Archdiocese of Rossano–Cariati
Rossanen(sis)-Cariaten(sis)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Rossano–Cariati, Italy
The Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati is a Latin Catholic see in Calabria, Italy, founded as the Diocese of Rossano in 597 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1460. Despite holding archiepiscopal rank it is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Cosenza-Bisignano, and is led by Archbishop Maurizio Aloise.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Rossanen(sis)-Cariaten(sis)
- Patron
- Maria Santissima Achiropita
- Annuario code
- 001002772
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 115,400
- Population
- 122,190
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 94.4%
- Priests
- 60
- Catholics per priest
- 1,923
- Extent
- 1,415 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 82
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
- Maurizio Aloise
- Born
- 20 April 1969
- Birthplace
- Catanzaro
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 Maria Santissima Achiropita, Rossano stands in Rossano–Cariati, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di San Michele Arcangelo, Cariati.
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:
- Diocese of Cassano all’JonioCassano all’Jonio
- Archdiocese of Cosenza–BisignanoCosenza–Bisignano
- Diocese of San Marco Argentano–ScaleaSan Marco Argentano–Scalea
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Calabria's Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati (Latin: Archidioecesis Rossanensis-Cariatensis) traces its existence to 597, when it began as the Diocese of Rossano. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.
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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.