Diocese of León
Legionen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · León, Spain
Latin rite diocese in Castile and Leon, Spain, with origins in the 4th century, one of the oldest sees in Spain. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oviedo. Its seat is the Gothic Leon Cathedral, dedicated to St Mary.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 400
- Latin
- Legionen(sis)
- Patron
- * san Froilán * Virgen del Camino
- Annuario code
- 001001983
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 305,860
- Population
- 312,196
- Catholic share
- 98.0%
- Priests
- 259
- Catholics per priest
- 1,181
- Extent
- 9,620 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 32
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
- Bishop
- Luis Angel de las Heras Berzal
- Born
- 14 June 1963
- Birthplace
- Segovia
- Institute
- MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (CLARETTIANI)
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
Leon Cathedral stands in León, 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 Oviedo
A suffragan of Oviedo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of OviedoOviedo
- Diocese of AstorgaAstorga
- Diocese of SantanderSantander
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of León, within the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain, hosts a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of León (Latin: Dioecesis Legionensis).
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].