Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia
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Diocese of Plasencia Dioecesis Placentinus in Hispania Diócesis de Plasencia |
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Plasencia Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mérida-Badajoz |
| Metropolitan | Mérida-Badajoz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 272,654 266,724 (97.8%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1189 |
| Cathedral | New Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary in Plasencia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Amadeo Rodríguez Magro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Santiago García Aracil |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia (Latin: Placentin(us) in Hispania) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida-Badajoz, in Estremadura, western Spain.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nueva Gótica de Santa María (Gothic new cathedral), dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in the city of Plasencia, which also has the Romanesque former cathedral Catedral Vieja Románica de San Pablo, dedicated to St. Paul.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 269,000 Catholics (96.8% of 278,000 total) on 10,000 km² in 200 parishes with 178 priests (161 diocesan, 17 religious), 419 lay religious (47 brothers, 372 sisters) and 5 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite)
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