Roman Catholic Diocese of Osma-Soria explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Osma-Soria
Latin:Dioecesis Oxomensis-Soriana
Local:Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Metropolitan:Burgos
Province:Burgos
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Burgo de Osma
Cocathedral:Co-Cathedral of St Peter in Soria
Area Km2:10,328
Population:95,700
Population As Of:2013
Catholics:76,900
Catholics Percent:80.4
Bishop:Abilio Martínez Varea
Metro Archbishop:Francisco Gil Hellín
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Osma-Soria (Latin: Oxomen(sis)–Sorian(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos.[1] [2] Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in El Burgo de Osma. It also has a co-cathedral, Concatedral de San Pedro, dedicated to St. Peter, in Soria, and a minor basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Miagros Miagros, in Ágreda, Soria, Castile and León, Spain.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 80,000 Catholics (85.8% of 93,291 total) on 10,287 km2 in 542 parishes and 19 missions with 128 priests (103 diocesan, 25 religious), 212 lay religious (38 brothers, 174 sisters) and 1 seminarian.

Episcopal ordinaries

very incomplete : lacking first centuries

Bishops of Osma
Suffragan Bishops of Osma-Soria

See also

Sources and external links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Osma-Soria . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 16 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Osma-Soria (Italy). GCatholic.org. 16 June 2018.
  3. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 268. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcaral.html "Archbishop Martín Carrillo Alderete"
  5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvaldh.html "Bishop Antonio Valdés Herrera"