Diocese of San Sebastián
Sancti Sebastiani
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Sebastián, Spain
The Diocese of San Sebastián is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, Spain. It was established in 1949 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 November 1949
- Latin
- Sancti Sebastiani
- Patron
- san Ignacio de Loyola
- Annuario code
- 001002941
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 621,988
- Population
- 684,416
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.9%
- Priests
- 340
- Catholics per priest
- 1,829
- Extent
- 1,977 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 315
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
- Fernando Prado Ayuso
- Born
- 28 August 1969
- Birthplace
- Bilbao
- Institute
- MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (CLARETTIANI) (C.M.F.)
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 Good Shepherd, San Sebastián stands in San Sebastián, 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 Pamplona
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Pamplona y TudelaPamplona y Tudela
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
San Sebastián, in the ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain, hosts a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of San Sebastián (Latin: Sancti Sebastiani).
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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.