Suffragan diocese Plasencia, Spain
Diocese of Plasencia
Placentin(us) in Hispania
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Extremadura, Spain, erected in 1189. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Merida-Badajoz. Its seat is the New Gothic Cathedral of St Mary in Plasencia, alongside the Romanesque Old Cathedral of San Pablo.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1189
- Catholics
- 261,853
- Priests
- 157
- Territory
- 10,000 km²
Parishes and churches
232 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Admr. Par. Dulce Nombre de María (Valdelacasa)ValdelacasaView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe (Rosalejo)RosalejoView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Casas de Miravete)Casas de MiraveteView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Jaraicejo)JaraicejoView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Navacarros)NavacarrosView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Navaconcejo)NavaconcejoView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Ruanes)RuanesView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Sorihuela)SorihuelaView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Talaván)TalavánView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. De la Encarnación (Vallejera de Riofrío)Vallejera de RiofríoView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. De los Remedios (Valdesangil)ValdesangilView parish
- Admr. Par. Ntra. Sra. del Consuelo (Palomares de Béjar)Palomares de BéjarView parish
- Admr. Par. San Agustín (Obando)ObandoView parish
- Admr. Par. San Antonio Abad (Fresnedoso de Béjar)Fresnedoso de BéjarView parish
- Admr. Par. San Antonio Abad (Fresnedoso de Ibor)Fresnedoso de IborView parish
- Admr. Par. San Bartolomé Apóstol (Navalmoral de Béjar)Navalmoral de BéjarView parish
- Admr. Par. San Benito Abad (Mesas de Ibor)Mesas de IborView parish
- Admr. Par. San Bernardo Abad (Casas de Belvís)Casas de BelvísView parish
- Admr. Par. San Blas Obispo y Mártir (Robledollano)RobledollanoView parish
- Admr. Par. San Fabián y San Sebastián (Higuera de Albalat)Higuera de AlbalatView parish
- Admr. Par. San Ildefonso (Serrejón)SerrejónView parish
- Admr. Par. San José Obrero (Conquista del Guadiana)Conquista del GuadianaView parish
- Admr. Par. San Juan Bautista (Berzocana)BerzocanaView parish
- Admr. Par. San Juan Bautista (Saucedilla)SaucedillaView parish
- Admr. Par. San Miguel Arcángel (Ledrada)LedradaView parish
- Admr. Par. San Pedro Apóstol (Puebla de San Medel)Puebla de San MedelView parish
- Admr. Par. San Pedro Apóstol (San Medel)San MedelView parish
- Admr. Par. Santa Catalina, Virgen y Mártir (Romangordo)RomangordoView parish
- Admr. Par. Santa María de las Peñas (Cabañas del Castillo)Cabañas del CastilloView parish
- Admr. Par. Santa María Magdalena (Valdehúncar)ValdehúncarView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ernesto Jesus Brotons Tena
- Born
- 20 February 1968
- Birthplace
- Zaragoza
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The cathedral
New Cathedral of St Mary (Catedral Nueva), Plasencia stands in Plasencia, 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
In Extremadura, western Spain, the Diocese of Plasencia (Latin: Dioecesis Placentina in Hispania) is a suffragan Latin diocese of the Catholic Church within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz. The episcopal seat is the Catedral Nueva Gótica de Santa María (Gothic new cathedral) in the city of Plasencia, dedicated to the Virgin Mary; the city also preserves the Romanesque former cathedral, the Catedral Vieja Románica de San Pablo, dedicated to St. Paul.