Diocese of San Clemente a Saratov
Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Saratov, Russia
Latin-rite Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov in southern European Russia, established as an apostolic administration on 23 November 1999 and promoted to diocese on 11 February 2002, suffragan of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Saratov.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1999
- Latin
- Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis
- Annuario code
- 001002880
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 20,000
- Population
- 45,000,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.0%
- Priests
- 39
- Catholics per priest
- 513
- Extent
- 1,400,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
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
- Clemens Pickel
- Born
- 17 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Colditz
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
Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Saratov stands in Saratov, 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 Mother of God at Moscow
A suffragan of Mother of God at Moscow.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Madre di Dio a MoscaMoscow
- Diocese of San Giuseppe a IrkutskIrkutsk
- Diocese of Trasfigurazione a NovosibirskNovosibirsk
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Russia, the Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov (Latin: Dioecesis Saratoviensis Sancti Clementis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory whose episcopal see lies in the city of Saratov. It stands as a suffragan diocese within the province of the metropolitan Mother of God at Moscow.
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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.