Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio
Cassanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
Latin Church diocese in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy, with origins traced to the early Middle Ages. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano, it has been led by Bishop Francesco Savino since 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5th century
- Latin
- Cassanen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Blaise
- Annuario code
- 001001074
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 100,600
- Population
- 105,600
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 95.3%
- Priests
- 57
- Catholics per priest
- 1,765
- Extent
- 1,311 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 77
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
- Francesco Savino
- Born
- 13 November 1954
- Birthplace
- Bitonto
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 della Nativita della Beata Vergine Maria del Lauro stands in Cassano all’Jonio, 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 Cosenza-Bisignano
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Cosenza–BisignanoCosenza–Bisignano
- Archdiocese of Rossano–CariatiRossano–Cariati
- Diocese of San Marco Argentano–ScaleaSan Marco Argentano–Scalea
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Facing the Ionian Sea in the civil province of Cosenza, in Calabria, lies the Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio (Latin: Dioecesis Cassanensis), a Latin see of the Catholic Church. It sits about 14km, or 3.5 hours' walking distance, west of Sibari.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.