Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain
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Archdiocese of Valencia Archidioecesis Valentinus Arxidiòcesi de València (val) Arquidiocesis de Valencia (es) |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Valencia |
| Metropolitan | Valencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,060 km2 (5,040 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 3,213,000 3,030,000 (94.3%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 October 1238 (As Diocese of Valencia) 9 July 1492 (As Archdiocese of Valencia) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Valencia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antonio Cañizares Llovera |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Ibiza Diocese of Majorca Diocese of Minorca Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Esteban Escudero Torres Javier Salinas Viñals Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas |
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The Archdiocese of Valencia (Latin, Valentina) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, with authority over the suffragan dioceses of Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca, Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón. The archbishops are seated in Valencia Cathedral. On 28 August 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera as the next archbishop of Valencia.
Diocese created in Roman times, Pope Innocent VIII elevated it to an archdiocese in 1492.
The cathedral in the early days of the Reconquest was called Església Major, then Seu (Sedes), and at the present time, in virtue of the papal concession of 16 October 1866, it is called the Basílica metropolitana. It is situated in the centre of the ancient Roman city where some believe the temple of Diana stood. In Gothic times it seems to have been dedicated to the most Holy Saviour; the Cid dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin; King James the Conqueror did likewise, leaving in the main chapel the image of the Blessed Virgin which he carried with him and which is believed to be the one which is now preserved in the sacristy. The Moorish mosque, which had been converted into a Christian church by the conqueror, appeared unworthy of the title of the cathedral of Valencia, and in 1262 Bishop Andreu d'Albalat laid the cornerstone of the new Gothic building, with three naves; these reach only to the choir of the present building. Bishop Vidal de Blanes built the magnificent chapter hall, and Jaume of Aragon added the tower, called "Micalet" because it was blessed on St. Michael's day (1418), which is about 166 feet high and finished at the top with a belfry.
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