Territorial prelature of Loreto
| Territorial prelature of Loreto | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ancona-Osimo |
| prelate | Fabio Dal Cin |
| Emeritus prelate | Giovanni Tonucci |
| founding | 1935 |
| surface | 17 km² |
| Parishes | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 12,650 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 12,160 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 248 |
| Friars | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 147 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Santuario Basilica Pontificia di Santa Casa |
| Website | www.santuarioloreto.it |
The Territorial Prelature Loreto ( Latin Territorialis Praelatura from Alma Domo Lauretana ) in Italy was established on October 11, 1935 as an Apostolic Administration and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Ancona . On June 24, 1965, Pope Paul VI. the administration to the territorial prelature .
The prelature includes the Loreto sanctuary and the place of the same name .
List of prelates of Loreto
- Gaetano Malchiodi (1935-1960)
- Angelo Prinetto (1961-1965)
- Aurelio Sabattani (1965–1971)
- Loris Francesco Capovilla (1971–1988)
- Pasquale Macchi (1988-1996)
- Angelo Comastri (1996-2005)
- Gianni Danzi (2005-2007)
- Giovanni Tonucci (2007-2017)
- Fabio Dal Cin (since 2017)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Prelature Loreto (Italian)
- Entry on Territorial Prelature Loreto on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
