Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova

Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova

Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis
Reggio Calabria Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceReggio Calabria-Bova
Statistics
Area1,004 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
283,720 (est.)
279,260 (est.) (98.4%)
Parishes119
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1st century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo (Reggio Calabria)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale della Presentazione della Beata Vergine Maria (Bova)
Secular priests119 (diocesan)
53 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopFortunato Morrone
Bishops emeritusGiuseppe Fiorini Morosini,Vittorio Mondello O.M.
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The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova (Latin: Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, southern Italy.[1] It received its current title in 1986, when the independent Diocese of Bova was suppressed,[2][3] and the territory and title of the diocese added to that of the Archdiocese of Reggio.

  1. ^ Reggio di Calabria - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria–Bova" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016

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