Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
| Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea Dioecesis Sancti Marci Argentanensis-Scaleensis | |
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 Cathedral in San Marco Argentano | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cosenza-Bisignano |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 110,777 108,512 (98.0%%) |
| Parishes | 64[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1179 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Nicholas |
| Patron saint | Mark the Evangelist[2] |
| Secular priests | 86[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Salvatore Nunnari[3] |
| Emeritus Bishops | Augusto Lauro[1] |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| smarcoargentano-scalea.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, in Cosenza, Calabria, has existed since 1179 as the diocese of San Marco. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.
History
The historical Diocese of San Marco was created in 1179 within the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rossano. In 1818 it was combined with the diocese of Bisignano, becoming the diocese of San Marco e Bisignano becoming immediately subject to the Holy See.[1] On February 13, 1919, the Diocese had territory transferred to create the Eparchy of Lungro for the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church.[2] On April 4, 1979, Bisignano passed to Cosenza and the Diocese was renamed to San Marco Argentano–Scalea.[1] On January 30, 2001, the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano was elevated to a Metropolitan See with San Marco Argentano-Scalea as a suffragan diocese.[3]
Demographics
In 1912, the diocese contain 64 parishes, 256 priests, 110,000 inhabitants, some convents of religious, and a house of nuns.[4]
The Diocese has a Minor Basilica, the Basilica of the Blessed Mary of Pettoruto in San Sosti, Cosenza, Calabria.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea". All Dioceses. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Diocese of San Marco Argentano–Scalea". Catholic Dioceses in the World. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano". All Dioceses. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑
"San Marco and Bisignano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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