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Diocese of Vic

Dioecesis Vicensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 4,184 (1,616 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bisbatvic.com/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Santa Maria 1, 08500 Vic [Barcelona], Espana
  • Telephone: 93.883.26.55
  • Fax: 93.171.00.74

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Vic (erected)
19 July 1593Territory LostDiocese of Urgell
Diocese of Vic
Diocese of Solsona (erected)
6 June 1957Territory LostDiocese of Barcelona (21 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))
Diocese of Vic (9 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))
Archdiocese of Tarragona
6 June 1957Territory AddedDiocese of Barcelona (San Rafael de Figaro, San Pablo de Montmany, Rieils del Fay Gallifa, San Feliú de Codines, San Lorenzo Savall, Villanova del Carni, and Santa Maria de Pobla de Claramunt)
Diocese of Gerona (Camprodón, Setcases, Vinalonga, Llanas, Molió, and Tragura)
Diocese of Solsona (Palmcrola)
Diocese of Vic

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950249,980250,000100.0%407704775241451,214262ap1951
1970307,000307,000100.0%351664177361761,300245ap1971
1980308,600309,80099.6%28934323955901,098258ap1981
1990338,000341,70798.9%250392891,169102904247ap1991
1999355,368357,64199.4%219342531,404676701247ap2000
2000355,368357,64199.4%215422571,382980730247ap2001
2001353,015357,64198.7%206282341,508759654247ap2002
2002353,362357,64198.8%201302311,529766685247ap2003
2003379,721383,87098.9%195302251,687765670247ap2004
2004376,184383,87098.0%192332251,671964645247ap2005
2010386,000408,00094.6%170362061,873861494249ap2011
2014386,700409,50094.4%148321802,1481158423250ap2015
2017405,520444,02191.3%140381782,278762398250ap2018
2020422,614464,44091.0%118331512,798856364249ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 525, and Page 526
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 267
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 332, and Page 333
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 367
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 413
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 440
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 395
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 89, to Page 91
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865

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