Diocese of Verona

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Diocese of Verona
Map of the diocese of Verona
Basic data
Country Italy
Church region Triveneto
Ecclesiastical province Venice
Metropolitan bishopric Patriarchate of Venice
Diocesan bishop Giuseppe Zenti
(since May 8, 2007)
Emeritus diocesan bishop Flavio Roberto Carraro OFMCap
Vicar General Mario Masina
(since February 25, 2011)
surface 3,053 km²
Parishes 380 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents 940.289 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics 869,384 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of 92.5%
Diocesan priest 606 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest 352 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest 907
Permanent deacons 44 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars 480 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters 1,862 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Santa Maria Assunta
[Santa Maria Matricolare]
address Piazza Vescovado 7
37121 Verona
Italia
Website www.diocesiverona.it
Ecclesiastical province
Map of the ecclesiastical province of Venice

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona ( Latin Dioecesis Veronensis , Italian Diocese of Verona ) is one in Italy located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Verona .

The diocese was founded in the 3rd century. Today it is subordinate to the Patriarchate of Venice as a suffragan .

See also

Web links

Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Verona