Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valladolid

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus

Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Valladolid
Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provinceValladolid
Statistics
Area8,172 km2 (3,155 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
533,561
453,527 (85%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 September 1595 (As Diocese of Valladolid)
4 July 1857 (As Archdiocese of Valladolid)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption and St Lawrence in Valladolid
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopLuis Javier Argüello García
Suffragans
Bishops emeritusRicardo Blázquez
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Coat of arms of the archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain, elevated from the rank of diocese in 1857.[1][2]

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Valladolid also houses the National Sanctuary of the Gran Promesa.[a]

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Valladolid" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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