Also known as: Spanien (Deutsch), España (español), l’Espagne (français), Spagna (Italiano), Hiszpania (polski), Espanha (Português), 西班牙 (正體中文), スペイン (日本語), Hispania (latine)
Titular Patriarchal Sees Patriarchal See (1)
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (14)
Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (55)
Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite Ordinariate (1)
Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)
Roman Rite (70): Albacete, Alcalá de Henares, Almería, Arzobispado Castrense de España, Astorga, Ávila, Barbastro–Monzón, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos, Cádiz y Ceuta, Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño, Cartagena, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Rodrigo, Córdoba, Coria–Cáceres, Cuenca, Getafe, Girona, Granada, Guadix, Huelva, Huesca, Ibiza, Indias Occidentales, Islas Canarias, Jaca, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, León, Lleida, Lugo, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Mérida–Badajoz, Mondoñedo–Ferrol, Orihuela–Alicante, Osma–Soria, Ourense, Oviedo, Palencia, Pamplona y Tudela, Plasencia, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Sebastián, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana, Segovia, Sevilla, Sigüenza–Guadalajara, Solsona, Tarazona, Tarragona, Terrassa, Teruel y Albarracín, Tortosa, Tui–Vigo, Urgell, Valencia, Valladolid, Vic, Vitoria, Zamora, Zaragoza
Mozarabic Rite (1): Toledo
Eastern Rite without proper Ordinary (1): Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en España
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: Spain Archbishop Piero Pioppo (65)
Holy See Representation: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Msgr. Jain Mendez
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Española Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García (73)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (73)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (64)
Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló (90) Santos Abril y Castelló (90)
Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (84) Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (84)
Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (88) Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. (88)
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (80) Antonio Cañizares Llovera (80)
Cardinal José Cobo Cano (60) José Cobo Cano (60)
Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (65) Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (65)
Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (96) Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (96)
Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (82) Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (82)
Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach (89) Lluís Martínez Sistach (89)
Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella (80) Juan José Omella Omella (80)
Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (81) Carlos Osoro Sierra (81)
Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela (89) Antonio María Rouco Varela (89)
Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (81) Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (81)
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Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception (December 8), Saint James Major, Saint Teresa of Jesus
Saints: 380 Saints, 2547 Blesseds
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Madrid
Area: 498,980 km2
Population: 48,958,159
Neighbouring Countries: ← Portugal Portugal, ↗ France France, ↗ Andorra Andorra, ↘ Algeria Algeria, ↓ Morocco Morocco, ↓ Gibraltar Gibraltar
Religions: Roman Catholic 67.8%, atheist 9.1%, other 2.2%, non-believer 18.4%, unspecified 2.5%
Languages: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers)
Ethnic Groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Motto: Plus Ultra (Latin) (Further beyond)
Area: 505,992 km2
Catholic Population: 44,837,000 Catholics (93.2% of 48,085,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 22,873 parishes, 3 mission stations (with resident priest), 4,304 other centres
Clergy: 124 bishops (68 diocesan, 56 titular), 18,391 priests (12,587 diocesan, 5,804 religious), 593 permanent deacons (564 diocesan, 29 religious)
Non-Clergy: 36,945 religious (2,598 brothers, 34,347 sisters), 1,647 members of secular institutes (85 brothers, 1,562 sisters), 1,363 major seminarians, 98 missionaries, 81,675 catechists
Last updated on 2026年06月08日
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