Diocese of Trivento
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Diocese of Trivento Dioecesis Triventinus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Campobasso-Boiano |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,234 km2 (476 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 53,450 53,280 (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Nazaroi, Celso e Vittore |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domenico Angelo Scotti |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antonio Santucci |
| Website | |
| www.diocesitrivento.net | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trivento (Latin: Dioecesis Triventinus) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, in the ecclesiastical region of Abruzzo-Molise, southern Italy.
The cathedral episcopal see is Cattedrale di Ss. Nazario, Celso e Vittore, dedicated to the diocesan patron saints St. Nazarius, St. Celsus and St. Victor, at Trivento, Campobasso province, in Molise administrative region.
The other major sanctuary is at Canneto, in the commune Roccavivara, founded in the fourth century and until the tenth dependent on Montecassino.
According to local legend the earliest bishop of Trivento was St. Castus of an uncertain epoch, assigning him to the fourth century.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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