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Suffragan diocese Plasencia, Spain

Diocese of Plasencia

Placentin(us) in Hispania

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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The address the register holds for New Cathedral of St Mary (Catedral Nueva), Plasencia, in Plasencia, Spain.

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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.

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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.

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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.