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Hispanic (Mozarabic) Rite

Hispanic (Mozarabic) Rite: a rite or use within the Latin Church. Status, head, countries with its own jurisdiction, liturgical books, history, and sources.

Centre
Toledo (Source: Wikidata ↗)
Liturgical books
Missale Hispano-Mozarabicum (2 vols, 1991 and 1994); Liber Commicus (1994 and 1995); Liber Offerentium (1991) (Source: Fundación Cardenal Don Marcelo ↗)
Own jurisdiction in
Spain (1) (Source: GCatholic ↗) As listed on 21 October 2026.

Where it has its own jurisdiction

Showing the Hispanic (Mozarabic) Rite, present jurisdictions: 1 country.

United Arab EmiratesAfghanistanAlbaniaArmeniaAngolaArgentinaAustriaAustraliaAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaBangladeshBelgiumBurkina FasoBulgariaBurundiBeninBrunei DarussalamBoliviaBrazilBahamasBhutanBotswanaBelarusBelizeCanadaDemocratic Republic of the CongoCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoSwitzerlandCôte d'IvoireChileCameroonChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEstoniaEgyptWestern SaharaEritreaSpainEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Islands / MalvinasFranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGreenlandThe GambiaGuineaEquatorial GuineaGreeceGuatemalaGuamGuinea-BissauGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelIndiaIraqIranIcelandItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKuwaitKazakhstanLaosLebanonSri LankaLiberiaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaLibyaMoroccoMoldovaMontenegroMadagascarNorth MacedoniaMaliMyanmarMongoliaMauritaniaMalawiMexicoMalaysiaMozambiqueNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPanamaPeruPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPakistanPolandPuerto RicoPalestinePortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaSerbiaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSudanSwedenSloveniaSlovakiaSierra LeoneSenegalSomaliaSurinameSouth SudanEl SalvadorSyriaKingdom of eSwatiniChadFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsTogoThailandTajikistanTimor-LesteTurkmenistanTunisiaTurkeyTrinidad and TobagoTaiwanTanzaniaUkraineUgandaUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
SyriaLebanonIsrael
A. Lebanon
SyriaSaudi ArabiaLebanonJordanIsraelPalestineEgypt
B. The Holy Land
IndiaKerala
C. South India: Kerala outlined (shading is by country)

Countries where the Hispanic (Mozarabic) Rite has its own jurisdiction: 1 country.

Countries with the Church's own jurisdiction; faithful elsewhere are served by local ordinaries.

Countries shaded (1)
  • Spain

Source: GCatholic ↗, as listed on 21 October 2026.

Borders are illustrative (Natural Earth, de facto lines) and imply no position. Shading shows where a Church has its own jurisdiction, not where all its faithful live. Made with Natural Earth ↗ (public domain). Sources and method.

History

  1. 6th to 7th c. (Visigothic period) Formation of the Hispanic liturgy (Source: Catholic Encyclopedia ↗)
  2. 1991 to 1995 Post-conciliar books: Missale Hispano-Mozarabicum I (1991) and II (1994); Liber Commicus I (1994) and II (1995) (Source: Fundación Cardenal Don Marcelo ↗)

Dates are given as ranges or centuries where the sources give no single date.

Texts and resources

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In the library

Main sources: Fundación Cardenal Don Marcelo ↗. Checked 2026-10-26. Sources and method.