Roman Catholic Diocese of Ourense

Diocese of Orense
Dioecesis Auriensis
Diócesis de Ourense

Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Compostela
Metropolitan Santiago de Compostela
Statistics
Area 5,281 km2 (2,039 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
315,407
314,107 (99.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5th Century
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles in Ourense
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Leonardo Lemos Montanet
Metropolitan Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: Dioecesis Auriensis) is one of five dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his cathedra (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Milagros in Ourense and his jurisdiction covers all the 28 districts and 735 parishes of the Province of Ourense.

Bishops of Ourense

List of Parishes by District

Allariz District

ALLARIZ, ALLARIZ, AUGAS SANTAS, COEDO, CORBILLÓN, COUCIEIRO, ESPIÑEIROS, FOLGOSO, MEZQUITA, PAZÓ, QUEIROAS, REQUEIXO, SAN TORCUATO, SEOANE DE ALLARIZ, TORNEIROS, URROS, URROS, VILANOVA DE ALLARIZ, ZARRACÓS,

Avión-Leiro District

ABELENDA DAS PENAS, ABELENDA DE AVIÓN, AMIUDAL, AVIÓN, BAÍSTE, BALDE, BARROSO, BEADE, BEARIZ, BEIRO, BERÁN, CORCORES, CORTEGAZAS, COUSO DE AVION, FARAMONTAOS, GOMARIZ, LAMAS, LEBOSENDE, LEBOZÁN, LEIRO, NIEVA, OREGA, REGADAS, SAN CLODIO, SERANTES, VIEITE, XIRAZGA,

Bande District

ARAUXO, ARAUXO, BANDE, BAÑOS DE BANDE, BARXÉS, CADÓS, CADÓS, CALVOS DE BANDE, CELA, CORBELLE, COUSO DE SALAS, ENTRIMO, FORNADEIROS, FRAGA, GALEZ, GARABELOS, GROU, GROU, GROU, ILLA, LOBEIRA, LOBIOS, MANÍN, MAUS DE SALAS, MONTELONGO, MUIÑOS, NIGUEIROÁ, OLELAS, PARADA DE VENTOSA, PARADA DO MONTE, PEREIRA, PORQUEIRÓS, PRADO DE LIMIA, REGADA, REQUIÁS, SANTA COMBA DE BANDE, SOUTO DE LIMIA, TORNO, VAL DE RIOCALDO, VENCEÁS, VILARIÑO DE LOBEIRA, XERMEADE,

Caldelas District

ABELEDA, ABELEDA, ABELEDA, ABELEDOS, ALAIS, ARGAS, ARGAS, BARXACOVA, BOAZO, BURGO DE CALDELAS, CABANAS, CADELIÑA, CAMBA, CANDEDO, CASTELOAIS, CASTRELO DE CALDELAS, CASTRO CALDELAS, CERDEIRA, CHANDREXA, CHÁS, CHAVEÁN, CHAVEÁN, COBAS, CRISTOSENDE, DRADOS, EDRADA, FITOIRO, FOLGOSO DE CALDELAS, FONTAO, FONTEITA, FORCAS, GABÍN, LUMEARES, MARRUBIO, MAZAIRA, MEDORRA, MEDOS, MONTEDERRAMO, MONTEDERRAMO, MONTOEDO, NAVEA, NOGUEIRA, PARADA DO SIL, PARADA DO SIL, PARADELA, PARADELLAS, PAREDES, PEDRAFITA, PEDROUZOS, POBOEIROS, PRADOMAO, QUEIXA, RABAL, RIO, SACARDEBOIS, SAN XURXO, SAS DE PENELAS, SAS DO MONTE, SEOANE VELLO, SISTÍN, TRABAZÓS, TROCENDA, VILAMAIOR DE CALDELAS, VILARDÁ, VILARIÑOFRIO, VIMIEIRO,

Carballiño-Orcellón District

Castrelo de Miño District

Cea District

Celanova District

Cortegada District

Cualedro District

Chaos de Amoeiro District

Gudiña-Riós District

Limia District

Maceda District

Maside (Castela) District

A Merca District

Monterrei District

Ourense (Norte-Sur-Este-Oeste) District

Rabeda District

Rairiz de Veiga District

Ramirás District

Ribadavia District

Terra de Aguiar

Toén District

Verín-Laza District

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See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Guevara y Váldes, Eduardo Pardo de (2005). Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía [Acts of the 11th American Reunion of Geneology] (in Spanish). Instituto Padre Sarmiento de Estudios Gallegos (Santiado de Compostela). Xunta, Galacia: Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. pp. 461–466. ISBN 8400083369. Retrieved 8 April 2015.