Roman Catholic Diocese of Huelva
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Diocese of Huelva Dioecesis Onubensis Diócesis de Huelva |
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Huelva Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seville |
| Metropolitan | Seville |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,085 km2 (3,894 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 483,792 464,440 (96%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 22 October 1953 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Huelva |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Vilaplana Blasco |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Asenjo Pelegrina |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ignacio Noguer Carmona Bishop Emeritus (1993-2006) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Huelva (Latin: Dioecesis Onubensis) is located in south-western Spain, and its borders coincide with those of the civil province of Huelva, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. The diocese forms part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Seville, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seville.
The diocese is bounded on the north by the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, on the east by the Archdiocese of Seville and Diocese of Cádiz, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Diocese of Faro, in the Portuguese Algarve, of which it is separated by the Guadiana river. The surface of the diocese is 10,085 km² and its population is 472,000 in 79 municipalities (2005). The estimated catholic population is 446,000. There are 172 parishes in the diocese.
The territory includes four different zones:
The economy is based on agriculture, fishing and mining. In the Diocese are located several historic places where Christopher Columbus sailed out of on his first voyage in 1492.
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