Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina
| Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Lazio |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rome Suburbicarian Diocese |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Diocese of Rome |
| Cardinal Bishop | Beniamino Cardinal Stella |
| Diocesan bishop |
Gino Reali (since April 7, 2002) |
| Vicar General | Alberto Mazzola |
| founding | September 30, 1986 |
| surface | 2,000 km² |
| Parishes | 56 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 418,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 374,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 89.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 73 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 116 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,979 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 293 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 711 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria |
| Website | diocesiportosantarufina.it |
The diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina ( Latin Dioecesis Portuensis-Sanctae Rufinae , Italian Diocesi suburbicaria di Porto-Santa Rufina ) is a suburbicarian diocese and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Rome . It is northwest of the diocese of Rome. It includes the municipalities of Fiumicino , Cerveteri , Ladispoli , Santa Marinella , Riano , Castelnuovo di Porto and large parts of the Roman Municipio XI , XII , XIII , XIV and XV (outside the Roman motorway ring ). The diocese has 55 parishes, which are divided into 5 decants.
history
The diocese was created in 1119 by the union of the Lazio lying dioceses Porto and Santa Rufina (now the Roman district of Selva Candida ) and has since been under the name "Porto and Santa Rufina", from 30 September 1986, the current name of Porto-Santa Rufina led.
The diocese of Porto, named after the ancient port city of Portus Romae in the vicinity of Rome , was founded in the 3rd century .
cathedral
The cathedral Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria in the Roman district of La Storta has been the episcopal church since 1950 . Previously it was the present-day Santi Ippolito e Lucia co- cathedral in Borgo di Porto.
See also
Web links
- Website of the diocese (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)