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Archdiocese of Burgos

Archidioecesis Burgensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa, Archbishop
  • Francisco Gil Hellín, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Fidel Herráez Vegas, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 22 October 1574
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 14,291 (5,519 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.archiburgos.es/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Calle Eduardo Martinez del Campo 7, 09003 Burgos, Espana
  • Telephone: 947.20.84.40

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Burgos
1075ErectedDiocese of Burgos (erected)
1087Territory AddedDiocese of Valpuesta (suppressed) Diocese of Burgos
Archdiocese of Burgos
22 October 1574ElevatedDiocese of Burgos Archdiocese of Burgos
12 December 1754Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos Diocese of Santander (erected)
8 September 1861Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos
Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela)
Diocese of Santander
Diocese of Vitoria (erected)
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Palencia (Hinojal de Pisuerga in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos
17 October 1954Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos (68 parishes in Palencia) Diocese of Palencia
22 November 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos (Reinosa, Santa Cruz, Valdeprado, and La Rasa (in Santander)) Diocese of Santander
22 November 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos (Canales, Ezcaray, and Treviana (in Logroño)) Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada
22 November 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Burgos (Montenegro de Cameros (in Soria)) Diocese of Osma
22 November 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Osma (94 parishes in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos
22 November 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Calahorra y La Calzada (10 parishes in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos
22 November 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Segovia (Fuentelcesped, Milagros, Perdilla, and Santa Cruz de la Salceda in Burgos) Archdiocese of Burgos

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Burgos
1950581,090581,097100.0%7081788866557081,1301,091ap1951
1959400,125400,130100.0%6682859534199281,315990ap1960
1969357,356357,368100.0%6982419393807741,835441ap1971
1978338,219339,05399.8%5682027704395701,549998ap1981
1990336,206355,28794.6%4952006954835751,469996ap1991
1999334,200345,43096.7%4551516065513821,255999ap2000
2000334,178345,87296.6%4541476015563671,087999ap2001
2001336,000343,72297.8%44515660155913961,249999ap2002
2002335,743349,72296.0%44116260355614161,261999ap2003
2003335,743349,72296.0%4311515825763651,2271,001ap2004
2004337,445355,20595.0%4311465775843321,2641,001ap2005
2006339,360361,02194.0%4191575765894011,3011,001ap2007
2012339,185375,56390.3%3851535386303201,1761,003ap2013
2015321,537365,38288.0%3671435106302791,1661,003ap2016
2018315,191358,17188.0%35414850262722641,0851,003ap2019
2020318,500356,72089.3%35513148665522651,0121,003ap2021
2022287,144350,13982.0%31610842467722239181,003ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Burgos
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 151
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 112
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 142, and Page 143
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 123, and Page 124
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 130
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 134
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 16, to Page 18
  • Archdiocese of Burgos
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 456, to Page 460
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 146, to Page 148

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