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. Britonia was represented by the diocese referred to as ''Britonensis ecclesia'' (Britton church) in sources from the 6th and 7th centuries. The bishop has a (main)

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, administrative

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, and a co-cathedral Concatedral de San Julián in Ferrol, administrative

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, as well as a former cathedral which is a minor basilica, Basilica de San Martín de Mondoñedo in

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* 866: Established as Diocese of San Martiño de Mondoñedo on Galician territories split off from the

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and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lugo * Renamed in 1114 as Diocese of San Martiño de Mondoñedo–Dume, having gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Dume (in

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(Portugal) * On 17 October 1954 it gained territory from

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, and to have included in its jurisdiction the churches of the Britones (a territory coinciding with that of Mondoñedo) and some of those of the

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. After Mailoc no mention is found of the bishops of Britonia for a long time, doubtless because the great distance from Toledo made it impossible for them to assist at the councils. In 633 Metopius, Bishop of Britonia, assisted at the

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, presided over by St

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(16 December 653). When Britonia was invaded and destroyed by the

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, the bishop and priests took refuge in Asturias. In 899, during the reign of

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, Theodesimus, Bishop of Britonia, assisted with other prelates at the consecration of the church of

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. It may also be noted that, in the repartition of the parishes, the church of San Pedro de Nova was assigned as the residence of the bishops of Britonia and Orense, when they should come to assist at the councils of Oviedo. By that time, however, the See of Britonia had been translated to the town of Mondumetum and the church of St. Martin of Dumio, or Mondoñedo. The diocese has since been most generally known by this name, although the episcopal residence has again changed. After the time of St. Martin it was transferred to Villamayor de Brea, from which it derived the name of Villabriensis, and afterwards to Ribadeo, but it was nevertheless known as Mindoniense, as a document of the year 1199 bears witness. At first, its patron was St. Martin of Tours, but St. Martin of Dumio was afterwards chosen patron. The diocese of Valabria, corresponding to the diocese that had its seat at Villamayor de Brea, is included in the

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Leadership

Bishops of Britonia (Bretoña)

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, 572) * Metopius (

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, 633) * Sonna (

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, 653) *

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Bishops of Dumio (Dumium, San Martiño)

* Savaric I (866–877) *

Rudesind I Rudesindus I (in office 877–907) was a medieval Galician clergyman. References * ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, . External links *Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol 9th-century Galicia ...

(877–907) * Savaric II (907–924)Manuel Carriedo Tejedo, "Cronología de los obispos mindonienses del siglo X", ''El legado cultural de la iglesia mindoniense : Ferrol, 16, 17, 18 de setembro, 1999 : I Congreso do Patrimonio da Diocesis de Mondoñedo'', pp. 235–253 * Rudesind II (925–950) * Arias I Núnez (950–955) *Rudesind II (again) (955–958) *Arias I Núnez (again) (959–962) *

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(965–972) *

Teodomiro Teodomiro is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Theodemir (Suebian king) (Spanish: Teodomiro) (died 570), King of Galicia * Teodomiro (bishop of Mondoñedo), Roman Catholic Bishop of Mondoñedo from 972 to 977 * Teodomiro Menéndez (187 ...

(972–977) * Arias II Peláez (977–984) * Armentario (984–1011) * Suario I (1015–1022) * Nuño I (1025–1027) * Adulfo (¿–?) * Albito (1040?) * Suario II (1058–1071) *

Saint Gonzalo Saint Gonzalo (or Gundisalvus) (''c''. 1040 – ''c''. 1108), a medieval Galician nobleman and clergyman, was the long-serving Bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071. According to one modern source he was a brother of Pedro Fróilaz de Traba. If he was ele ...

(1071–1112) *

Nuño Alfonso Nuño Alfonso (1112–1136) was a medieval Galician bishop. References * ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, . External links *Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol Clergy from Galicia (Spain) 1 ...

