Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano Archidioecesis Cosentina-Bisinianensis | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Cosenza-Bisignano |
Statistics | |
Area | 979 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 378,850 376,615 (99.4%) |
Parishes | 135 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6th Century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Cosenza) |
Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Bisignano) |
Patron saint | Madonna del Pilerio Francesco di Paola Beato Umile da Bisignano |
Secular priests | 150 (diocesan) 68 (Religious Orders) 36 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Sede vacante |
Suffragans | sees: Cassano all’Jonio Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati San Marco Argentano-Scalea |
Bishops emeritus | Salvatore Nunnari |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesicosenza.it |
The Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano (Latin: Archidioecesis Cosentina-Bisinianensisis) a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria and has been a metropolitan see since 2001.[1][2]