Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

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Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Basic data
Country Italy
Church region Basilicata
Ecclesiastical province Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Diocesan bishop Salvatore Ligorio
Emeritus diocesan bishop Agostino Superbo
Vicar General Vitantonio Telesca
surface 1,634 km²
Parishes 64 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 158,400 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 151,300 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 95.5%
Diocesan priest 86 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 34 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 1,261
Permanent deacons 24 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 44 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 76 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Cattedrale di San Gerardo Vescovo in Potenza
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di San Nicola in Muro Lucano
Concattedrale Santa Maria Assunta e San Giorgio in Marsico Nuovo
Website www.arcidiocesipotenza.it
Suffragan dioceses Archdiocese of Acerenza
Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina
Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
Diocese of Tricarico
Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
Development of membership numbers

The Archdiocese of Potenza Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo ( lat. : Archidioecesis Potentina-Murana-Marsicensis , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Potenza Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo ) is one in Italy located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Potenza .

history

The diocese of Potenza was established in the 5th century . It was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Acerenza as a suffragan . On June 27, 1818, Pope Pius VII annexed the diocese of Potenza with the Apostolic Constitution De utiliori, the territory of the dissolved diocese Marsico Nuovo .

The diocese of Potenza and Marsico Nuovo was founded on February 11, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. raised to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Italicas . On August 21, 1976 Paul VI awarded the Archdiocese of Potenza and Marsico Nuovo with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius the status of a metropolitan diocese . The Archdiocese of Potenza and Marsico Nuovo was annexed to the diocese of Muro Lucano on September 30, 1986 by the Congregation for Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis .

See also

Web links

Commons : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Cum Italicas , AAS 65 (1973), n.3, pp. 131f.
  2. ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 68 (1976), n.10, pp. 593f.
  3. ^ Congregatio pro Episcopis: Decretum Instantibus votis , AAS 79 (1987), n. 6, p. 764ff.
Cathedral of San Gerardo Vescovo in Cielo in Potenza