Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga is an ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Spain, one of the country’s historic dioceses with roots dating back to early Christianity on the Iberian Peninsula.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsToEpiscopalConference Spanish Episcopal Conference
borderingDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of León
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo
linked to: Diocese of Lugo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ourense
linked to: Diocese of Ourense

Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander
Roman Catholic Diocese of Valladolid
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora
linked to: Diocese of Zamora
cathedral Cathedral of Santa María de Astorga
linked to: Astorga Cathedral
cathedralCity Astorga
continent Europe
country Spain
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
establishedInCentury 3rd century
governedBy bishop
hasCathedralDedication Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Assumption of Mary
hasClericalTerritoryType diocesan territory
hasCoatOfArmsType ecclesiastical heraldry
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in the province of León
parishes in the province of Ourense
parishes in the province of Zamora
hasJurisdictionType diocese
hasLatinName Dioecesis Asturicensis
linked to: Diocese of Astorga
hasOriginsIn early Christianity on the Iberian Peninsula
hasPatronSaint Virgin Mary
hasSee Astorga
hasWebsite https://www.diocesisastorga.es/
isHistoricDioceseOf Spain
isOneOf oldest dioceses in Spain
isSuffraganOf Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo
languageOfLiturgy Latin
Spanish
locatedIn Astorga
locatedInRegion Castile and León
northwestern Spain
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Oviedo
partOf Catholic Church in Spain
province Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo
region León
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
tradition Western Christianity
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astorga isSeatOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga
Astorga Cathedral diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga