Archdiocese of Genoa

Archdiocese of Genoa
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Liguria
Diocesan bishop	Marco Tasca OFM Conv
Auxiliary bishop	Nicolò Anselmi
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco
surface	967 km²
Vicariates	27 (April 28, 2017)
Parishes	278 (Apr 28, 2017)
Residents	800,574 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	672,482 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	84%
Diocesan priest	273 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	220 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,364
Permanent deacons	28 (April 28, 2017)
Friars	280 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	1,029 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	San Lorenzo
Website	www.diocesi.genova.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Albenga-Imperia Diocese of Chiavari Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato Diocese of Savona-Noli Diocese of Tortona Diocese of Ventimiglia-Sanremo

Development of membership numbers

The Archbishopric of Genoa ( Latin : Archidioecesis Ianuensis , Italian : Arcidiocesi di Genova ) is a metropolitan bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy with its seat in the city of the same name, Genoa .

area

The archbishopric is located in the Liguria region and extends over the metropolitan city of Genoa and parts of the province of Alessandria .

history

The diocese was probably founded in the 3rd century and on March 20, 1133 by Pope Innocent II raised to the archbishopric.

On September 30, 1986, the Archdiocese of Genoa was united with the Diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano , which in 1980 had just under 18,000 inhabitants and only 17,000 Catholics, to form the Archdiocese of Genoa-Bobbio. The areas of the dissolved Diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano were ceded to the Diocese of Piacenza on December 16, 1989, which was renamed the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio . Since then, the archdiocese has been called the Archdiocese of Genoa again .

The archbishopric is one of the most important bishops in Italy. The Archbishops of Genoa are traditionally admitted to the College of Cardinals .

See also

San Lorenzo Cathedral in Genoa

• List of the Archbishops of Genoa
• List of the churches of Genoa
• Roman Catholic Church in Italy
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses # Italy

Web links

Commons : Archdiocese of Genoa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the Archdiocese of Genoa on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dati statistici , chiesadigenova.it, accessed on April 5, 2018
2. ↑ Dati statistici , chiesadigenova.it, accessed on April 5, 2018
3. ↑ Dati statistici , chiesadigenova.it, accessed on April 5, 2018