(1112–1136)

Bishops of Vilamaior

*Pelayo I (1136–1154) *Pedro I (1155–1167) *Joán Pérez (1170–1173) *Rabinato (1177–1199)

Bishop of Ribadeo

* Pelayo de Cebeyra (Pelayo II) (1199–1218)

Bishops of Mondoñedo

* Martín Duniense (1219–1248) *Joán II de Sebastiáns (1248–1261) *Nuño II Pérez (1261–1286) *Álvaro Gómez (1286–1297) *Rodrigo Vázquez (1298–1318) *Gonzalo Osorio (1319–1326) *Joán III (1327–1329) *Álvaro Pérez de Biezma (1326–13431) *Vasco (1343–1346) *Alfonso Sánchez (1347–1366) *Francisco I (1367–1393) *Lope de Mendoza (1393–1399) *Álvaro de Isorna (1400–14151) *Gil Soutelo (1415–1425) *Gil Rodríguez de Muros (1429–1432) *Pedro Henríquez (1426–1445) *Pedro Arias Vaamonde (1446–1448) *Alfonso de Segura (1449–1455) * Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña (1455–1457, appointed

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Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce (died 1520) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1500–1520), Bishop of Lugo (1496–1500), and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1493–1496).Bishop of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Catholic Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

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Juan de Liermo Hermosa Juan de Liermo Hermosa (1522 – 26 July 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1582) and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1574–1582).Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela The Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela ( la, Archidioecesis Compostellana), is the senior of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain."Archbishop Juan de Liermo Hermosa"
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Isidoro Caja de la Jara Isidoro Caja de la Jara (died 26 May 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondoñedo (1582–1593). Biography 20 December 1582, Isidoro Caja de la Jara was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as ...

(20 Dec 1582 Appointed – 26 May 1593 Died) * Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla (16 Nov 1593 Appointed – 18 Sep 1598 Appointed,

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Antonio Valdés Herrera Antonio Valdés Herrera (1578 – 13 April 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1653–1657), Bishop of Osma (1641–1643), Bishop of Oviedo (1636–1641), and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1633–1636).

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) * Gabriel Ramírez de Arellano, O.P. (25 May 1682 – 22 Oct 1689 Died) * Miguel Quijada,

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(27 Sep 1690 – 31 May 1698 Died) * Manuel Francisco Navarrete y Ladrón de Guevara (1 Jun 1699 – 18 May 1705 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos) *Juan Antonio Muñoz Salcedo,

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(1705 Ordained Bishop – 5 May 1728 Died) *Antonio Alejandro Sarmiento Sotomayor,

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(21 Sep 1728 – 18 Oct 1751 Died) *Juan Manuel de Escobar y de la Carrera (24 Apr 1752 Appointed – 27 Jul 1752 Died) *Carlos Antonio Riomol Quiroga (17 Nov 1752 Appointed – 1 Mar 1761 Died) *José Francisco Losada Quiroga (23 Nov 1761 Appointed – 30 Jun 1779 Died) *Francisco Cuadrillero Mota (11 Dec 1780 Appointed – 23 Mar 1797 Died) *Andrés Aguiar Caamaño (18 Dec 1797 Appointed – 12 Nov 1815 Died) *Bartolomé Cienfuegos (22 Jul 1816 Appointed – 22 Jan 1827 Died) *Francisco López Borricón (25 Jun 1827 Appointed – 10 Dec 1839 Died) * Tomás Iglesias Bárcones (20 May 1850 Appointed – 28 Nov 1851 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies) Mons

* Telmo Maceira (27 Sep 1852 Appointed – 28 Sep 1855 Appointed, Bishop of Tui) *Ponciano Arciniega (25 Sep 1857 Appointed – 3 Sep 1868 Died) *Francisco de Sales Crespo y Bautista (5 Jul 1875 Appointed – 18 Feb 1877 Died) *José Manuel Palacios y López (25 Jun 1877 Appointed – 2 Dec 1885 Died) * José María Cos y Macho (10 Jun 1886 Appointed – 14 Feb 1889 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba) *Manuel Fernández de Castro y Menéndez (30 Dec 1889 Appointed – 27 Jun 1905 Died) *Juan José Solís y Fernández (14 Dec 1905 Appointed – 24 Feb 1931 Died) * Benjamín de Arriba y Castro (1 May 1935 Appointed – 8 Aug 1944 Appointed,

