Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat

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Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Dioecesis Sancti Felicis de Llobregat

Diócesis de San Feliú de Llobregat (es)
Diòcesi de Sant Feliu de Llobregat (ca)
Catedral de Sant Llorenc a Sant Feliu de Llobregat.jpg
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Barcelona
Metropolitan Barcelona
Statistics
Area1,400 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
661,393
600,000 (90.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St Lawrence's Cathedral in San Feliú de Llobregat
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Agustín Cortés Soriano
Metropolitan Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Felicis de Llobregat) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sant Feliu de Llobregat in the Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona in Spain.

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41°22′51″N2°02′46″E / 41.3808°N 2.04611°E / 41.3808; 2.04611


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