Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro
| Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Campania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Diocesan bishop | Antonio De Luca CSsR |
| Vicar General | Bernardino Abbadessa |
| founding | 1850 |
| surface | 1,986 km² |
| Parishes | 81 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 115,461 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 114,661 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 99.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,470 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore in Teggiano |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Policastro |
| Website | www.diocesiteggiano.org |
The diocese of Teggiano-Policastro ( Latin Dioecesis Dianensis-Policastrensis , Italian Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Teggiano .
history
The diocese Teggiano-Policastro was on September 21, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo imperscrutabili from cession of territory by the Diocese of Capaccio as the Diocese of Diano-Teggiano . On 30 September 1986 the diocese Diano Teggiano was by the Congregation for Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis the Diocese of Policastro affiliated.
The diocese of Teggiano-Policastro is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Diano-Teggiano
- Valentino Vignone , 1851-1857
- Domenico Fanelli , 1858-1883
- Vincenzo Addessi , 1884-1904
- Camillo Tiberio , 1906-1915
- Oronzo Caldarola , 1915-1954
- Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella OFM , 1955–1961, then Coadjutor Bishop of Turin
- Aldo Forzoni , 1961–1970, then Bishop of Apuania
- Umberto Luciano Altomare , 1970–1986
Bishops of Teggiano-Policastro
- Bruno Schettino , 1987–1997, then Archbishop of Capua
- Francesco Pio Tamburrino OSB , 1998–1999, then Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments
- Angelo Spinillo , 2000–2011, then Bishop of Aversa
- Antonio De Luca CSsR , since 2011
See also
Web links
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