Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Tui-Vigo (Latin: Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.[1]
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Diocese of Tui-Vigo Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,721 km2 (664 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 560,000 532,459 (95.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6th century (As Diocese of Tui) 9 March 1959 (As Diocese of Tui-Vigo) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Tui |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St Martin and St Mary in Vigo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Antonio José Valín Valdés |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Julián Barrio Barrio |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesetuivigo.org |
Its cathedral is Tui Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria, in the episcopal see of Tui. It also has a co-cathedral, dedicated to Saint Martin and the Virgin Mary in Vigo: the Co-Cathedral of Santa María, Vigo.
As of 2014[update], it pastorally served 533,800 Catholics (94.9% of 562,200 total) on 1,718 km2 in 275 parishes and 60 missions with 254 priests (195 diocesan, 59 religious), 2 deacons, 472 lay religious (102 brothers, 370 sisters) and 14 seminarians.
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