Roman Catholic Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi Dioecesis Oppidensis-Palmarum
Oppido Mamertina Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Reggio Calabria-Bova
Statistics
Area	930 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 177,400 173,990 (98.1%)
Parishes	65
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13th century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta (Oppido Mamertina)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di S. Nicola (Palmi)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francesco Milito
Emeritus Bishops	Luciano Bux
Map
Website
www.diocesimileto.it/

Co-cathedral in Palmi

The Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (Latin: Dioecesis Oppidensis-Palmarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, existing under that name since 1979. Historically it was the Diocese of Oppido Marmertina (Oppidensis).^[1] It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria.^[2]

History

Bishop Stefano (1295) is the first prelate of whom there is mention. In 1472 the see was united to that of Gerace, under Bishop Athanasius Calceofilo, by whom the Greek Rite was abolished, although it remained in use in a few towns.

In 1536 Oppido became again an independent see, under Bishop Pietro Andrea Ripanti; among other bishops were Antonio Cesconi (1609) and Giovanni Battista Montani (1632), who restored the cathedral and the episcopal palace; Bisanzio Fili (1696), who founded the seminary; Michele Caputo (1852), who was transferred to the See of Ariano, where it is suspected that he poisoned King Ferdinand II; eventually, he apostatized.

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