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The diocesan system of the Catholic church government in Spain consists mainly of a nearly entirely Latin hierarchy of 69 territorial (arch-)dioceses: fourteen ecclesiastical provinces , each headed by a metropolitan archbishop (one of which, Toledo, uses the Mozarabic rite ), have a total of 55 suffragan dioceses .
Roman Catholic churches in Spain by autonomous community (15 C) Roman Catholic churches in Spain by city (21 C) 11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain (13 P)
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
This is a list of cathedrals in Spain, as established by the Spanish Episcopal Conference. [1] It includes all 87 currently active cathedrals and co-cathedrals. All of these temples are Roman Catholic, and cathedrals of other Christian denominations are listed separately below. Some former Roman Catholic cathedrals are also listed separately.
The Catholic Church in Spain supported Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War and afterwards established a close relationship with the Spanish state, with many Catholic priests serving in the government. After the Second Vatican Council, relations between Church and State started to deteriorate, especially during the reign of Pope Paul VI. [7]
Roman Catholic churches in Guadalajara, Spain (3 P) M. Roman Catholic churches in Madrid (1 C, 34 P) Roman Catholic churches in Marbella (3 P)
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions sui juris ...
Roman Catholic churches in Galicia (Spain) (1 C, 4 P) L. Roman Catholic churches in La Rioja (Spain) (1 C) M. Roman Catholic churches in the Community of Madrid (2 C ...