Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Valladolid | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Valladolid |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,172 km2 (3,155 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 533,561 453,527 (85%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 September 1595 (As Diocese of Valladolid) 4 July 1857 (As Archdiocese of Valladolid) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption and St Lawrence in Valladolid |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Javier Argüello García |
Suffragans | |
Bishops emeritus | Ricardo Blázquez |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain, elevated from the rank of diocese in 1857. [1] [2]
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Valladolid also houses the National Sanctuary of the Gran Promesa. [lower-alpha 1]
It was erected as the Diocese of Valladolid on 25 December 1595, by the bull Pro excellenti of Pope Clement VIII, from the territory of the Diocese of Palencia. The creation of the diocese put an end to the centuries-old conflict between the Abbot of Valladolid and the Bishop of Palencia.
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