Archdiocese of Genova
Ianuen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Genova, Italy
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova is a Latin Church see in Liguria, Italy, with roots in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. It is led by Archbishop Marco Tasca and has six suffragan dioceses.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3rd century
- Latin
- Ianuen(sis)
- Patron
- san Juan Bautista
- Annuario code
- 001001480
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 672,482
- Population
- 800,574
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 84.0%
- Priests
- 273
- Catholics per priest
- 2,463
- Extent
- 966 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 696
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
- Archbishop
- Marco Tasca
- Born
- 9 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CONVENTUALI
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 Lorenzo stands in Genova, 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 Genova
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in the 3rd century, the Archdiocese of Genoa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was raised to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133.
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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.