Diocese of Cività Castellana
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Diocese of Civita Castellana Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae |
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Civita Castellana Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,552 km2 (599 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 258,900 248,900 (96.1%) |
| Parishes | 76 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 990 |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore (Civita Castellana) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Orte) Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Gallese) Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta e S. Anastasi (Nepi) Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo (Sutri) |
| Secular priests | 97 (diocesan) 47 (religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Romano Rossi |
| Emeritus Bishops | Divo Zadi |
| Website | |
| www.diocesicivitacastellana.it | |
The Diocese of Civita Castellana (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri was united into the Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, dating from 1805 (the name change was made in 1991). It is immediately subject to the Holy See.
The first known bishop of Civita Castellana is Crescentius. He discovered, in 998, the relics of Martianus and Johannes. In 1252 the diocese of Gallese was incorporated with that of Civita Castellana. Reestablished in 1562, Gallese was again suppressed in 1573.
In 1437 the diocese was united with the diocese of Orte. Orte (Orta, the ancient Horta) is some distance north of Rome.
Erected: 990
Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae
United: 5 October 1437 with the Diocese of Orte
Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae et Hortanus
United: 20 December 1805 with the Diocese of Gallese
Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae, Hortanus et Gallesinus
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
United: 11 February 1986 with the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri
Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae (Hortanus, Gallesinus, Nepesinus, et Sutrinus)
Metropolitan: Diocese of Rome
Name Changed: 16 February 1991
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cività Castellana, Orte, and Gallese". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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