Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore) Dioecesis Reatina (-S. Salvatoris Maioris) | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary Cathedral, Rieti | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt of the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,818 km2 (702 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 95,666 90,644 (94.8%) |
| Parishes | 94 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta |
| Patron saint | Eleutherius and Antia |
| Secular priests | 70 (diocesan) 22 (Religious Orders) 17 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vito Piccinonna |
| Website | |
| Chiesa di Rieti (in Italian) | |
The Diocese of Rieti (Latin: Dioecesis Reatina (-S. Salvatoris Maioris)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See.[1][2][3] Its cathedra is in St. Mary Cathedral in the episcopal see of Rieti.
- ^ Umberto Benigni (1912). "Rieti." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. Retrieved: 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore)"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Rieti" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]