Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola

Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Archidioecesis Mutinensis-Nonantulana

Modena Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Modena-Nonantola
Statistics
Area 2,089 km2 (807 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
462,000
455,000 (98.5%)
Parishes 246
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 3rd century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Co-cathedral Basilica Abbaziale di San Silvestro I Papa
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Erio Castellucci
Emeritus Bishops Benito Cocchi
Website
www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it
Abbey of Nonantola, the co-cathedral

The Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola (Latin: Archidioecesis Mutinensis-Nonantulana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It existed as the Diocese of Modena in central Italy from the 3rd century CE. In 1820 it incorporated the territory of Nonantola Abbey; it became an archdiocese in 1855 and took its current name in 1986.[1]

Its suffragans are the Diocese of Carpi, Diocese of Fidenza, Diocese of Parma, Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, and Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla.

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola (according to the Annuario Pontificale, or Pontifical Yearbook, of 2004) had a total population of 462,000, and a Catholic population of 455,000 (98.5% Catholic). There were 260 total priests (184 diocesan and 76 religious, with 1,750 Catholics per priest), there were 42 permanent deacons, 85 male religious, and 538 female religious. There were 246 parishes. The archdiocese is 2,089 square miles (5,410 km2) in area.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Modena". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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