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Catholic ChurchinKingdom of Spain (Spain) |
Also known as: Spanien (Deutsch), España (español), l'Espagne (français), Spagna (Italiano), Hiszpania (polski), Espanha (Português),
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Madrid
Area: 498,980 km²
Population: 48,958,159
Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception (December 8), Saint James Major, Saint Teresa of Jesus
Saints: 372 Saints, 2254 Blesseds
Religions: Roman Catholic 67.8%, atheist 9.1%, other 2.2%, non-believer 18.4%, unspecified 2.5%
Languages: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers)
Ethnic Groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Motto: Plus Ultra (Latin) (Further beyond)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Portugal , ↗ France , ↗ Andorra , ↘ Algeria , ↓ Morocco , ↓ Gibraltar
Jurisdictions (72): Titular Patriarchates (1), Metr. Archdioceses (14), Dioceses (55), Ordinariates (1), Military Ordinariates (1)
Roman Rite (70): Albacete, Alcalá de Henares, Almería, Arzobispado Castrense de España, Astorga, Ávila, Barbastro–Monzón, Barcelona, Bilbao, Burgos, Cádiz y Ceuta, Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño, Cartagena, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Rodrigo, Córdoba, Coria–Cáceres, Cuenca, Getafe, Girona, Granada, Guadix, Huelva, Huesca, Ibiza, Indias Occidentales, Islas Canarias, Jaca, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, León, Lleida, Lugo, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Mérida–Badajoz, Mondoñedo–Ferrol, Orihuela–Alicante, Osma–Soria, Ourense, Oviedo, Palencia, Pamplona y Tudela, Plasencia, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Sebastián, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana, Segovia, Sevilla, Sigüenza–Guadalajara, Solsona, Tarazona, Tarragona, Terrassa, Teruel y Albarracín, Tortosa, Tui–Vigo, Urgell, Valencia, Valladolid, Vic, Vitoria, Zamora, Zaragoza
Mozarabic Rite (1): Toledo
Eastern Rite without proper Ordinary (1): Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en España
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Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (6 electors/12 total): Abril y Castelló (86), Amigo Vallejo (87), Ayuso Guixot (69), Blázquez Pérez (79), Bocos Merino (83), Cañizares Llovera (76), Herranz Casado (91), Ladaria Ferrer (77), Martínez Sistach (84), Omella Omella (75), Osoro Sierra (76), Rouco Varela (85) | All Cardinals
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Special Churches: Cathedrals (106), Basilicas (128), National Shrines (3), World Heritage Churches (74)
Apostolic Nunciature: Spain
Holy See Representation: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Española
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
as of 2022.03.12
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