Archdiocese of Oviedo
The Archdiocese of Oviedo is a Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous community of Asturias or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.
As of 2023, the archdiocese has a total of 945,818 baptized Catholics, out of a total population of 1,006,193. The number of parishes in the same year was 932, with 337 priests. There were also 493 nuns and 110 monks.
History
- 811: Established as Diocese of Oviedo
- 27 October 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo
Suffragan dioceses
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- * Basilica of Santa María la Real, Covadonga
- * Basilica of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea
- * Basilica-Sanctuary of Sagrado Corazón, Gijón
- * Basilica of Santa Maria de la Asunción de Llanes, Llanes
- World Heritage Churches
- * Basilica of San Julián de los Prados, Oviedo
- * Church of San Miguel de Lillo, Oviedo
- * Church of Santa Cristina de Lena, Lena
- * Church of Santa María del Naranco, Oviedo