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
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- 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. Santa Teresa de Jesús (Palazuelo)PalazueloView parish
- Admr. Par. Santiago Apóstol (Peraleda de la Mata)Peraleda de la MataView parish
- Admr. Par. Santiago Apóstol (Santibáñez de Béjar)Santibáñez de BéjarView parish
- Admr. Par. Santiago Apóstol (Valverde de Valdelacasa)Valverde de ValdelacasaView parish
- Admr. Par. Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Cañamero)CañameroView parish
- Admr. Par. Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Peromingo)PeromingoView parish
- Admr. Par.Espíritu Santo (La Hoya)La HoyaView parish
- Admr. Parroquial Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Villar de Plasencia)Villar de PlasenciaView parish
- Col. Par. San Gregorio Magno (Jarilla)JarillaView parish
- Col. Par. San Juan Bautista (Segura de Toro)Segura de ToroView parish
- Col. Par. San Lorenzo Mártir (Cabezabellosa)CabezabellosaView parish
- Col. Par. Santos Mártires Fabián y Sebastián (Casas del Monte)Casas del MonteView parish
- Conversión de S. Pablo Apóstol (Zorita)ZoritaView parish
- Cristo Resucitado (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Degollación de San Juan Bautista (Ibahernando)IbahernandoView parish
- El Pilar y San José (Béjar)BéjarView parish
- El Salvador (Béjar)BéjarView parish
- El Salvador (Majadas de Tiétar)Majadas de TiétarView parish
- El Salvador (Pasarón de la Vera)Pasarón de la VeraView parish
- El Salvador (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Espíritu Santo (Orellana de la Sierra)Orellana de la SierraView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción (Grimaldo)GrimaldoView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción (Orellana la Vieja)Orellana la ViejaView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción (Valdeíñigos)ValdeíñigosView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción (Villanueva de la Vera)Villanueva de la VeraView parish
- Inmaculado Corazón de María (Ruecas)RuecasView parish
- La Encarnación (Retamosa)RetamosaView parish
- La Natividad de Ntra. Sra. (Manchita)ManchitaView parish
- La Purísima Concepción (La Cabeza de Béjar)La Cabeza de BéjarView parish
- La Sagrada Familia (Zurbarán)ZurbaránView 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.