Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain
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For the Archdiocese in Venezuela, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela. For the diocese in Brazil, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.
The Archdiocese of Valencia (Latin: Archidioecesis Valentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, with authority over the suffragan dioceses of Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca, Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón. The archbishops are seated in Valencia Cathedral. On 28 August 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera as the next archbishop of Valencia.[1][2]
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Quick Facts Metropolitan Archdiocese of ValenciaArchidioecesis Valentinus Arxidiòcesi de València (val)Archidiócesis de Valencia (es), Location ...
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia Archidioecesis Valentinus | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Valencia |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,060 km2 (5,040 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 3,213,000 3,030,000 (94.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 October 1238 (as Diocese of Valencia) 9 July 1492 (as Archdiocese of Valencia) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Valencia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Enrique Benavent Vidal |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Enrique Benavent Vidal |
Suffragans | Diocese of Ibiza Diocese of Majorca Diocese of Menorca Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón |
Auxiliary Bishops | Javier Salinas Viñals Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas |
Bishops emeritus | Esteban Escudero Torres Antonio Cañizares Llovera |
Map | |
Website | |
archivalencia.org |
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