Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa

Archdiocese of Genoa

Archidioecesis Ianuensis
Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceGenoa
Statistics
Area966 km2 (373 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
800,574
672,482 (84.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Lorenzo
Secular priests273 (diocesan)
220 (Religious Orders)
30 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMarco Tasca, OFM Conv
Bishops emeritusTarcisio Bertone, SDB
Angelo Bagnasco
Map
Website
chiesadigenova.it

The Archdiocese of Genoa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133.[1] The archdiocese of Genoa was, in 1986, united with the Diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano, forming the Archdiocese of Genoa-Bobbio; however a split in 1989 renamed it the "Archdiocese of Genoa." [2][3]

The Archdiocese of Genoa is a metropolitan archdiocese, the suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province are the Diocese of Albenga-Imperia, Diocese of Chiavari, Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Diocese of Savona-Noli, Diocese of Tortona, and Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo.

  1. ^ Kehr, p. 266 no. 5.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 28, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 28, 2016