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Suffragan diocese Bilbao, Spain

Diocese of Bilbao

Flaviobrigen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Bilbao is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, Spain. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Burgos.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Santiago, in Bilbao, Spain.

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Established
1949
Catholics
1,146,400
Priests
401
Territory
2,193 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseba Segura Etxezarraga
Born
10 May 1958
Birthplace
Bilbao

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Santiago stands in Bilbao, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Seated in the city of Bilbao in the Province of Biscay, in Northern Spain, the Diocese of Bilbao (Latin: Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Burgos.

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