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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo

Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
Dioecesis Ventimiliensis-Sancti Romuli
Labside della cattedrale di Ventimiglia.jpg
Ventimiglia Cathedral
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
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo in Italy.svg
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 domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 


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