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) * Fernando Quiroga y Palacios (25 Nov 1945 Appointed – 4 Jun 1949 Appointed,

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(12 September 1957 Appointed – 18 November 1968 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián) *Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias (2 July 1970 Appointed – 20 May 1985 Resigned) *José Gea Escolano (15 May 1987 Appointed – 6 June 2005 Retired) *Manuel Sánchez Monge (6 June 2005 Appointed – 6 May 2015 Appointed, Bishop of Santander) * Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal (16 March 2016 Appointed – 21 October 2020 Appointed, Bishop of León) *Fernando García Cadiñanos (1 July 2021 Appointed – present)

Statistics and extent

As of 2014, it served 290,000 Catholics (99.7% of 291,000 total population) on 4,425 km² in 422 parishes, covering the northern part of the

Province of A Coruña The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the At ...

and the

Province of Lugo Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the nor ...

, with 153 priests (143 diocesan, 10 religious), 225 lay religious (14 brothers, 211 sisters) and 3 seminarians.

Parishes by District

Azumara District *Ansemar *Arneiro *Azúmara *Balmonte *Baltar *Bazar *Bián *Bretoña *Cadavedo *Castro de Rei *Corbelle *Crecente *Ferreiros (Santo André) *Ferreiros (San Martiño) *Fonmiñá *Goberno *Graña de Vilarente *Gueimonde *Lagoa *Loboso *Moncelos *Muimenta *Outeiro *Pacios *A Pastoriza *Piñeiro *Pousada *Prevesos *Quintela *Ramil *Reigosa (San Vicente) *Reigosa (Santiago) *Saldanxe *Silva *Santa Leocadia *Úbeda *Viladonga *Vilarente Begonte-Parga District *Baamonde *Becín *Begonte *Bóveda *O Buriz *Carral *Castro *Cerdeiras *Damil *Donalbai *Felmil *Gaibor *Guitiriz *Illán *Labrada *Lagostelle *Mariz *Pacios *Parga (San Breixo) *Parga (Santo Estevo) *Parga (O Salvador) *Parga (Santa Cruz) *Parga (Santa Leocadia) *Pena (San Vicente) *Pena (Santa Eulalia) *Roca *Saavedra *Trasparga *Trobo *Uriz *Valdomar *Vilar *Os Vilares *Virís

Cedeira Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 7,412 inhabitants ( INE, 2010). Parroquias * ...

District *Abade *A Barqueira *Os Casás *

Cedeira Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 7,412 inhabitants ( INE, 2010). Parroquias * ...

*Cerdido *Cervo *Esteiro *Labacengos *Moeche (Santa Cruz) *Moeche (San Xoán) * Moeche (San Xurxo) *Montoxo (San Román) *Montoxo (San Xiao) *Piñeiro *Régoa *Teixido *Vilarrube Ferrol-Chamorro District *Brión *A Cabana *Cobas *Doniños *Esmelle *

Narón Narón is a municipality in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ferrol (comarca), Ferrol. Geographically, the town is very close to the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Ferrol, Spain ...

