Diocese of Jaén

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The Diocese of Jaén is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Spain, centered in the city of Jaén and forming part of the Church’s hierarchy under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Toledo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
ecclesiastical territory
belongsTo Conference of Spanish Bishops NERFINISHED
belongsToCommunion full communion with the Pope in Rome
belongsToRegion ecclesiastical region of Southern Spain (within Spanish Episcopal Conference’s internal division)
cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin (Jaén) NERFINISHED
Jaén Cathedral NERFINISHED
country Spain
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Toledo NERFINISHED
establishedAsDiocese 13th century
followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983) NERFINISHED
geographicalContext Upper Guadalquivir valley NERFINISHED
governedBy diocesan bishop
hasBishopTitle Bishop of Jaén NERFINISHED
hasCathedralStatus minor basilica (Jaén Cathedral is often treated with similar dignity though not formally a basilica)
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of the Diocese of Jaén
hasFunction administration of sacraments
catechesis
evangelization
promotion of social and charitable works
hasHistoricalContext linked to the Christian reconquest of Andalusia
hasLiturgicalTradition Western liturgical tradition
hasMission pastoral care of Catholics in its territory
hasOfficialResidenceOfBishop episcopal palace of Jaén NERFINISHED
hasPastoralStructure archpriesthoods or deaneries
parishes
hasSeeCity Jaén NERFINISHED
isSubdivisionOf Catholic Church in Spain NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Latin
Spanish
locatedIn Andalusia
Province of Jaén NERFINISHED
southern Spain NERFINISHED
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Toledo NERFINISHED
partOf Latin Church NERFINISHED
precededBy Diocese of Baeza NERFINISHED
primaryPatronSaint Our Lady of the Assumption NERFINISHED
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
secondaryPatronSaint Saint Euphrasius of Illiturgis NERFINISHED
subjectTo Holy See
Pope NERFINISHED
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Province of Jaén (civil) except some small areas assigned to other dioceses
typeOfJurisdiction diocese
usesCalendar General Roman Calendar NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archdiocese of Toledo hasSuffraganDiocese Diocese of Jaén