Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genova is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy.

Façade of St. Lawrence Cathedral.
Façade of St. Lawrence Cathedral.

Erected in the third century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Genova was, in 1986, united with diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano, forming the Archdiocese of Genova-Bobbio; however a split in 1989 returned it to the Archdiocese of Genova.

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Suffragans include Albenga-Imperia, Chiavari, La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Savona-Noli, Tortona, and Ventimiglia-San Remo.

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