Places of Worship

Spain is a secular state. Although most of the population is Catholic, there are a number of other important religious minorities (including Protestants, Muslims and Orthodox). In the list below you should be able to find a place of worship that matches your belief system so you can practice your faith during your stay in Madrid (classification used by the Religious Pluralism Observatory in Spain).

Foreign language religious services:

- In English:

Catholic: Our Lady of Mercy Parish (Parish of San Dámaso) and Parish of Santa María la Blanca de Montecarmelo
Anglican: St. George's Anglican Church
Interdenominational: The Community Church of Madrid

- In French:

Catholic: San Luis de los Franceses

- In Italian:

Catholic: Parish of San Nicolás de los Servitas

- In German:

Catholic: Parish of Santa María (Katholischen Gemeinde Deutscher Sprache)
Evangelical Lutheran: German speaking Evangelical Church

- In Chinese:

Catholic: Parish of Santa Rita and Parish of Cristo Rey in Usera

- In Russian:

Orthodox: Russian Orthodox Church (Parish of Santa María Magdalena)

- In Basque:

Catholic: Chapel of San Ignacio de los Vascos

Services in Spanish:

Catholic: Archdiocese of Madrid
Muslim: Madrid Islamic Cultural Centre / Abu Bakr Mosque (Madrid Central Mosque)
Jewish: Communal Centre of the Jewish Community of Madrid
Protestant: Evangelical Council of Madrid
Orthodox: Orthodox Archdiocese of Spain and Portugal (Santa Iglesia Catedral de Santos Andrés y Demetrio)
Buddhist: Federation of Buddhist Communities of Spain
Hindu: Hindu Temple Jhulelal (Calle de Federico Moreno Torroba, 1)
Mormon: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Jehovah’s Witnesses: Christian Jehovah’s Witnesses Spain

Religious services at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport:

Madrid´s airport has three Catholic chapels, two mosques and two prayer rooms / multi-faith rooms. Their opening days and times are available on this website.

Religious services for the disabled:

Deaf and deaf-blind persons: