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 Pedro (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- San Pedro Ad Víncula (Casatejada)CasatejadaView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (Aldeanueva de la Vera)Aldeanueva de la VeraView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (El Gordo)El GordoView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (Madrigal de la Vera)Madrigal de la VeraView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (Robledillo de Trujillo)Robledillo de TrujilloView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (Villar de Rena)Villar de RenaView parish
- San Pedro Apóstol (Vivares)VivaresView parish
- San Pedro de Alcántara (Pueblonuevo de Miramontes)Pueblonuevo de MiramontesView parish
- San Pedro y San Pablo (Valdehornillos)ValdehornillosView parish
- San Rafael (Pizarro)PizarroView parish
- San Sebastián (Barrado)BarradoView parish
- San Sebastián (Campillo de Deleitosa)Campillo de DeleitosaView parish
- San Sebastián (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- Santa Amalia (Santa Amalia)Santa AmaliaView parish
- Santa Ana (Santa Ana)Santa AnaView parish
- Santa Catalina (Monroy)MonroyView parish
- Santa Catalina (Torrecilla de la Tiesa)Torrecilla de la TiesaView parish
- Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Navalvillar de Pela)Navalvillar de PelaView parish
- Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Rebollar)RebollarView parish
- Santa Cecilia (Medellín)MedellínView parish
- Santa Cristina (Cristina)CristinaView parish
- Santa Elena (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Santa Margarita (Mengabril)MengabrilView parish
- Santa Marta (Santa Marta de Magasca)Santa Marta de MagascaView parish
- Santa María (Baños de Montemayor)Baños de MontemayorView parish
- Santa María de Fuentes Claras (Valverde de la Vera)Valverde de la VeraView parish
- Santa María de Gracia (Valdastillas)ValdastillasView parish
- Santa María de la Asunción (Mirabel)MirabelView parish
- Santa María de la Esperanza (Plasencia)PlasenciaView 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.