Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati

Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati

Archidioecesis Rossanensis-Cariatensis

Arcidiocesi di Rossano-Cariati
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceCosenza-Bisignano
Statistics
Area1,415 km2 (546 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
137,500
135,000 (98.2%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established597
CathedralCattedrale di Maria SS. Achiropita (Rossano)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Cariati)
Patron saintsMaria Achiropita
Nilo da Rossano
Leonardo Abate
Cataldo Vescovo[1]
Secular priests67[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMaurizio Aloise
Map
Website
rossanocariati.it
Co-cathedral in Cariati

The Archdiocese of Rossano–Cariati (Latin: Archidioecesis Rossanensis-Cariatensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria that has existed since 597, beginning as the Diocese of Rossano. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016[self-published source]