Diocese of Palencia
Palentin(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Palencia, Spain
Latin rite diocese in Castile and Leon, Spain, with origins in the 3rd century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Burgos. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of San Antolin (St Antoninus) in Palencia.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 300
- Latin
- Palentin(us)
- Patron
- San Antolín
- Annuario code
- 001002517
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 174,471
- Population
- 177,128
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.5%
- Priests
- 222
- Catholics per priest
- 786
- Extent
- 8,028 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 22
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
- Mikel Garciandia Goni
- Born
- 21 March 1964
- Birthplace
- Etxarri Aranatz
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 Basilica of San Antolin, Palencia stands in Palencia, 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 Burgos.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BurgosBurgos
- Diocese of BilbaoBilbao
- Diocese of Osma-SoriaOsma-Soria
- Diocese of VitoriaVitoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Palencia, in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos, Spain, is the seat of a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church: the Diocese of Palencia (Latin: Dioecesis Palentinsis).
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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.