Diocese of San Marco Argentano–Scalea
Sancti Marci Argentanen(sis)-Scaleen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Marco Argentano–Scalea, Italy
Latin rite diocese in Calabria, Italy, of medieval origin (11th to 12th century), suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano. Its patron is Saint Mark the Evangelist and its cathedral is San Nicola in San Marco Argentano.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4 April 1979
- Latin
- Sancti Marci Argentanen(sis)-Scaleen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Annuario code
- 001002924
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 112,580
- Population
- 115,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.9%
- Priests
- 70
- Catholics per priest
- 1,608
- Extent
- 1,142 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 99
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
- Stefano Rega
- Born
- 30 December 1968
- Birthplace
- Villaricca
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 Nicola stands in San Marco Argentano–Scalea, 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 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
- Archdiocese of Rossano–CariatiRossano–Cariati
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.