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.
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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.
- Vic. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Berrocalejo)BerrocalejoView parish
- Vic. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Gargüera)GargüeraView parish
- Vic. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Puente del Congosto)Puente del CongostoView parish
- Vic. Par. Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción (Sorihuela)SorihuelaView parish
- Vic. Par. Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias (Navalmoral de la Mata)Navalmoral de la MataView parish
- Vic. Par. San Andrés Apóstol (Navalmoral de la Mata)Navalmoral de la MataView parish
- Vic. Par. San Antonio Abad (Fresnedoso de Béjar)Fresnedoso de BéjarView parish
- Vic. Par. San Esteban (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. San José (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. San Juan Bautista (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- Vic. Par. San Juan Bautista (Malpartida de Plasencia)Malpartida de PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. San Martin de Tours (Trujillo)TrujilloView parish
- Vic. Par. San Pedro (El Gordo)El GordoView parish
- Vic. Par. San Pedro (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. San Sebastián (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- Vic. Par. Santa María Magdalena (El Tejado)El TejadoView parish
- Vic. Par. Santa María y San Francisco (Trujillo)TrujilloView parish
- Vic. Par. Santa María y su Filial San Nicolás (Plasencia)PlasenciaView parish
- Vic. Par. Santiago Apóstol (Don Benito)Don BenitoView parish
- Vic. Par. Santiago Apóstol (Santibáñez de Béjar)Santibáñez de BéjarView parish
- Vic. Par. Sra. de la Natividad (Navamorales)NavamoralesView parish
- Vic.. Par. San Blas (Toril)TorilView 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.