Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Archidioecesis Compostellana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santiago de Compostela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,545 km2 (3,299 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela) 27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela |
| Patron saint | St James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco José Prieto Fernández |
| Suffragans | |
| Bishops emeritus | Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the most senior of the five districts into which the church divides the region of Galicia.
The seat of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, dedicated to the Apostle James.