Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

Diocese of Coria-Cáceres
Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum
Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres

Coria Cathedral
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Mérida–Badajoz
Metropolitan Mérida–Badajoz
Statistics
Area 10,052 km2 (3,881 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
263,430
251,701 (95.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1143 (As Diocese of Coria)
9 April 1957 (As Diocese of Coria-Cáceres)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Coria
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Mary in Cáceres
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francisco Cerro Chaves
Metropolitan Archbishop Santiago García Aracil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (Latin: Caurien(sis) – Castrorum Caeciliorum) is a diocese located in the cities of Coria and Cáceres in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida–Badajoz in Spain.[1]

History

Leadership

Concatedral de Santa María, Cáceres
(Co-Cathedral of St. Mary)
Bishops of Coria (Roman rite)
. . .
Bishops of Coria-Cáceres (Roman rite)

See also

Sources

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