Eparchy of Lungro
| Eparchy of Lungro Eparchia Lungrensis Diocesi di Lungro | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 33,000[1] 32,900[1] (98.8[1]%) |
| Parishes | 29[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic Church[2] |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite[3] |
| Established | February 13, 1919[3] |
| Cathedral | St. Nicholas Cathedral[4] |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas[3] |
| Secular priests | 41[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donato Oliverio[3] |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ercole Lupinacci[5] |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| eparchialungro.it | |
The Catholic Eparchy of Lungro is in Calabria, Italy of Italo-Albanian Catholic Church.
History
It was created in 1919, as an eparchy directly subject to the Holy See, for members of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church,[1] the Catholics of the Byzantine Rite who had emigrated, mostly from Epirus and Albania, to Sicily and Calabria.[6] The diocese received territory from the Archdiocese of Rossano, Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio and Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano.[3]
| Population census | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 32,500 | — |
| 2000 | 32,800 | +0.09% |
| 2005 | 32,965 | +0.10% |
| 2009 | 32,900 | −0.05% |
| 2010 | 32,900 | +0.00% |
| Source: CNEWA[2] | ||
Bishops
- Giovanni Mele (03/10/1919 – 02/10/1979)
- Giovanni Stamati
- Apostolic Administrator (03/25/1967 – 02/20/1979) Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum
- Bishop (02/20/1979 – 06/07/1987)
- Ercole Lupinacci (11/30/1987 – 08/10/2010)
- emeritus (08/10/2010–present)
- Salvatore Nunnari, Apostolic Administrator (08/10/2010 – 12/05/2012) Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano
- Donato Oliverio (12/05/2012–present)[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)". All Dioceses. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010". Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Diocese of Lungro". Catholic Dioceses in the World. GCatholic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Mira". Churches. Giga Catholic Information. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ David M., Cheney. "Bishop Ercole Lupinacci". All Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑
"Italo-Greeks". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.