Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Catholic diocese in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Latin: Sancti Christophori de Laguna), also called Diocese of Tenerife or Diocese Nivariense, is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands and a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Sevilla in Spain. The diocese includes the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The bishop of this diocese is Bernardo Álvarez Afonso.
Quick Facts Diocese of San Cristóbal de La LagunaDioecesis Sancti Christophori de Laguna or Dioecesis Nivariensis Diócesis de San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diócesis de Tenerife, Location ...
Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de Laguna or Dioecesis Nivariensis Diócesis de San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diócesis de Tenerife | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Seville |
Metropolitan | Seville |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,381 km2 (1,305 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,020,490 884,000 (86.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 February 1819 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Bernardo Álvarez Afonso |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Asenjo Pelegrina |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
Close