Diocese of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto–Farfa
Sabinen(sis)-Mandelen(sis)
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Sabina, Italy
The Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto is a Latin Church see in the Lazio region of central Italy, formed in 1925 by uniting the ancient see of Sabina with Poggio Mirteto. As a suburbicarian see its cardinal-bishop is Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, while the resident ordinary is Bishop Ernesto Mandara.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Sabinen(sis)-Mandelen(sis)
- Patron
- Assunzione della Beata Vergine Maria, S. Liberatore, S. Gaetano
- Annuario code
- 001002791
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 182,478
- Population
- 196,954
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.7%
- Priests
- 77
- Catholics per priest
- 2,370
- Extent
- 918 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 199
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
- Ernesto Mandara
- Born
- 24 July 1952
- Birthplace
- Positano
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 Santa Maria Assunta, Poggio Mirteto stands in Sabina, 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 Rome
A suffragan of Diocese of Rome.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of OstiaOstia
- Diocese of RomaRoma
- Diocese of Velletri–SegniVelletri–Segni
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Among the sees of the Holy Roman Church, the Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto holds the distinction of being a Latin suburbicarian see, a status carrying the rare rank of cardinal-bishop. It is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, in the Roman province of the Pope.
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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.