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Diocese of Tarazona

Diocese of Tarazona
Dioecesis Turiasonensis
Diócesis de Tarazona
Tarazona - Catedral.jpg
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Zaragoza
Metropolitan Zaragoza
Statistics
Area 4,514 km2 (1,743 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
87,505
74,250 (84.9%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5th Century
Cathedral Cathedral of St Anne in Tarazona
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Eusebio Hernández Sola
Metropolitan Archbishop Manuel Ureña Pastor
Map
Diocese of Tarazona, administrative divisions
Diocese of Tarazona, administrative divisions
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Tarazona (Latin, Turiasonensis) is a Roman Catholic bishopric located in north-eastern Spain, in the provinces of Zaragoza, Soria, Navarre and La Rioja, forming part of the autonomous communities of Aragón, Castile-Leon, Navarre and La Rioja. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Zaragoza.

The city of Tarazona is situated on a commanding point, surrounded by a beautiful open plain, through which the river Queiles flows.

The Church of the Magdalene was the ancient cathedral, but the Moors, objecting to its prominent position, compelled them to use a church on the outskirts of the town. In the records left by Miguel this was variously called Santa Maria de la Hidria, de la Vega, or de la Huerta, on account of its position. It was endowed by Teresa Cajal, mother of Pedro de Atarés and wife of García Sánchez, and was begun in 1152. Architecturally it is a combination of Byzantine and Gothic, with a high portico entrance and a high brick-trimmed tower. The centre nave with its pointed arches rises above the side aisles and merges into a spacious transept. In the windows Gothic gives place to Plateresque, but in the side chapels dedicated to St. Lawrence, St. Andrew, the Rosary, St. Peter, the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, the Annunciation, St. Elizabeth of Portugal, the Purification and St. James the Great, Gothic prevails in the reredos and tombs. Bishop Moncada attempted to rebuild the beautiful cloister which had been destroyed in the War of the Two Peters, but as late as 1529 this had not been completed.


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