Diocese of Castellaneta
Castellaneten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Castellaneta, Italy
Latin Church diocese in Apulia, southern Italy, with episcopal origins in the 11th century. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto, it has been led by Bishop Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M., since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11th century
- Latin
- Castellaneten(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Nicolás de Bari<li>san Francisco de Paula
- Annuario code
- 001001076
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 125,861
- Population
- 128,687
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.8%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 2,736
- Extent
- 1,043 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 121
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
- Sabino Iannuzzi
- Born
- 24 August 1969
- Birthplace
- Avellino
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI (O.F.M.)
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
Cattedrale di San Nicola stands in Castellaneta, 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 Taranto
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Taranto.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of OriaOria
- Archdiocese of TarantoTaranto
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto, the Diocese of Castellaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is a Latin Church see in Apulia.
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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.