Diocese of Velletri–Segni
Veliternus-Signin(us)
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Velletri–Segni, Italy
Velletri-Segni is a suburbicarian see of Rome formed in 1981 by uniting the ancient dioceses of Velletri and Segni. The diocesan governance is held by Bishop Stefano Russo, while the suburbicarian title is held by Cardinal-Bishop Francis Arinze.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Veliternus-Signin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Clement
- Annuario code
- 001000081
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 127,245
- Population
- 136,120
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 93.5%
- Priests
- 52
- Catholics per priest
- 2,447
- Extent
- 397 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 321
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 Russo
- Born
- 26 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Ascoli Piceno
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
Velletri Cathedral stands in Velletri–Segni, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Segni.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Rome
The sees of this province:
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Among the Latin suburbicarian dioceses, those Catholic sees near Rome that hold a special status under a cardinal bishop, is Velletri-Segni. From 1060 until 1914 the see of Velletri was joined with that of Ostia. Saint Clement is the dedication of the cathedral in the city of Velletri. Segni, a former Roman colony, was a small town lying roughly midway between Rome and Montecassino; in the 12th century its diocese held only seven castelli, 37 churches, 3 chapels, and 3 cloisters.
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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.