Roman Catholic Diocese of Viterbo

Diocese of Viterbo

Dioecesis Viterbiensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,161 km2 (834 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
181,116
174,400 (est.) (96.3%)
Parishes96
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo Martire (Viterbo)
Co-cathedralBasilica Cattedrale del S. Sepolcro (Acquapendente)
Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Tuscania)
Concattedrale di S. Nicola (Bagnoregio)
Secular priests112 (diocesan)
61 (religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLino Fumagalli
Website
www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it

The Diocese of Viterbo (Latin: Dioecesis Viterbiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in central Italy. From the 12th century, the official name of the diocese was the Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania. In 1986, several dioceses were combined, and the title was changed to "Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania and San Martino al Monte Cimino"; in 1991 the name was shortened to "Diocese of Viterbo".[1][2]

The diocese has always been exempt, immediately subject to the Holy See, not belonging to any ecclesiastical province. The diocesan cathedral is the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, in the episcopal see of Viterbo.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Viterbo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 2, 2017.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Viterbo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]