The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is an Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.[1][2] It was erected as the Diocese of Valladolid by Pope Clement VIII on September 25, 1595, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on July 4, 1857, with the suffragan sees of Ávila, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Segovia, and Zamora.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Valladolid | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Valladolid |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,172 km2 (3,155 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 533,561 453,527 (85%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 September 1595 (As Diocese of Valladolid) 4 July 1857 (As Archdiocese of Valladolid) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption and St Lawrence in Valladolid |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Javier Argüello García |
Suffragans | |
Bishops emeritus | Ricardo Blázquez |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Valladolid also houses the National Sanctuary of the Gran Promesa.[a]
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