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.
- Santa María de la Torre (Jarandilla de la Vera)Jarandilla de la VeraView parish
- Santa María del Consuelo (Don Benito)Don BenitoMass times recorded
- Santa María del Pilar (Casar de Miajadas)Casar de MiajadasView parish
- Santa María la Mayor (Béjar)BéjarView parish
- Santa María la Mayor y San Francisco (Trujillo)TrujilloView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (El Tejado)El TejadoView parish
- Santa María Magdalena (Huertas de la Magdalena)Huertas de la MagdalenaView parish
- Santa María y San Gregorio (Guareña)GuareñaView parish
- Santa María y su Filial San Nicolás (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Belvís de Monroy)Belvís de MonroyView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Garciaz)GarciazView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Losar de la Vera)Losar de la VeraView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Miajadas)MiajadasView parish
- Santiago Apóstol (Navezuelas)NavezuelasView parish
- Santiago el Mayor (Torremenga de la Vera)Torremenga de la VeraView parish
- Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Nava de Béjar)Nava de BéjarView parish
- Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Villamesías)VillamesíasView parish
- Santos Mártires Fabián y Sebastián (Casas del Monte)Casas del MonteView parish
- Sta. Catalina de Alejandría Virgen y Mártir (Alcollarín)AlcollarínView parish
- Sta. María de Guadalupe (Hernán Cortés)Hernán CortésView parish
- Sta.María de Altagracia (Jaraiz de la Vera)Jaraiz de la VeraView parish
- Sta.Mª de la Asunción de Aguas Vivas (Hervás)HervásView parish
- Vera Cruz (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)Santa Cruz de la SierraView parish
- Vic. Par. El Pilar y San José (Béjar)BéjarView parish
- Vic. Par. El Salvador (Majadas de Tiétar)Majadas de TiétarView parish
- Vic. Par. El Salvador (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. Espíritu Santo (Orellana de la Sierra)Orellana de la SierraView parish
- Vic. Par. Inmaculada Concepción (Orellana la Vieja)Orellana la ViejaView parish
- Vic. Par. Inmaculada Concepción (Valdeíñigos)ValdeíñigosView 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.