Diocese of Viterbo
| Diocese of Viterbo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Lazio |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Lino Fumagalli |
| Vicar General | Pietro Concioli |
| surface | 2,161 km² |
| Parishes | 97 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 181,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 175,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 96.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 59 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,122 |
| Permanent deacons | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 171 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 220 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di San Lorenzo |
| Website | www.chiesacattolica.it |
The diocese of Viterbo ( lat. : Dioecesis Viterbiensis , ital. : Diocese of Viterbo ) is one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese based in Viterbo .
history
The diocese of Viterbo was established in the 6th century and placed directly under the Holy See . In the 12th century, the Diocese of Tuscanella was attached to the Diocese of Viterbo . The diocese of Viterbo and Tuscania was on May 2, 1936 by Pope Pius XI. affiliated with the Apostolic Constitution Ad maius christiani, the territorial abbey of San Martino al Monte Cimino .
On March 27, 1986, Pope John Paul II annexed the dioceses of Acquapendente , Bagnoregio and Montefiascone to the diocese of Viterbo and Tuscania with the Apostolic Constitution Qui non sine . The diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania and San Martino al Monte Cimino was renamed the Diocese of Viterbo on February 16, 1991 .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Viterbo (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Viterbo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Ad maius christiani , AAS 28 (1936), n.12, p. 394f.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qui non sine , AAS 78 (1986), n.9, pp. 906f.