Diocese of Verona Dioecesis Veronensis | |
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_-_Facades.jpg) Verona Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Venice |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,050 km2 (1,180 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 940,289 869,384 (92.5%) |
| Parishes | 380 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Secular priests | 606 (diocesan) 352 (Religious Orders) 44 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domenico Pompili |
| Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Zenti |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesiverona.it | |
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The Diocese of Verona (Latin: Dioecesis Veronensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. The diocese belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Venice. The bishop of Verona has his seat in Verona, Veneto.[1][2] The episcopal throne is in the cathedral, which had originally been dedicated to S. Maria Matricolare and S. George.[3]
- ^ "Diocese of Verona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Verona" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ Kehr VII. 1, p. 229.