(Santa Icía) *Ferrol (Santa Mariña) *Ferrol (San Paulo) *Ferrol (San Xoán de Filgueiras) * A Graña *Mandíá *A Mariña *Serantes Ferrol-San Julian District *Ferrol (Nosa Señora das Angustias) *Ferrol (Nosa Señora das Dores) *Ferrol (Nosa Señora do Carme) *Ferrol (Nosa Señora do Pilar) *Ferrol (Nosa Señora do Rosario) *Ferrol (Nosa Señora do Socorro) *Ferrol (San Domingos) *Ferrol (San Miguel Arcanxo) *Ferrol (San Pedro Apóstolo) *Ferrol (San Pío X) *Ferrol (San Rosendo) *Ferrol (San Xiao) *Ferrol (Santa Cruz) *Ferrol (Santa María) Miranda District *Agarda *Aldurfe *Álvare *Bogo *Conforto *Espasande *Ferreiravella *Galegos *Meilán *Moxoeira *Órrea *A Pontenova *Rececende (Santo Estevo) *Rececende (San Xoán) *Riotorto *Vilaboa *Vilarmeá *Vilarmide *Vilaodrid *Xudán

Mondoñedo Mondoñedo () is a small town and municipality in the Galician province of Lugo, Spain. , the town has a population of 4,508. Mondoñedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains. Despite being the core ...

District *Argomoso *Cabarcos (San Xiao) *Cabarcos (San Xusto) *Celeiro de Mariñaos *Couboeira *Figueiras *Líndín *Lourenzá (Santo Adrián) *Lourenzá (San Tomé) *Lourenzá (San Xurxo) *Santa María Maior *Masma *Mondoñedo (Nosa Señora do Carme) *Mondoñedo (Nosa Señora dos Remedios) *Mondoñedo (Santiago) *Mondoñedo (San Vicente) *Oirán *Sasdónigas *Vilamor *Vilanova de Lourenzá *Viloalle

Ortigueira Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the province of A Coruña (province), A Coruña the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain, Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Ortegal. It is located on th ...

District *Barbos *

Cariño Cariño is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is situated in the north of the province and located on the Ría de Ortigueira y Ladrido (Ortigueira and Ladrido tidal inlet) ...

*Céltigos *Couzadoiro (San Cristobo) *Couzadoiro (O Salvador) *Cuiña *Os Devesos *O Ermo * Espasante *Feás *Os Freires *As Grañas do Sor *Insua, Ladrido *Landoi *Loiba *Luía *Mera (Santiago) *Mera (Santa María) *As Neves *

Ortigueira Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the province of A Coruña (province), A Coruña the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain, Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Ortegal. It is located on th ...

*A Pedra *Senra *Sismundi *San Claudio *Veiga As Pontes District *Apparel *Burgás *O Burgo *Cabreiros *Candamil *O Deveso *Espiñaredo *O Freixo *Irixoa *Lousada *Miraz *Momán *Muras *Piñeiro *Pontes (Somede) * As Pontes (Santa María) *Recemel *Roupar *Seixas *

As Somozas As Somozas is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Po ...

*Vilavella *Viveiró *Xermade *Xestoso (San Pedro) *Xestoso (Santa María)

Ribadeo Ribadeo is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo in Galicia. It has a population of 10,023 ( INE, 2011) and an area of . It is the capital of the A Mariña Oriental comarca. Geography The municipality of Ribadeo has approximately the ...

District *Arante *Balboa *Barreiros *Benquerencia *Cedofeita *Couxela *Cubelas *A Devesa *Fórnea *Ove *Piñeira *Reinante (Santiago) *Reinante (San Miguel) *Ría de Abres *Ribadeo *Rinlo *Sante *Trabada *Vidal *Vilaformán *Vilaframil *Vilamartín Pequeno *Vilaosende *Vilaouruz *Vilapena *Vilaselán (Mondoñedo) San Martino District *Burela *Cangas de Foz *Castelo *Cervo *Fazouro *Foz *Lago *San Martiño de Mondoñedo *Monte *Morás *Nois *Portocelo *A Rigueira *Rúa *Sargadelos *Sumoas * San Cibrán (Lieiro) *Santa Icía *Vilaestrofe *Vilaronte *Xove *Xuances

Terra Chá A Terra Chá is a region of Galicia, in the Province of Lugo. The overall population of this local region is 47,697 (2005). The regional capital and major population lies in Vilalba. A Terra Chá is in the northern interior of the province Lug ...

