Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seville Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hispalensis Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Sevilla | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Seville |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,036 km2 (5,419 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,900,224 1,890,000 (99.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd Century (As Diocese of Seville) 4th Century (As Archdiocese of Seville) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Seville |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Ángel Saiz Meneses |
Suffragans | Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna Diocese of Canarias Diocese of Córdoba Diocese of Huelva Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera |
Bishops emeritus | Juan Asenjo Pelegrina |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seville (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hispalensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Seville, Spain. The Diocese of Seville was founded in the 3rd century. It was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 4th century. The current archbishop is José Ángel Saiz Meneses. It has the suffragan dioceses of: