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Archdiocese of Zaragoza

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 July 1318
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 13,309 (5,140 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arzobispadodezaragoza.org/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Plaza de La Seo 6, 50001 Zaragoza, Espana
  • Telephone: 976.394.800
  • Fax: 976.203.036

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Zaragoza
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Zaragoza (erected)
Archdiocese of Zaragoza
14 July 1318ElevatedDiocese of Zaragoza Archdiocese of Zaragoza
31 July 1577Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza Diocese of Teruel (erected)
2 September 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza (Aliaga, Calamocha, Cantavieja, Castellote, Monreal del Campo, Montalbán, and Muniesa) Diocese of Teruel (-Albarracín)
2 September 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza (Illueca and Magallón along with Arándiga, Riela, Calillas, and Lumpiaque) Diocese of Tarazona
2 September 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza (La Corvilla, Luna, Valpalmas, and Erla) Diocese of Jaca
2 September 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza (Cortes de Navarra) Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela)
2 September 1955Territory LostArchdiocese of Zaragoza (Olocau in Castellón) Diocese of Tortosa
2 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Huesca (Santa Engracia in Zaragoza) Archdiocese of Zaragoza
2 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Lérida (Mequinenza and Fayón in Zaragoza) Archdiocese of Zaragoza
2 September 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Tortosa (Calaceite, Arens, Lledó, and Cretas) Archdiocese of Zaragoza

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Zaragoza
1950570,000570,000100.0%4182616798396241,327371ap1951
1969615,228616,42899.8%4373607977715522,344183ap1971
1980847,512864,42798.0%4663758411,0076492,020276ap1981
1990766,000785,00097.6%4543488029556282,199278ap1991
1999770,000794,00097.0%4053067111,0825271,973274ap2000
2000770,000794,00097.0%4092927011,0984981,973275ap2001
2001770,000794,00097.0%4202847041,0934911,973274ap2002
2002770,000794,00097.0%4182806981,1034951,844274ap2003
2003770,000794,00097.0%4192997181,0725161,844275ap2004
2004770,000794,00097.0%4142897031,0955071,844272ap2005
2010873,040917,04095.2%3882886761,2913861,577275ap2011
2014900,213936,40396.1%3732245971,5073541,431277ap2015
2017876,176910,17696.3%3442005441,6103081,335277ap2018
2020892,936926,93696.3%3181955131,74032811,235276ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Zaragoza
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 153
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 19, to Page 21
  • Archdiocese of Zaragoza
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 113
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 144
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 126
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 132
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 136, and Page 137
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 123
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 738, to Page 742

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