Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell

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Diocese of Urgell Diœcesis Urgellensis Diòcesi d'Urgell (ca) Diócesis de Urgel (es)
Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell, Urgell
Location
Country	Spain  Andorra
Ecclesiastical province	Tarragona
Metropolitan	Tarragona
Statistics
Area	7,630 km2 (2,950 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 216,337 208,486 (96.4%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic, formerly Orthodox Christianity
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4th Century
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Mary in La Seu d'Urgell
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jaume Pujol i Balcells
Map
Website
bisbaturgell.org

The Diocese of Urgell (Latin: Diœcesis Urgellensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,^[1][2] with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan County of Urgell, though it has different borders. The seat and Cathedral of the bishop are situated in la Seu d'Urgell town. The state of Andorra is a part of this diocese.

Among its most notable events are Bishop Felix's adoptionist revolt, the coup of Bishop Esclua and the overthrowing of the bishop by members of aristocratic families (namely Salla i Ermengol del Conflent, Eribau i Folcs dels Cardona, Guillem Guifré de Cerdanya and Ot de Pallars) between the years 981 and 1122.

Also important is the diocese's patronage of Andorra, with the bishop holding the role of ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra jointly with the President of France (and formerly, the King of France or King/Emperor of the French). Andorra was ceded to the Bishop of Urgell by the Count Ermengol VI of Urgell in 1133.^[3]