Archdiocese of Madrid
Matriten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Madrid, Spain
The Archdiocese of Madrid is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in central Spain, established in 1885 as the Diocese of Madrid-Alcalá and elevated to an archdiocese in 1964. Its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Getafe and Alcalá de Henares, and it is led by Cardinal José Cobo Cano.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 7 March 1885
- Latin
- Matriten(sis)
- Patron
- Santa María La Real de La Almudena
- Annuario code
- 001002101
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 3,300,000
- Population
- 4,146,225
- Catholic share
- 79.6%
- Priests
- 2,394
- Catholics per priest
- 1,378
- Extent
- 3,663 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 901
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
- José Cobo Cano
- Born
- 20 September 1965
- Birthplace
- Sobiote
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 Santa María la Real de la Almudena, Madrid stands in Madrid, 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 Madrid
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Alcalá de HenaresAlcalá de Henares
- Diocese of GetafeGetafe
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
One of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Matritensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Though Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese itself was created only in the late 19th century, becoming an archdiocese in 1991. José Cobo Cano has been archbishop of Madrid since 12 June 2023.
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].