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Archdiocese of Tarragona

Archidioecesis Tarraconensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 3,095 (1,195 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquebisbattarragona.cat/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Pla de Palau 2, 43003 Tarragona, Espana
  • Telephone: 977.23.34.12

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Tarragona
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Tarragona (erected)
Archdiocese of Tarragona
5th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Tarragona Archdiocese of Tarragona
6 June 1957Territory AddedDiocese of Barcelona (21 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))
Diocese of Vic (9 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))
Archdiocese of Tarragona

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Tarragona
1950215,000215,000100.0%24835283759130625151ap1951
1969260,000263,00098.9%2857035573260940131ap1971
1980343,000350,00098.0%185742591,324196819193ap1981
1990366,000375,00097.6%185632481,4751158788193ap1991
1999368,000381,00096.6%149481971,8683124557198ap2000
2000396,000411,95096.1%148471952,0304120555198ap2001
2001406,000422,90996.0%413434568904113525199ap2002
2002409,000427,00095.8%143401832,2345108523199ap2003
2003437,000456,52695.7%144401842,3755104519199ap2004
2004437,000456,52695.7%141421832,3875107512199ap2005
2010517,800549,50094.2%136381742,9755110396200ap2011
2014520,000619,53883.9%131341653,151595439200ap2015
2017517,350615,63184.0%138251633,173983348200ap2018
2020523,500623,23084.0%114251393,766788254200ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Tarragona
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 76, to Page 77
  • Archdiocese of Tarragona
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 478, and Page 479
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 248
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 308
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 328
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 369
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 394
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 359
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865

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