Diocese of Savona-Noli
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Liguria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Genoa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Genoa |
| Diocesan bishop | Calogero Marino |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Vittorio Lupi |
| founding | September 30, 1986 |
| surface | 394 km² |
| Parishes | 71 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 153,700 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 152,100 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 99% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 41 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,635 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 340 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dell'Assunzione di Maria Vergine in Savona |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di San Pietro in Noli |
| Website | www.savona.chiesacattolica.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli ( lat. : Dioecesis Savonensis-Naulensis , ital. : Diocese of Savona-Noli ) is one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese based in Savona .
history
The diocese of Savona-Noli was established in the 10th century as the diocese of Savona and subordinated to the archbishopric of Milan as a suffragan . On April 5, 1806, the diocese of Savona was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Genoa as a suffragan. The diocese of Savona was annexed to the diocese of Savona on November 25, 1820 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Dominici gregis, the diocese of Noli .
On September 30, 1986, the Diocese of Savona and Noli by was the Congregation for Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis in Diocese of Savona-Noli renamed.
See also
- List of the bishops of Savona
- List of the bishops of Noli
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Italy
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Savona-Noli (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Savona-Noli on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)