Diocese of Carpi
Carpen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Carpi, Italy
Latin Church diocese in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, erected by Pope Pius VI in 1779. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, it is led by Archbishop-Bishop Erio Castellucci, who also holds the Modena-Nonantola see.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 December 1779
- Latin
- Carpen(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Bernardino de Siena<li>san Bernardino Realino
- Annuario code
- 001001063
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 119,444
- Population
- 135,279
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 88.3%
- Priests
- 47
- Catholics per priest
- 2,541
- Extent
- 415 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 288
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Erio Castellucci
- Born
- 8 July 1960
- Birthplace
- Forlì
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Carpi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Modena-Nonantola
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of FidenzaFidenza
- Archdiocese of Modena–NonantolaModena–Nonantola
- Diocese of Parma–FontevivoParma–Fontevivo
- Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio–San ColombanoPiacenza–Bobbio–San Colombano
- Diocese of Reggio Emilia–GuastallaReggio Emilia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, the Diocese of Carpi (Latin: Dioecesis Carpensis) is a Latin see of the Catholic Church in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.