Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo

Diocese of Lugo
Dioecesis Lucensis in Hispania
Diócesis de Lugo

Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Santiago de Compostela
Metropolitan Santiago de Compostela
Statistics
Area 7,780 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
296,961
296,389 (99.8%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 2nd Century
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel in Lugo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alfonso Carrasco Rouco
Metropolitan Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain.[1] The bishop has cathedra in the Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel) in Lugo; his jurisdiction covers 1,138 parishes in three provinces:

Bishops of Lugo

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