Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro

Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro

Dioecesis Dianensis-Policastrensis
Teggiano Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceSalerno-Campagna-Acerno
Statistics
Area1,986 km2 (767 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
117,280
116,380 (99.2%)
Parishes81
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established21 September 1850
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore e S. Michele Arcangelo (Teggiano)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Policastro Bussentino)
Secular priests69 (diocesan
4 (religious Orders)
6 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntonio De Luca, C.Ss.R.
Website
www.diocesiteggiano.org
Co-cathedral in Policastro Bussentino

The Diocese of Diano (Teggiano)–Policastro (Latin: Dioecesis Dianensis-Policastrensis), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed since 1850, under its present name since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Diano (Teggiano) was united with the diocese of Policastro.[1][2]

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1] Its cathedral is the Cattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore e S. Michele Arcangelo, in Teggiano.[2] The current bishop is Antonio De Luca.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ a b "Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016