Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
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Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Archidioecesis Compostellanus Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,301,147 1,192,508 (91.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela) 27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Lugo Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol Diocese of Ourense Diocese of Tui-Vigo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jesús Fernández González |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellanus), is the senior of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain.
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has his "cathedra" – i.e. (archi)episcopal see : from Greek/Latin "seat" – in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, dedicated to the Apostle St. James, after whom Santiago is named.
The archdiocesan jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia, including the cities of A Coruña and Pontevedra. As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,178,000 Catholics (88.9% of 1,324,741 total) on 8,546 km² in 1,071 parishes and 3 missions with 732 priests (536 diocesan, 196 religious), 4 deacons, 1,052 lay religious (400 brothers, 652 sisters) and 22 seminarians.
Covers all Galicia, with four suffragan sees :
It enjoyed Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in November 1982 and August 1989 and from Pope Benedict XVI in November 2010.
On 5 December 1095 Pope Urban II issued the bull Veterum sinodalia transferring the diocese of Iria to Compostela. *Apostolic administrator (1096–1100 see below) Diego Gelmírez
In 1120 Pope Calixtus II raised Compostela to an archdiocese.
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