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Diocese of Tivoli

Tiburtin(us)

The Diocese of Tivoli is a Latin rite diocese in Lazio, Italy, immediately exempt to the Holy See, with origins traced to the early centuries of the Church. Its see is the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, and it is led by Bishop Mauro Parmeggiani, who also governs the neighboring Diocese of Palestrina.

The see

Rank
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
2nd century
Latin
Tiburtin(us)
Patron
St. Lawrence
Annuario code
001003235

The see in figures

Catholics
178,400
Population
200,468
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
89.0%
Priests
85
Catholics per priest
2,099
Extent
892 km²
Catholics per km²
200

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
Mauro Parmeggiani
Born
5 July 1961
Birthplace
Reggio Emilia

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

Tivoli Cathedral stands in Tivoli, 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.

History

Existing since the 4th century, the Diocese of Tivoli (Latin: Dioecesis Tiburtina) is a Latin Church diocese in Latium, Italy. Territory from the Territorial Abbey of Subiaco was added to it in 2002. Exempt from metropolitan jurisdiction, the diocese answers immediately to the Holy See.

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Sources

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.