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Diocese of Palencia

Dioecesis Palentina



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Burgos
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 8,052 (3,110 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesispalencia.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Mayor Antigua 22, 34005 Palencia, Espana
  • Telephone: 979.70.69.13
  • Fax: 979.74.53.14

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Palencia (erected)
25 September 1595Territory LostDiocese of Palencia Diocese of Valladolid (erected)
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Palencia (89 parishes in Valladolid) Archdiocese of Valladolid
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Palencia (Liebaña in Santander) Diocese of León
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Palencia (Hinojal de Pisuerga in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of León (157 parishes in Palencia) Diocese of Palencia
17 October 1954Territory AddedArchdiocese of Burgos (68 parishes in Palencia) Diocese of Palencia
22 November 1955Territory LostDiocese of Palencia (6 parishes in Santander) Diocese of Santander

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950260,000260,000100.0%43019449579334870350ap1951
1969240,908241,03399.9%3851525374482721,108253ap1971
1980189,333192,10298.6%3191424614103231,003468ap1981
1990186,000190,01097.9%294119413450279992468ap1991
1999178,700180,57199.0%285106391457190769455ap2000
2000178,700180,57199.0%260103363492295765455ap2001
2001177,670179,46599.0%25783340522291736455ap2002
2002173,798177,34598.0%25382335518157534455ap2003
2003168,918174,14397.0%25686342493193512455ap2004
2004174,471177,12898.5%252833355201180509455ap2005
2013165,290173,99095.0%223762995521152643456ap2014
2016162,000170,00095.3%221652865661165580456ap2017
2019150,541162,03592.9%187662535951180534456ap2020
2021141,082160,32188.0%167662336051108493470ap2022

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 386
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 210
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 267
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 271
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 304
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 325
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 60, to Page 61
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 456, to Page 460

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