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Diocese of León

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oviedo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 9,620 (3,715 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdeleon.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 7, 24080 Leon; Plaza de la Regla 7, 24003 Leon, Espana
  • Telephone: 987.21.96.84
  • Fax: 987.26.06.65

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of León (erected)
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Palencia (Liebaña in Santander) Diocese of León
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of León (45 parishes in Valladolid) Archdiocese of Valladolid
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of León (18 parishes in Zamora) Diocese of Zamora
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of León (157 parishes in Palencia) Diocese of Palencia
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Lugo (Territory in León) Diocese of León
17 October 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Oviedo (Valencia de don Juan with 6 parishes, 160 parishes, Armellada with 4 parishes (in León)) Diocese of León
27 October 1954Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of León (from Burgos)
22 November 1955Territory LostDiocese of León (parts of Santander) Diocese of Santander
19 September 1956Territory AddedDiocese of Astorga (Fasgar, Vegapujín, Posada de Omaña, Torrecillo, Barrio de la Puente, Villar de Omaña, Marzán, Cirujales y Villaverde, Omañuela, Rosales, Folloso, Campo y Santibéñez de la Lomba, Valdesamario y la Carandilla, Utrera, Andarraso, Castro de la Lomba, ...) Diocese of León

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950270,987270,987100.0%63059689393210619816ap1951
1970320,708320,708100.0%5392057444314021,113764ap1971
1980323,500325,00099.5%4661926584913221,068755ap1981
1990295,792316,24293.5%415155570518291844755ap1991
1999319,382321,88299.2%3521184706792239796756ap2000
2000318,042320,54299.2%3471294766681261796756ap2001
2001316,504319,10499.2%3461214676772240778756ap2002
2002316,654317,85499.6%3361164527002233726756ap2003
2003315,552316,83299.6%3261174437121230736756ap2004
2004314,172315,45299.6%3231154387171222744756ap2005
2013309,690315,86898.0%2851003858041171516757ap2014
2016305,860312,19698.0%261953568593165501757ap2017
2019301,692308,07197.9%2331063398894158692757ap2020
2021298,480305,03097.9%197762731,0935155488757ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 299, and Page 300
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 174
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 221, and Page 222
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 218
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 240
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 256, and Page 257
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 40, to Page 42
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 131, to Page 133
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 456, to Page 460
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 728, and Page 729

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