District *Arcillá *Barredo *Bendia *Bestar *Bexán *Cospeito *Duancos *Duarría *Feira do Monte *Goá *Lamas *Lea *Loentia *Ludrio *Matodoso *A Meda *Momán *Mondriz *Mos *Nete *Oleiros *Orizón *Pino *Ribeiras de Lea *Rioaveso (Santa Eulalia) *Rioaveso (San Xurxo) *Roás *Seixas *Sisoi *Sistallo *Sobrada *Santa Cristina *Taboi *Támoga *Triabá *Vilapene *Xermar *Xustás Valadouro District *Adelán *Alaxe *Bacoi *Budián *Cadramón *Carballido *Castro de Ouro *Cordido *Ferreira do Valadouro *Frexulfe *Lagoa *Mor *Moucide *Oirás *Pereiro *Recaré (San Tomé) *Recaré (San Xiao) *Valadouro (Santo Acisclo) *Valadouro (Santa Cruz) *Vilacampa

Vilalba Vilalba is a municipality in Galicia (Spain), in the province of Lugo, on the left bank of the river Ladra, one of the headstreams of the Miño. Pilgrim route Vilalba is located on the old pilgrim route from western Europe to Santiago de Com ...

District *Abadín *Abeledo *Alba *Aldixe *Árbol *A Balsa *Baroncelle *Belesar *Boizán *Cabaneiro *Candia *Carballido *Castromaior *Cazás *Codesido *Corbelle *Corvite *San Simón da Costa *Distriz *Fanoi *Galgao *As Goás *Goiriz *Gondaisque *Insua *Labrada *Ladra *Lanzós (San Martiño) *Lanzós (O Salvador) *Montouto *Mourence *Noche *Pígara *Quende *Román *Romariz *Samarugo * Sancobade *Santaballa *Soexo *Tardade *Torre *Vilalba *Vilapedre *Xoibán

Viveiro Viveiro () is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo. It has a residential population of o ...

District *Ambosores *Boimente *Bravos *Cabanas (San Pantaleón) *Cabanas (Santa María) *Celeiro *Covas *Chavín *Faro *Galdo *Landrove *Magazos *Mañón *Merille *Miñotos *Mogor (O Barqueiro) *Mosende *As Negradas *Ourol *Ribeiras do Sor *Riobarba *Silán, Sixto *Suegos *San Román do Val *Valcarría *Vares *O Vicedo *Vieiro *Viveiro (San Pedro) *Viveiro (Santiago) *Viveiro (Santa María) *Xerdiz Xubia District *Anca *Bardaos *Castro *Doso *Ferreira *Igrexafeita *Lago *Lamas *Loira *Lourido *Meirás *Santa Mariña do Monte *Naraío *Narón (Nosa Señora dos Desamparados) *

Narón Narón is a municipality in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ferrol (comarca), Ferrol. Geographically, the town is very close to the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Ferrol, Spain ...

(Santiago Apóstolo) *Narón (San Xosé) *Narón (San Xiao) *Neda (Santa María) * Neda (San Nicolás) *Pantín *Pedroso *Sedes *Sequeiro *

San Sadurniño San Sadurniño is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found i ...

*San Mateo de Trasancos *O Val * Valdoviño *Vilaboa *Viladonelle *Xubia *San Martiño do Couto *Xubia (Santa Rita)

References

Sources and external links

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Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
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* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmofe.html Catholic Hierarchy - Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol* *
List of Spanish Dioceses
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Lugo
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Ourense
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mondonedo-Ferrol Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain Province of A Coruña

History

Leadership

Bishops of Britonia (Bretoña)

Bishops of Dumio (Dumium, San Martiño)

Bishops of Vilamaior

Bishop of Ribadeo

Bishops of Mondoñedo

Statistics and extent

Parishes by District

See also

References

Sources and external links