Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida
Diocese of Lleida Dioecesis Ilerdensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarragona |
| Metropolitan | Tarragona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,977 km2 (1,149 sq mi) |
Population
|
|
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century (As Diocese of Lérida) 31 October 1992 (As 31 October 1992) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Lleida |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Daniel Palau Valero |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joan Planellas i Barnosell |
| Bishops emeritus | Salvador Giménez Valls Juan Piris Frígola Bishop Emeritus (2008–2015) |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bisbatlleida.org | |
The Diocese of Lleida, or Diocese of Lerida (Latin: Dioecesis Ilerdensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.
The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd century. After the Moorish conquest of Lleida in 716 the episcopal see was moved to Roda (until 1101) and then to Barbastro (1101–1149). The city of Lleida was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1149, and the see was again transferred to its original seat. The Bishop's Palace is located in Rambla d'Aragó.
Lleida is one of the most populous cities in Catalonia, built on the right bank of the River Segre, about 100 miles from Barcelona. The town is oriental in appearance, and its streets are narrow and crooked. The population in 1900 was 23,683. The old Byzantine-Gothic Cathedral, of which the ruins are to be seen on the citadel, dates from 1203. During the Middle Ages the University of Lleida was famous; it was suppressed in 1717, however, the Catalan Parliament passed an act which established the University again in 1991.