Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valladolid explained

Jurisdiction:Metropolitan Archdiocese
Valladolid
Latin:Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus
Local:Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Valladolid
Country:Spain
Province:Valladolid
Area Km2:8,172
Population:533,561
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:453,527
Catholics Percent:85
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:25 September 1595 (As Diocese of Valladolid)
4 July 1857 (As Archdiocese of Valladolid)
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Assumption and St Lawrence in Valladolid
Metro Archbishop:Luis Javier Argüello García
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Ricardo Blázquez
Map:Archidiocesis de Valladolid.png
Website:Website of the Archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain, elevated from the rank of diocese in 1857.[1] [2]

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Valladolid also houses the National Sanctuary of the Gran Promesa.

History

It was erected as the Diocese of Valladolid on 25 December 1595, by the bull Pro excellenti of Pope Clement VIII, from the territory of the Diocese of Palencia. The creation of the diocese put an end to the centuries-old conflict between the Abbot of Valladolid and the Bishop of Palencia.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption was consecrated in 1668. Following the Concordat of 1851 between Spain and the Holy See, the diocese was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on July 4, 1857, with the suffragan sees of Ávila, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Segovia, and Zamora. The diocesan seminary was founded in 1855. In 1955 the territory of the diocese was considerably enlarged.

List of Ordinaries of Valladolid

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vall0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvlld.html "Archdiocese of Valladolid"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpizu.html "Bishop Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga"