Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

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Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. Established by Pope Calixtus II in 1120, is one of the five districts in which the Roman Catholic church divides Galicia in North-western Spain. Archbishop has "cathedra" (i.e.: from Latin "seat") in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and his jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia including the cities of A Coruña and Pontevedra.

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