Meanwhile, the Catholic Church in Spain has over 23,000 parishes to care for — the most in the world after Italy. “It’s clear that the numbers don’t add up,” Mateos said.

The Gothic-style Lutheran church's reign could end in 2025, when La Sagrada Familia Basilica's "Tower of Jesus Christ" in Spain is set to be completed.

When a new Socialist prime minister took office in Madrid June 2, Spain's predominant Catholic Church was careful to pledge its readiness to cooperate wherever possible.

The Gothic-style Lutheran church's reign — begun in May 31, 1890 — could end in 2025, when La Sagrada Familia Basilica's “Tower of Jesus Christ” in Spain is set to be completed.