Archdiocese of Catanzaro
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Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis |
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Cathedral in Catanzaro
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Catanzaro-Squillace |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,806 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 255,807 250,900 (est.) ! (98.1%) |
| Parishes | 122 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1121 (896 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Catanzaro) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Squillace) |
| Secular priests | 140 (diocesan) 31 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Antonio Cantisani Antonio Ciliberti |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesicatanzarosquillace.it | |
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace (Latin: Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined with the diocese of Squillace.
In 1122, Pope Callistus II transferred to Catanzaro the see of Taverna, which is taken as the date of foundation of the diocese.
Erected: 1121
Latin Name: Catacensis
Elevated: 5 June 1927
Latin Name: Catacensis
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Squillace
Latin Name: Catacensis-Squillacensis
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 38°54′36″N 16°35′15″E / 38.9100°N 16.5875°E
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