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Diocese of Mérida–Badajoz
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The Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Extremadura, Spain. Founded as the Diocese of Badajoz in 1255, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1994 with suffragans Coria-Cáceres and Plasencia.
- Archbishop
- José Rodríguez Carballo
- Latin name
- Emeriten(sis) Augustan(us)-Pacen(sis)
- Established
- 1255 (archdiocese 1994)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Badajoz
- Co-cathedral
- Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, Mérida
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Mérida-Badajoz
- Catholics
- 581,414
- Chancery
- Arzobispado, c/Obispo San Juan de Ribera 2, 06002 Badajoz, España
- Telephone
- Tel. 924.22.28.47; fax 924.24.69.92
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco PT 60 km
- Diocese of Coria–Cáceres 84 km
- Diocese of Évora PT 88 km
- Diocese of Beja PT 123 km
- Plasencia 149 km
- Diocese of Santarém PT 153 km
Parishes near the see
- Espíritu Santo · Badajoz <1 km
- Jesús Obrero · Badajoz <1 km
- María Auxiliadora · Badajoz <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de Gracia · Badajoz <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Badajoz <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Asunción · Badajoz <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002229 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08