Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusina Diocesi di Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa | |
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 Melfi Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,316 km2 (508 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 86,570 (est.) 80,580 (guess) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Melfi) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Andrea (Venosa) Concattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Rapolla) |
| Secular priests | 34 (diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ciro Fanelli |
| Bishops emeritus | Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesimelfi.it | |
The Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Latin: Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusina, Italian: Diocesi di Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla was united with the Diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[1][2] The Abbey of the Santissima Trinità at Venosa comes under the Diocese.
- ^ "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 29, 2016