Archdiocese of Taranto Archidioecesis Tarentina | |
|---|---|
 Taranto Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taranto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,056 km2 (408 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 412,500 415,500 (est.) (99.3%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6th century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Cataldo |
| Secular priests | 155 (diocesan) 65 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Ciro Miniero |
| Episcopal Vicars | Alessandro Greco |
| Bishops emeritus | Filippo Santoro |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesi.taranto.it | |
The Archdiocese of Taranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Tarentina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in southern Italy, on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto.[1][2]
Its suffragan sees are the dioceses of Castellaneta and Oria.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016