Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Calabria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reggio Calabria-Bova |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova |
| Diocesan bishop | Francesco Milito |
| Vicar General | Giuseppe Acquaro |
| founding | 13th Century |
| surface | 930 km² |
| Parishes | 66 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 179,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 172,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 83 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,746 |
| Permanent deacons | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 174 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Oppido Mamertina |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di San Nicola in Palmi |
| Website | www.chiesacattolica.it |
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The Diocese of Oppido Mamertina - Palmi ( lat. : Dioecesis Oppidensis-Palmarum , ital. : Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Oppido Mamertina.
history
In the 13th century the diocese of Oppido Mamertina was established. On June 10, 1979, the diocese of Oppido Mamertina was renamed the Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi by the Holy Congregation for the Bishops with the decree Quo aptius .
The diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Official website ; List of bishops (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)