of AstorgaAstorga
- Diocese of SantanderSantander
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of León, within the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain, hosts a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of León (Latin: Dioecesis Legionensis).
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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.