Roman Catholic Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
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Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo Dioecesis Ventimiliensis-Sancti Romuli |
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Ventimiglia Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Genoa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 158,000 (est.) 152,400 (est.) (96.5%) |
| Parishes | 99 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta (Ventimiglia) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di S. Siro (Sanremo) |
| Secular priests | 56 (diocesan) 34 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonio Suetta |
| Emeritus Bishops | Alberto Maria Careggio |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesiventimiglia.it | |
The Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo (Latin: Dioecesis Ventimiliensis-Sancti Romuli) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. The name of the historic Diocese of Ventimiglia was changed in 1975. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa.
It is probable that Ventimiglia had a bishop from the fifth century; the first known is Joannes (680). Among his successors were:
The diocese has been suffragan to Genoa since 1775.
Erected: 7th Century
Latin Name: Ventimiliensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genoa
Name Changed: 3 July 1975
Of the 99 parishes, all but two are in the Province of Imperia, Liguria. The others are in the Province of Cuneo in Piedmont.
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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