Patriarchate of Venice
Patriarchate of Venice | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Triveneto |
Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Venice |
Diocesan bishop | Francesco Moraglia |
surface | 871 km² |
Parishes | 127 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Residents | 366,676 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics | 311,855 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
proportion of | 85% |
Diocesan priest | 167 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious priest | 134 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,036 |
Permanent deacons | 31 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Friars | 398 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious sisters | 201 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | St. Mark's Basilica in Venice |
Co-cathedral | Cathedral of San Pietro di Castello |
address | San Marco 320 / a 30124 Venezia Italia |
Website | patriarcatovenezia.it |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Adria-Rovigo Diocese of Belluno-Feltre Diocese of Chioggia Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone Diocese of Padua Diocese of Treviso Diocese of Verona Diocese of Vicenza Diocese of Vittorio Veneto |
Ecclesiastical province | |
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The Patriarchate of Venice ( Latin : Patriarchatus Venetiarum , Italian : Patriarcato di Venezia ) is a Roman Catholic metropolitan bishopric and titular patriarchate of the Roman Church ; the patriarch has no particular jurisdiction .
The bishops of Olivolo (774-1092) and of Castello (from 1092) in the northeast of Venice have had the title of patriarch since 1451 , after the Patriarchate of Grado was united with their diocese. The cathedral of the Patriarch of Venice was the church of San Pietro di Castello in the Sestiere Castello until 1807 . Only then did St. Mark's Basilica become the cathedral church of the Patriarchate.
The suffragan dioceses of the Patriarchate are Adria-Rovigo , Belluno-Feltre , Chioggia , Concordia-Pordenone , Padua , Treviso , Verona , Vicenza and Vittorio Veneto . The current Patriarch of Venice is Francesco Moraglia (since 2012).
The Patriarchs of Venice are traditionally elevated to cardinal status. In the 20th century, three Venetian patriarchs became Popes ( Pius X. 1903, John XXIII. 1958 and John Paul I. 1978).
In 2013, the seat of the church leadership was moved to the Calle degli Albanesi behind the Doge's Palace in the Palazzo Patriarcale .
See also
Web links
- Official website (Italian)
- giga-catholic.org (English)
- Entry on the Patriarchate of Venice on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Patriarch and Patriarchate in Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Patriarch of Venice announces austerity and move" on kath.ch from March 28, 2013, accessed on May 27, 2020