Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona
The Archdiocese of Barcelona (Latin: Archidioecesis Barcinonensis) is a Latin metropolitan archbishopric of the Catholic Church in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region.
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barcelona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 339 km2 (131 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 2,643,620 2,105,820 (79.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia (Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia) |
| Patron saint | Virgin of Mercy |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan José Omella Omella |
| Auxiliary Bishops | David Abadías Aurín Javier Vilanova Pellisa |
| Bishops emeritus | Lluís Martínez Sistach |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona. The archbishopric has nine more Minor basilicas : ...
The current Archbishop of Barcelona is Juan José Omella Omella, appointed by Pope Francis on 6 November 2015.
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