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.
- Ntra. Sra. del Rosario (La Aldea del Obispo)La Aldea del ObispoView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del Rosario. (Cantagallo)CantagalloView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del Socorro (Guijo de Santa Bárbara)Guijo de Santa BárbaraView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del Socorro (Villarreal de San Carlos)Villarreal de San CarlosView parish
- Purísima Concepción (Madroñera)MadroñeraView parish
- S. Miguel Arcángel (Jaraiz de la Vera)Jaraiz de la VeraView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Yelbes)YelbesView parish
- San Andrés (Talaveruela de la Vera)Talaveruela de la VeraView parish
- San Andrés Apóstol (Almaraz)AlmarazView parish
- San Andrés Apóstol (Navalmoral de la Mata)Navalmoral de la MataView parish
- San Andrés Apóstol (Viandar de la Vera)Viandar de la VeraView parish
- San Bartolomé (Fuentebuena)FuentebuenaView parish
- San Bartolomé Apóstol (Aldeacentenera)AldeacenteneraView parish
- San Bartolomé Apóstol (Herguijuela)HerguijuelaView parish
- San Bartolomé Apóstol (Puerto de Santa Cruz)Puerto de Santa CruzView parish
- San Bernardino de Siena (Roturas de Cabañas)Roturas de CabañasView parish
- San Blas (Oliva de Plasencia)Oliva de PlasenciaView parish
- San Blas (Toril)TorilView parish
- San Blas (Valdecañas de Tajo)Valdecañas de TajoView parish
- San Cristóbal (Collado de la Vera)Collado de la VeraView parish
- San Esteban (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- San Francisco de Asís (Millanes de la Mata)Millanes de la MataView parish
- San Fulgencio (Los Guadalperales)Los GuadalperalesView parish
- San Gil (San Gil)San GilView parish
- San Gregorio Magno (Jarilla)JarillaView parish
- San Isidro Labrador (Vegas Altas)Vegas AltasView parish
- San José (Huertas de Ánimas)Huertas de ÁnimasView parish
- San José (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- San José Obrero (El Torviscal)El TorviscalView parish
- San José Obrero (Tiétar)TiétarView 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.