Archdiocese of Lanciano
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Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis |
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Cathedral of Lanciano
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chieti-Vasto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 305 km2 (118 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 90,855 90,205 (99.3%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1515 (502 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale della Madonna del Ponte (Lanciano) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di S. Tommaso Apostolo (Ortona) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Emidio Cipollone |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Enzio d’Antonio Carlo Ghidelli |
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| Website | |
| www.lanciano-ortona.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Latin: Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis) has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto. The historical Diocese of Lanciano was created in 1515. It was united with the Diocese of Ortona in the nineteenth century.
Until 1515 Lanciano was subject to the Bishop of Chieti. In 1562 Pope Pius IV, to end a dispute with that bishop, made it an archdiocese without suffragans. The first bishop was Angelo Maccafani, who was succeeded by Cardinal Egidio Canisio (1532); the first archbishop was the Dominican Leonardo Marini (1560).
In 1818 or 1834, the see of Ortona was united to that of Lanciano by Pope Pius VII. Ortona was an episcopal see in the time of Gregory the Great, who mentions the Bishop Calumniosus and his predecessor Blandinus. Another bishop was Joannes, who in 916 was the papal legate at the Council of Altheim. There is no record of a Bishop of Ortona after the tenth century. Pope Pius V in 1570 re-established the see, to which in 1569 the diocese of Campli was united. When, in 1818, Ortona was joined to Lanciano, Campli was assigned to the diocese of Teramo. In 2015 Lanciano celebrated the 500th anniversary of the diocese.
Erected: 27 April 1515
Latin Name: Lancianensis
Elevated: 9 February 1562
Latin Name: Lancianensis
United on 19 February 1834 with the Diocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli
Latin Name: Lancianensis (et Ortonensis)
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