List of Catholic dioceses in Spain

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The diocesan system of the Catholic church government in Spain consists mainly of a nearly entirely Latin hierarchy of 69 territorial (arch-)dioceses:

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Exempt, i.e., directly subject to the Holy See, are:

All are members of the national episcopal conference of Spain.

There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Spain (in the national capital Madrid), into which is also vested the nunciature to Andorra.

Exempt current jurisdictions

Latin

Eastern Rite ordinariate

Current Latin provinces

Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona

Ecclesiastical province of Burgos

Ecclesiasticl province of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

Ecclesiastical province of Granada

Ecclesiastical province of Madrid

Ecclesiastical province of Mérida-Badajoz

Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo

Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona

Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Compostela

Ecclesiastical province of Seville

Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona

Ecclesiastical province of Tenerife

Ecclesiastical province of Toledo

Ecclesiastical province of Valencia

Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid

Ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza

Titular sees

(Excluding the current but vacant Latin titular patriarchate, above)

Other

(Excluding mere predecessors of current sees)

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