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Suffragan diocese Mallorca, Spain

Diocese of Mallorca

Maioricen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Mallorca is a Latin Church diocese covering the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, with origins in the 5th century and restored in 1237 after the Christian reconquest. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Valencia, with its cathedral in Palma.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Palma Cathedral, in Mallorca, Spain.

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Established
1237
Catholics
594,860
Priests
243
Territory
3,604 km²

Parishes and churches

174 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

Bishop
Sebastià Taltavull Anglada
Born
28 January 1948
Birthplace
Ciutadella de Menorca

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The cathedral

Palma Cathedral stands in Mallorca, 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

Palma, on the island of Mallorca, is the seat of the Diocese of Mallorca (Latin: Dioecesis Maioricensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church within the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.