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.
- San Juan Bautista (Abertura)AberturaView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Béjar)BéjarView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Casas del Castañar)Casas del CastañarView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Hervás)HervásView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Madrigalejo)MadrigalejoView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Malpartida de Plasencia)Malpartida de PlasenciaView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Pago de San Clemente)Pago de San ClementeView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Piornal)PiornalView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Puebla de Alcollarin)Puebla de AlcollarinView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Segura de Toro)Segura de ToroView parish
- San Juan Evangelista (Deleitosa)DeleitosaView parish
- San Lorenzo Mártir (Cabezabellosa)CabezabellosaView parish
- San Lorenzo Mártir (Conquista de la Sierra)Conquista de la SierraView parish
- San Lorenzo Mártir (Garganta la Olla)Garganta la OllaView parish
- San Martín de Tours (Talayuela)TalayuelaView parish
- San Martín de Tours (Trujillo)TrujilloView parish
- San Mateo Apóstol y Evangelista (Logrosán)LogrosánView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Alonso de Ojeda)Alonso de OjedaView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Barquilla de Pinares)Barquilla de PinaresView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Cabezuela del Valle)Cabezuela del ValleView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Cabrero)CabreroView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Robledillo de la Vera)Robledillo de la VeraView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Solana de Cabañas)Solana de CabañasView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Tejeda de Tiétar)Tejeda de TiétarView parish
- San Miguel Arcángel (Torrejón el Rubio)Torrejón el RubioView parish
- San Nicolás de Bari (Arroyomolinos de la Vera)Arroyomolinos de la VeraView parish
- San Nicolás de Bari (Casas de Millán)Casas de MillánView parish
- San Pablo Apóstol (Gargantilla)GargantillaView 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
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
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.