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Metropolitan see Barcelona, Spain

Archdiocese of Barcelona

Barcinonen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, in Barcelona, Spain.

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Established
343
Catholics
2,105,820
Priests
618
Territory
339 km²

Parishes and churches

207 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Juan José Omella Omella
Born
21 April 1946
Birthplace
Cretas

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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.

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.