Diocese of Terrassa, Spain 🇪🇸

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Terrassa / Terrassen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Barcelona

Neighbouring Dioceses: Sant Feliu de Llobregat (↙), Vic (↑), Girona (↗), Barcelona (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 10

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

2004.06.15: Established as Diocese of Terrassa / Terrassen(sis) (Latin) (from Archdiocese of Barcelona and became suffragan of Barcelona)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.12.03 – ...):

Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll (75)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Terrassa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll (75)
(2021.12.03 – ...)

Bishop of Terrassa (Spain)

Sé en quién he creído

Born:	1950.04.15 (Barcelona, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1980.10.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.06.26

Priest of Barcelona (Spain) (1980.10.12 – 2004.06.15)

Priest of Terrassa (Spain) (2004.06.15 – 2010.05.18)

Titular Bishop of Algeciras (2010.05.18 – 2021.12.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Terrassa (Spain) (2010.05.18 – 2021.12.03)

Bishop of Terrassa (Spain) (2021.12.03 – ...)

Bishop Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses (69) (later Archbishop)
(2004.06.15 – 2021.04.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Duc in altum

Born:	1956.08.02 (Sisante, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1984.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.12.15

Priest of Barcelona (Spain) (1984.07.05 – 2001.10.30)

Titular Bishop of Selemselæ (2001.10.30 – 2004.06.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (2001.10.30 – 2004.06.15)

Bishop of Terrassa (Spain) (2004.06.15 – 2021.04.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (2021.04.17 – ...)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll (75) (2010.05.18 – 2021.12.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Catedral Basílica de Sant Esperit, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalunya
Former Cathedral: Església de Santa Maria, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalunya
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (127)

Sant Feliu de Llobregat (↙), Vic (↑), Girona (↗), Barcelona (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,197 km²

Population: 1,252,727 Catholics (94.7% of 1,323,079 total)

Pastoral Centres: 120 parishes, 66 missions

Personnel: 140 priests (89 diocesan, 51 religious), 21 deacons, 370 religious (72 brothers, 298 sisters), 18 seminarians