Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid Archidioecesis Metropolitae Matritensis Archidiócesis Metropolitana de Madrid | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Madrid |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,663 km2 (1,414 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 4,146,225 3,316,800 (80%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena in Madrid |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Cobo Cano |
Suffragans |
Diocese of Alcalá de Henares Diocese of Getafe |
Auxiliary Bishops | Juan Antonio Martínez Camino |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid ( Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Matritensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 12 June 2023 the archbishop of Madrid has been José Cobo Cano.
Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese was only created in the late 19th century and gained the status of an archdiocese in 1991. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, in Spain's national capital Madrid. The metropolitan city area also has several minor basilicas: the Basílica Ex-Catedral de San Isidro (the former pro-cathedral), the Basílica de San Lorenzo (a World Heritage Site, in El Escorial), the Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (dedicated to the Assumption, in Colmenar Viejo), the Basílica de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora, the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, the Basílica de San Vicente de Paul (Milagrosa), the Basílica de Santa Cruz (dedicated to the Holy Cross, in El Valle de los Caídos), the Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel, the Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha (royal, a National Shrine), the Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande (also royal).
It was founded on 7 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII as the Diocese of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares / Matriten(sis) et Compluten(sis) (Latin adjective), on canonical territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo. [1] It was made the Archdiocese of Madrid on 25 March 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II gave the Archdiocese Metropolitan status on 23 July 1991, while creating two suffragan dioceses split off from its territory: Getafe and Alcalá de Henares. The archdiocese hosted papal visits from Pope John Paul II (1982.10, 1982.11, 1993.06, 2003.05) and Pope Benedict XVI (August 2011).
On 20 January 2021, a large explosion damaged Our Lady of Paloma parish in downtown Madrid, and killed four men, including a parishioner and a priest of the parish, Ruben Perez Ayala. Perez had been ordained to the priesthood six months before. The explosion was caused by a gas leak in a boiler which the parishioner, David Santos Munoz, an electrician, had been called to inspect. [2]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,553,000 Catholics (86.7% of 4,099,700 total) on 3,663 km2 in 482 parishes and 108 missions with 3,107 priests (1,417 diocesan, 1,690 religious), 31 deacons, 9,082 lay religious (2,245 brothers, 6,837 sisters) and 204 seminarians.
Its only suffragan sees are its daughters :
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid Archidioecesis Metropolitae Matritensis Archidiócesis Metropolitana de Madrid | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Madrid |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,663 km2 (1,414 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 4,146,225 3,316,800 (80%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
|
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena in Madrid |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Cobo Cano |
Suffragans |
Diocese of Alcalá de Henares Diocese of Getafe |
Auxiliary Bishops | Juan Antonio Martínez Camino |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid ( Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Matritensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 12 June 2023 the archbishop of Madrid has been José Cobo Cano.
Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese was only created in the late 19th century and gained the status of an archdiocese in 1991. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, in Spain's national capital Madrid. The metropolitan city area also has several minor basilicas: the Basílica Ex-Catedral de San Isidro (the former pro-cathedral), the Basílica de San Lorenzo (a World Heritage Site, in El Escorial), the Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (dedicated to the Assumption, in Colmenar Viejo), the Basílica de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora, the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, the Basílica de San Vicente de Paul (Milagrosa), the Basílica de Santa Cruz (dedicated to the Holy Cross, in El Valle de los Caídos), the Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel, the Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha (royal, a National Shrine), the Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande (also royal).
It was founded on 7 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII as the Diocese of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares / Matriten(sis) et Compluten(sis) (Latin adjective), on canonical territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo. [1] It was made the Archdiocese of Madrid on 25 March 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II gave the Archdiocese Metropolitan status on 23 July 1991, while creating two suffragan dioceses split off from its territory: Getafe and Alcalá de Henares. The archdiocese hosted papal visits from Pope John Paul II (1982.10, 1982.11, 1993.06, 2003.05) and Pope Benedict XVI (August 2011).
On 20 January 2021, a large explosion damaged Our Lady of Paloma parish in downtown Madrid, and killed four men, including a parishioner and a priest of the parish, Ruben Perez Ayala. Perez had been ordained to the priesthood six months before. The explosion was caused by a gas leak in a boiler which the parishioner, David Santos Munoz, an electrician, had been called to inspect. [2]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,553,000 Catholics (86.7% of 4,099,700 total) on 3,663 km2 in 482 parishes and 108 missions with 3,107 priests (1,417 diocesan, 1,690 religious), 31 deacons, 9,082 lay religious (2,245 brothers, 6,837 sisters) and 204 seminarians.
Its only suffragan sees are its daughters :