The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (), is the senior of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain. The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has his "cathedra" – i.e. (archi)episcopal see : from Greek/Latin "seat" – in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, dedicated to the Apostle St. James, after whom Santiago is named. Extent and statistics The archdiocesan jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia, including the cities of A Coruña and Pontevedra. As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,178,000 Catholics (88.9% of 1,324,741 total) on 8,546 km² in 1,071 parishes and 3 missions with 732 priests (536 diocesan, 196 religious), 4 deacons, 1,052 lay religious (400 brothers, 652 sisters) and 22 seminarians. Ecclesiastical province Covers all Galicia, with four suffragan sees : Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo (a former Archdiocese itself) Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol Roman Catholic Diocese of Orense Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo History See Diocese of Iria Flavia for its precursor and early history when the see was shared. Established formally on 5 December 1095 as Diocese of Santiago de Compostela / Compostellan(us) (Latin adjective), on the territory of the suppressed Diocese of Iria Flavia. Promoted on 1120.02.27 by Pope Calixtus II as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. In 1954.10.17 it gained territory from its suffragan Diocese of Mondoñedo. It enjoyed Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in November 1982 and August 1989 and from Pope Benedict XVI in November 2010. Episcopal ordinaries See Diocese of Iria Flavia for Bishops shared with its precursor. Suffragan Bishops of (Santiago de) Compostela On 5 December 1095 Pope Urban II issued the bull Veterum sinodalia transferring the diocese of Iria to Compostela. Apostolic administrator (1096–1100 see below) Diego Gelmírez Diego Gelmírez bishop 1100 – 27 February 1120, see below)Metropolitan Archbishops of (Santiago de) Compostela In 1120 Pope Calixtus II raised Compostela to an archdiocese. Diego Gelmírez (see above 27 February 1120 – 1140) Berenguel (1140?41 – 1142 see below), first time Pedro Helías (1143–1149) Berenguel (see above 1150 – 1151), second time Bernardo I (1151–1152) Pelayo Camundo (1153–1156) Martín Martínez (1156–1167) Pedro Gundesteiz (1168–1173) Pedro Suárez de Deza (1173 – death 1206), previously Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1166–1173) Pedro Muñiz (1207–1224), previously Bishop of León (Spain) (1205–1207) Bernardo II (1224–1237) Juan Arias (1238–1266) Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (1267), previously Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1248.12.15