Diocese of Lamezia Terme Dioecesis Neocastrensis | |
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 Cathedral of Lamezia Terme | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Catanzaro-Squillace |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 915 km2 (353 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 134,355 130,000 (guess) |
| Parishes | 63 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Pietro e Paolo |
| Secular priests | 71 (diocesan) 29 (Religious Orders) 16 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giuseppe Schillaci |
| Bishops emeritus | Luigi Antonio Cantafora Vincenzo Rimedio |
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| Diocese of Lamezia Terme (in Italian) | |
The Diocese of Lamezia Terme (Latin: Dioecesis Neocastrensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria. In 1818 the ancient see of Martirano, the former Mamertum (the first bishop of which was Domnus, in 761), was united to the diocese of Nicastro.[1] The diocese was then a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio in Calabria.[2] In 1986, the historic Diocese of Nicastro had its name changed. It is currently called the Diocese of Lamezia Terme, and it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace. The name change reflects the incorporation of the comune of Nicastro into Lamezia Terme, an administrative change of 1968 on the part of the State of Italy.[3][4]
- ^ Avilardi, in: D'Avino, pp. 466–470.
- ^ Umberto Benigni, "Nicastro" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. retrieved: 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Diocese of Lamezia Terme" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Diocese of Lamezia Terme" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016