Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Diocese of Astorga
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(ASTURIGA AUGUSTA.)
Suffragan of Valladolid in Spain, dates it is said, from the third century. It was the principal church of the Asturias in 344, after a long eclipse was again an Episcopal see in 747, and exhibits since 841 a regular succession of bishops. It was at different times a suffragan of Braga and of Santiago. It includes the whole province of Leon and counts 300,115 Catholics, 990 parishes, and as many parish churches, 431 chapels and 1,183 priests.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Diocese of Astorga'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diocese-of-astorga.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Diocese of Astorga'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diocese-of-astorga.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
