Archdiocese of Barcelona
Barcinonen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Barcelona, Spain
The Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Catalonia, Spain, with roots in the 4th century. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1964 and became metropolitan in 2004, with suffragans Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 343
- Latin
- Barcinonen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mercy (Mare de Déu de la Mercè)
- Annuario code
- 001000827
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,105,820
- Population
- 2,643,620
- Catholic share
- 79.7%
- Priests
- 618
- Catholics per priest
- 3,407
- Extent
- 339 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6,212
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Juan José Omella Omella
- Born
- 21 April 1946
- Birthplace
- Cretas
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia stands in Barcelona, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Barcelona
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Sant Feliu de LlobregatSant Feliu de Llobregat
- Diocese of TerrassaTerrassa
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Barcelona, in the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain, is the seat of a Latin metropolitan archbishopric of the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Barcelona (Latin: Archidioecesis Barcinonensis). Its cathedral, the Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, holds the rank of Minor basilica, and nine further Minor basilicas stand within the archbishopric. Juan José Omella Omella has served as archbishop since his appointment by Pope Francis on 6 November 2015.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].