811 (As Diocese of Oviedo) 27 October 1954 (As Archdiocese of Oviedo)
Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in Oviedo
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop
Jesús Sanz Montes O.F.M.
Suffragans
Diocese of Astorga Diocese of León Diocese of Santander
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Oviedo (Latin: Oveten(sis); Asturleonese: Archidiócesis d'Uviéu) is an Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.[1][2] The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous community of Asturias or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.
^"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016
^"Archdiocese of Oviedo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
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