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Diocese of Urgell

Dioecesis Urgellensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 7,630 (2,947 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bisbaturgell.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Pati de Palau 1-5, 25700 La Seu d'Urgell [Lleida], Espana
  • Telephone: 973.35.00.54
  • Fax: 973.35.22.30

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Urgell (erected)
19 July 1593Territory LostDiocese of Urgell
Diocese of Vic
Diocese of Solsona (erected)
2 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Lérida (Artesa de Segre) Diocese of Urgell
2 September 1955Territory LostDiocese of Urgell (Sarroqueta, Aren (with 7 parishes), and Peralta de la Sal (with 8 parishes)) Diocese of Lérida
2 September 1955Territory LostDiocese of Urgell (Castarner (with 4 parishes)) Diocese of Barbastro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950139,926139,932100.0%25927286489112296497ap1951
1970143,007143,23399.8%22731258554100367407ap1971
1980139,860140,24099.7%1602118177266254404ap1981
1990158,696165,40195.9%130151451,094151205415ap1991
1999172,830178,08097.1%122111331,299347182408ap2000
2000172,830178,08097.1%114101241,393345145408ap2001
2001178,290187,39595.1%116111271,403347159363ap2002
2002178,295184,39596.7%11881261,415347140363ap2003
2003178,295184,39596.7%11871251,426239138363ap2004
2004178,295184,39596.7%11761231,449239129363ap2005
2010195,270202,80396.3%9891071,824137115363ap2011
2014208,486216,33796.4%9461002,084131103363ap2015
2017209,100213,49797.9%773802,613331100363ap2018
2020209,100214,15897.6%801812,58132798363ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 509, and Page 510
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 260
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 324
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 353
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 399
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 426
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 384
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 575
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 383
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 85, to Page 87
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 738, to Page 742

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