Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Calabria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cosenza-Bisignano |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano |
| Diocesan bishop | Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Augusto Lauro |
| Vicar General | Emilio Servidio |
| Episcopal Vicar | Cono Araugio Ciro Favaro |
| surface | 1,142 km² |
| Parishes | 64 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 117,500 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 114,300 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 97.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,545 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 3 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di San Nicola |
| Website | www.diocesisanmarcoscalea.com |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano- Scalea ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Marci Argentanensis-Scaleensis , ital. : Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Marco Argentano .
history
In 1179 the diocese of San Marco Argentano was established by Pope Gregory VII . On June 27, 1818 the diocese of San Marco Argentano was annexed by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution De utiliori, the diocese of Bisignano .
The Diocese of Bisignano was separated from the Diocese of San Marco Argentano and Bisignano on April 4, 1979 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius and incorporated into the Archdiocese of Cosenza . In addition, the diocese of San Marco Argentano and Bisignano was renamed the Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea . On January 30, 2001, the diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano as a suffragan .
See also
- List of the bishops of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
- Roman Catholic Church in Italy
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea on catholic-hierarchy.org (English) with the wrong date of foundation and incorrect assignment to the Archdiocese of Rossano
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 71 (1979), n.8, pp. 560f.