Villafranca Montes de Oca

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Villafranca Montes de Oca
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Villafranca Montes de Oca is a municipality, former medieval bishopric and present Latin

), the municipality has a population of 164 inhabitants.

Ecclesiastical history

It was originally known as Oca (Latin: Auca) and was the seat of a (Latin Catholic) bishopric, precursor of the present the

(6th-8th century).

However, in the 8th century, Arab Muslim invaders destroyed Oca, rendering its bishops errant, quoted by sources at

The diocese was nominally restored in 1969 as a

titular bishopric

of Auca (Curiate Latin and Italian), Latin (adjective dioecesis) Aucen(sis).

Notable locals

• Juan Mata, football (soccer) player (1988-)

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Spain

References

Sources and external links

• Website of the (successor) archdiocese of Burgos (in Spanish)
• GCatholic - titular see of Auco (Oca), with Google satellite photo
• "Auca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}

42°23′18″N 3°18′32″W / 42.3882°N 3.3090°W / 42.3882; -3.3090