Diocese of Locri-Gerace
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Calabria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reggio Calabria-Bova |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova |
| Diocesan bishop | Francesco Oliva |
| surface | 1,248 km² |
| Parishes | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 123,975 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 113,545 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,456 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 91 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Mastro in Locri |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Gerace |
| Website | www.diocesilocri.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace ( lat. : Dioecesis Locrensis-Hieracensis , ital. : Diocese of Locri-Gerace ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Locri .
history
The diocese of Locri-Gerace was established as the diocese of Gerace in the 5th century . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria as a suffragan .
On April 8, 1920, the Private Abbey of Santa Maria di Polsi was incorporated into the Diocese of Gerace . The Diocese of Gerace was renamed the Diocese of Gerace-Locri on February 22, 1954 . The diocese of Gerace-Locri was renamed the diocese of Locri-Gerace on September 30, 1986 by the Congregation for Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Locri-Gerace - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Locri-Gerace on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)