Diocese of Tuy
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Diocese of Tui-Vigo Dioecesis Tudensis-Vicensis Diócesis de Tui-Vigo Spanish Diocese de Tui-Vigo Galician |
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Cathedral of Tui
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Metropolitan | 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 | Roman Catholic |
| 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 | Luis Quinteiro Fiuza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Diéguez Reboredo Bishop Emeritus (1996-2010) |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo is one of the five Latin rite dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, which covers Galicia region in North-western Spain.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Tui Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mary, in 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 per 2014, 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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Coordinates: 42°02′46″N 8°38′39″W / 42.0462°N 8.6443°W
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