Archdiocese of Zaragoza
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Archdiocese of Zaragoza Archidioecesis Caesaraugustanus Archidiócesis de Zaragoza |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan | Zaragoza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,309 km2 (5,139 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 917,040 873,040 (95.2%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century (As Diocese of Zaragoza) 14 July 1318 (As Archdiocese of Zaragoza) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Saviour in Zaragoza |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Vicente Jiménez Zamora |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón Diocese of Huesca Diocese of Tarazona Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín |
| Emeritus Bishops | Elías Yanes Alvarez (1977–2005) Manuel Ureña Pastor (2005–2014) |
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The Archdiocese of Saragossa (Latin: Archidioecesis Caesaraugustanus) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza (Saragossa in English), part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Saragossa, having metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Barbastro-Monzón, Huesca, Tarazona, and Teruel and Albarracín.
The diocese was created in Roman times; Pope John XXII elevated it to an archdiocese in 1318.
In 1912 the diocese was bounded on the north by Navarre and Huesca; on the east by Huesca, Lerida, and Tarragona; on the south by Valencia and Teruel; on the west by Guadalajara and Soria. The episcopal city of Saragossa is situated on the river Ebro.
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