Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo

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Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
Basic data
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Ancona-Osimo
Diocesan bishop Angelo Spina
Emeritus diocesan bishop Franco Festorazzi
Edoardo Cardinal Menichelli
surface 500 km²
Parishes 72 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Residents 221,764 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Catholics 207,708 (2018 / AP 2019 )
proportion of 93.7%
Diocesan priest 84 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Religious priest 49 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Catholics per priest 1,562
Permanent deacons 15 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Friars 64 (2018 / AP 2019 )
Religious sisters 83 (2018 / AP 2019 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Cathedral of San Ciriaco in Ancona
Co-cathedral San Leopardo in Osimo
Website www.diocesi.ancona.it/
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
Diocese of Jesi
Diocese of Senigallia
Prelature Loreto
Development of membership numbers

That in Italy situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo ( lat. : Archidioecesis Anconitana-Auximana , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Ancona-Osimo ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, based in Ancona .

The diocese of Ancona was founded in the 3rd century. On October 19, 1422, it was united with the Diocese of Numana under the name Ancona e Numana and on September 14, 1904 it was raised to the status of an archdiocese without suffragans (i.e. without being the seat of a metropolitan ).

On August 15, 1972, the archbishop was elevated to the rank of metropolitan of the dioceses Fabriano-Matelica , Jesi , Senigallia and the territorial prelature of Loreto .

The 500 km² Archdiocese was united with the Diocese of Osimo on September 30, 1986 and renamed the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo .

See also

Web links

Commons : Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
San Ciriaco Cathedral in Ancona
Co-Cathedral of San Leopardo in Osimo