Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville

The Archdiocese of Seville is part of the Catholic Church in Seville, Spain. The Diocese of Seville was founded in the 3rd century. It was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 4th century. The current Archbishop is Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina. It has the suffragan dioceses of:

• Cádiz y Ceuta
• Córdoba
• Huelva
• Canaries
• Jerez de la Frontera
• San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife

Early History of the Diocese

During Roman times Seville was the capital of the Province of Baetica, and the origin of the diocese goes back to Apostolic times, or at least to the 1st century. Saint Gerontius, Bishop of Italica, preached in Baetica apostolic times, and without doubt must have left a pastor of its own to Seville. It is certain that in 303, when Saints Justa and Rufina were martyred for...
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