Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de Laguna or Dioecesis Nivariensis

Diócesis de San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diócesis de Tenerife
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Location
CountrySpain
Ecclesiastical provinceSeville
MetropolitanSeville
Statistics
Area3,381 km2 (1,305 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 1,020,490
  • 884,000 (86.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 February 1819
CathedralCathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopEloy Alberto Santiago
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Ángel Saiz Meneses
Bishops emeritusBernardo Álvarez Afonso
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Latin: Sancti Christophori de Laguna), also called Diocese of Tenerife or Diocese Nivariense, is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands and a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Sevilla in Spain. The diocese includes the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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