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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Urbino

Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado
Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado
CattedraleUrbino.jpg
Urbino Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Pesaro
Statistics
Area 781 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
54,900
50,500 (92%)
Parishes 54
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 6th century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Urbino)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Cristoforo Martire (Urbania)
Basilica Concattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Sant'Angelo in Vado)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Giovanni Tani
Emeritus Bishops Francesco Marinelli
Map
Arcidiocesi di Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado.svg
Website
www.arcidiocesiurbino.it

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado (Latin: Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado) is a Latin rite formerly Metropolitan archbishopric in the Pesaro and Urbino province of Marche region of central Italy.

The current archbishop is Giovanni Tani, appointed in June 2011.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica and Minor World Heritage Site: Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta, in Urbino
It has two Co-Cathedrals, both former cathedrals of absorbed bishoprics whose title was also adopted :

Urbino is the ancient Urbinum Mataurense, a Roman municipium. Urbino was held by the Ostrogoths from the late 5th century, but was captured by Belisarius (538). Under Pepin the Short it became part of the pontifical domain. Circa 590 it was established as Diocese of Urbino, on reassigned territory from the suppressed Diocese of Sant’Angelo in Vado.

As per 2014, it pastorally served 54,000 Catholics (94.7% of 57,000 total) on 781 km² in 54 parishes and 1 mission wiyh 66 priests (55 diocesan, 11 religious), 4 deacons, 122 lay religious (11 brothers, 111 sisters) and 2 seminarians.

(all Roman rite)

Erected: 6th Century
Latin Name: Urbinatensis

Elevated: 7 July 1563

United: 30 September 1986 with the Archdiocese of Urbino
Latin Name: Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado

Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pesaro (no longer a metropolitan see)


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