Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
| Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Basilicata |
| Ecclesiastical province | Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| Diocesan bishop | Vincenzo Carmine Orofino |
| surface | 2,509 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 125,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 124,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 98.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 75 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,570 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 57 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dell'Annunziata |
| Website | www.diocesitursi.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro ( lat. : Dioecesis Tursiensis-Lacunerulonensis , ital. : Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Tursi .
history
The diocese of Tursi- Lagonegro was established in the 11th century as the diocese of Anglona . In 1068 which was Diocese of Anglona by Pope Alexander II. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acerenza as suffragan assumed. The bishopric was moved from Anglona to Tursi in 1110 .
On August 8, 1545, the Anglona diocese was renamed the Anglona-Tursi diocese . The diocese of Anglona-Tursi was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo as a suffragan on August 21, 1976 and renamed the Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro on September 8 of the same year .
See also
Web links
- Official website (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
