Diocese of Santiago de Compostela
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Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Archidioecesis Compostellanus Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,301,147 1,192,508 (91.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela) 27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Lugo Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol Diocese of Ourense Diocese of Tui-Vigo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jesús Fernández González |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellanus), established by Pope Calixtus II in 1120, is one of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain.
The Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela 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.
On 5 December 1095 Pope Urban II issued the bull Veterum sinodalia transferring the diocese of Iria to Compostela. In 1120 Pope Calixtus II raised Compostela to an archdiocese.
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