Diocese of Castellaneta
| Diocese of Castellaneta | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Apulia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarent |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Taranto |
| Diocesan bishop | Claudio Maniago |
| surface | 1,043 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 128,294 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 125,861 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 98.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 48 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,208 |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta |
| Website | www.diocesicastellaneta.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta ( lat. : Dioecesis Castellanetensis , ital. : Diocese of Castellaneta ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Castellaneta .
history
The diocese of Castellaneta was established in the 11th century. In 1818 the territory of the dissolved Mottola diocese was annexed to the diocese of Castellaneta .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Castellaneta - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the diocese of Castellaneta (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Castellaneta on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)