Archdiocese of Granada
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Archdiocese of Granada Archidioecesis Granatensis Archidiócesis de Granada |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Granada |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,945 km2 (2,681 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 860,898 743,530 (86.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century (As Diocese of Granada) 10 December 1492 (As Archdiocese of Granada) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation in Granada |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Almería Diocese of Cartagena Diocese of Guadix Diocese of Jaén Diocese of Málaga |
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The Archdiocese of Granada (Latin: Archidioecesis Granatensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It was erected as the Diocese of Granada in the 3rd century, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Alexander VI on December 10, 1492, with the suffragan sees of Almería, Cartagena, Guadix, Jaén, and Málaga.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of the Incarnation; Granada also houses the Basilicas of San Juan de Dios and Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. The current Archbishop of Granada is Francisco Martínez Fernández, appointed by Pope John Paul II on March 15, 2003.
Coordinates: 37°10′36″N 3°35′57″W / 37.1766°N 3.5991°W
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