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Spain

Also known as: Spanien (Deutsch), España (español), l’Espagne (français), Spagna (Italiano), Hiszpania (polski), Espanha (Português), 西班牙 (正體中文), スペイン (日本語), Hispania (latine)

By Type (72)

Titular Patriarchal Sees Patriarchal See (1)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (14)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (55)

Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite Ordinariate (1)

Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (70): Albacete, Alcalá de Henares, Almería, Arzobispado Castrense de España, Astorga, Ávila, Barbastro–Monzón, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos, Cádiz y Ceuta, Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño, Cartagena, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Rodrigo, Córdoba, Coria–Cáceres, Cuenca, Getafe, Girona, Granada, Guadix, Huelva, Huesca, Ibiza, Indias Occidentales, Islas Canarias, Jaca, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, León, Lleida, Lugo, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Mérida–Badajoz, Mondoñedo–Ferrol, Orihuela–Alicante, Osma–Soria, Ourense, Oviedo, Palencia, Pamplona y Tudela, Plasencia, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Sebastián, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana, Segovia, Sevilla, Sigüenza–Guadalajara, Solsona, Tarazona, Tarragona, Terrassa, Teruel y Albarracín, Tortosa, Tui–Vigo, Urgell, Valencia, Valladolid, Vic, Vitoria, Zamora, Zaragoza

Mozarabic Rite (1): Toledo

Eastern Rite without proper Ordinary (1): Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en España


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Apostolic Nunciature: Spain Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza (65)

Holy See Representation: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Msgr. Maurizio Bravi (62)

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Española Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (63)

CardinalsCardinals (7 electors/14 total)

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló (89)Santos Abril y Castelló (89)

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J. (72)Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J. (72)

Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (82)Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (82)

Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (86)Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (86)

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (78)Antonio Cañizares Llovera (78)

Cardinal José Cobo Cano (59)José Cobo Cano (59)

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (64)Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (64)

Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (94)Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (94)

Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (80)Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (80)

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach (87)Lluís Martínez Sistach (87)

Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella (78)Juan José Omella Omella (78)

Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (79)Carlos Osoro Sierra (79)

Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela (88)Antonio María Rouco Varela (88)

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (79)Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (79)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (105)

Basilicas Basilicas (131)

National Shrines National Shrines (3)

World Heritage Churches World Heritage Churches (77)

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception (December 8), Saint James Major, Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saints: 380 Saints, 2274 Blesseds

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Papal Visits


Geography

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Madrid

Area: 498,980 km²

Population: 48,958,159

Neighbouring Countries: Portugal Portugal, ↗ France France, ↗ Andorra Andorra, ↘ Algeria Algeria, ↓ Morocco Morocco, ↓ Gibraltar Gibraltar

Cultural Summary

Religions: Roman Catholic 67.8%, atheist 9.1%, other 2.2%, non-believer 18.4%, unspecified 2.5%

Languages: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers)

Ethnic Groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Motto: Plus Ultra (Latin) (Further beyond)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 505,992 km²

Catholic Population: 44,125,000 Catholics (93.2% of 47,321,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 23,243 parishes, 2 mission stations (with resident priest), 4,529 other centres

Clergy: 122 bishops (63 diocesan, 59 titular), 19,286 priests (13,170 diocesan, 6,116 religious), 544 permanent deacons (517 diocesan, 27 religious)

Non-Clergy: 39,678 religious (2,700 brothers, 36,978 sisters), 1,920 members of secular institutes (86 brothers, 1,834 sisters), 1,428 major seminarians, 94 missionaries, 88,690 catechists

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