List of Catholic dioceses in Spain

The diocesan system of the Catholic church government in Spain consists mainly of a nearly entirely Latin hierarchy of 70 territorial (arch)dioceses :

Exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, are :

  • the (vacant) Latin Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies
  • the Spanish military ordinariate, which is a Latin army bishopric (personal diocese for the military) headed by an archbishop
  • the bishopric of Gibraltar, also Latin
  • the joint Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rite for all Eastern Catholics in Spain.

All except the Exempt Bishop of Gibraltar are members of the national episcopal conference of Spain.

There is also an apostolic nunciature (papal embassy) to Spain (in national capital Madrid), into which is also vested the nunciature to Andorra.
Gibraltar, being British overseas territory without sovereignty (and disputed by Spain), has no papal diplomatic representation.

Map of current Catholic (arch)dioceses in Spain

Exempt current jurisdictions

Latin

Eastern Rite Ordinariate

Current Latin provinces

Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona

Ecclesiastical province of Burgos

Ecclesiastical province of Granada

Ecclesiastical province of Madrid

Ecclesiastical province of Mérida-Badajoz

Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo

Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona

Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Compostela

Ecclesiastical province of Seville

Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona

Ecclesiastical province of Toledo

Ecclesiastical province of Valencia

Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid

Ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza

Titular sees

(Excluding the current but vacant Latin titular patriarchate, above)

  • Forty-eight Titular bishoprics (all Episcopal): Diocese of Abula, Diocese of Acci, Diocese of Álava, Diocese of Algeciras, Diocese of Amaia, Diocese of Arcavica, Diocese of Assidona ? Asidonia, Diocese of Auca, Diocese of Baeza, Diocese of Basti (Baza), Diocese of Besalú, Diocese of Bigastro, Diocese of Britonia, Diocese of Castulo, Diocese of Celene, Diocese of Denia, Diocese of Écija, Diocese of Egabro, Diocese of Egara, Diocese of Elepla, Diocese of Elicroca, Diocese of Elo, Diocese of Emerita Augusta (now Mérida(-Badajoz), again suppressed as titular see), Diocese of Fuerteventura, Diocese of Iliturgi, Illiberi (Elvira / Eliberi / Granada / Ilurir), Diocese of Illici, Diocese of Ipagro, Diocese of Iria Flavia, Diocese of Italica, Diocese of Mentesa, Diocese of Naiera (Najéra), Diocese of Oreto, Diocese of Rota, Diocese of Rotdon, Diocese of Rubicon, Diocese of Saetabis, Diocese of Sasabe, Diocese of Segia, Diocese of Segisama, Diocese of Telde, Diocese of Tucci, Diocese of Urci, Diocese of Ursona, Diocese of Valabria, Diocese of Valeria, Diocese of Valliposita, Diocese of Vergi

Other

(Excluding mere predecessors of current sees)

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