Archdiocese of Lanciano–Ortona
Lancianen(sis)-Ortonen(sis)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Lanciano–Ortona, Italy
The Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona is a Latin rite see in Abruzzo, Italy, erected as the Diocese of Lanciano in 1515, raised to archdiocese in 1562, and united with Ortona in 1982 as a suffragan of Chieti-Vasto. It is led by Archbishop Emidio Cipollone.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Lancianen(sis)-Ortonen(sis)
- Patron
- Madonna del Ponte, Saint Thomas
- Annuario code
- 001001945
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 82,210
- Population
- 83,109
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.9%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 1,787
- Extent
- 305 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 270
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
- Emidio Cipollone
- Born
- 26 January 1960
- Birthplace
- Cese di Avezzano
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 della Madonna del Ponte (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Bridge), Lanciano stands in Lanciano–Ortona, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di San Tommaso Apostolo.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Chieti-Vasto
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Chieti–VastoChieti–Vasto
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.