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Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

Dioecesis Mindoniensis-Ferrolensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 9 March 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 4,524 (1,747 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.mondonedoferrol.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza da Catedral 8, 27740 Mondoñedo [Lugo], Espana; Casa de la Iglesia, Calle Miramar s/n, 15401 El Ferrol [A Coruna]; Apartado 176, 15480 El Ferrol [A Coruna], Espana
  • Telephone: 982.52.10.06; 981.35.32.95
  • Fax: 982.52.11.56; 981.35.14.33

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Mondoñedo
1114ErectedDiocese of Mondoñedo (erected)
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Mondoñedo (Camarinas, Jomes, and Miño) Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Mondoñedo (Mellid with 6 parishes in Lugo) Diocese of Lugo
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Lugo (Begonte with 4 parishes) Diocese of Mondoñedo
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Oviedo (Taramundi, Buron, and Suarna in Lugo) Diocese of Mondoñedo
Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
9 March 1959Name ChangedDiocese of Mondoñedo Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mondoñedo
1950320,750321,40099.8%3454238782866174401ap1951
Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
1970348,000.0%27438312053540420ap1971
1980325,900327,00099.7%294253191,02133476421ap1981
1990340,000342,00099.4%217272441,39335406424ap1991
1999355,000360,00098.6%209182271,56323302424ap2000
2000357,000362,00098.6%205172221,60822287424ap2001
2001358,000364,00098.4%209142231,60521296420ap2002
2002360,000366,00098.4%214112251,60019225424ap2003
2003298,073301,09599.0%183172001,49035258426ap2004
2004286,097288,99899.0%181232041,40229303426ap2005
2013291,100292,20099.6%147111581,84215211422ap2014
2016271,541273,37699.3%138101481,83414213422ap2017
2019263,524265,41599.3%115101252,10813175422ap2020
2021259,936261,87999.3%10381112,34112164422ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Mondoñedo
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 343
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 193
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 245
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 243
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 268, and Page 269
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 289
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 50, to Page 53
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 456, to Page 460
  • Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 612, and Page 613

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