Diocese of Chiavari
| Diocese of Chiavari | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Liguria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Genoa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Genoa |
| Diocesan bishop | Alberto Tanasini |
| founding | 1892 |
| surface | 560 km² |
| Parishes | 140 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 143,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 137,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 96 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,070 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 178 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Nostra Signora dell'Orto |
| Website | www.chiesacattolica.it |
The diocese of Chiavari ( lat. : Dioecesis Clavarensis , ital. : Diocese of Chiavari ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chiavari .
history
The diocese of Chiavari was on December 3, 1892 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected from territory ceded by the Archdiocese of Genoa and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Chiavari
- Fortunato Vinelli , 1894-1910
- Giovanni Gamberoni , 1911–1917, then Archbishop of Vercelli
- Natale Serafino , 1917-1917
- Amedeo Casabona , 1917-1948
- Francesco Marchesani , 1948–1971
- Luigi Maverna , 1971-1973
- Daniele Ferrari , 1973–1995
- Alberto Maria Careggio , 1995-2004, then Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo
- Alberto Tanasini , since 2004
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiavari - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Chiavari (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Chiavari on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
