Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle

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Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome . It is dedicated to Saint Irenaeus of Lyon .

The address is Via dei Castani 291 in the northern part of the suburb Centocelle in the Prenestino-Centocelle district.

history

On July 17, 1954, the parish was established by a decree by Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara . In the same year the church was built in a modernist-neo-Romanesque style based on a design by Giorgio Guidi. It was elevated to the title Church on February 14, 2015 by Pope Francis .

Cardinal priest

The following person is the Cardinal Priest of Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle:

Cardinal priest of Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle
No. Surname Office from to
1 Charles Maung Bo S.DB Archbishop of Yangon February 14, 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle . In: Churches of Rome Wiki . ( wikia.com [accessed April 18, 2017]).
  2. ↑ David M. Cheney: Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle (Cardinal Titular Church) (Catholic-Hierarchy). Retrieved April 17, 2017 .

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 23.1 ″  N , 12 ° 33 ′ 52 ″  E