San Marco Argentano-Scalea (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)


Bishop(s) Stefano Rega, Bishop Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseSplit: 4 April 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 1,142 (441 Square Miles)Conference Region: Calabria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisanmarcoscalea.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 8, 87018 San Marco Argentano [Cosenza], ItaliaTelephone: 0984.51.20.59

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of San Marco (Argentano)
1179 Erected Diocese of San Marco (Argentano) (erected)
Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
27 June 1818 United Diocese of Bisignano Diocese of San Marco (Argentano) Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
13 February 1919 Territory Lost Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Castroregio, Farneta, San Costantino Albanese, and San Paolo Albanese)Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio (Acqua Formosa, Civita, Firmo, Frascineto, Lungro, Plataci, Porcile, and San Basile)Archdiocese of Rossano (San Demetrio Corone, San Giorgio Albanese, Vaccarizzo, and Macchia)Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano (San Benedetto Ullano and Santa Sofia d�Epiro) Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese) (erected)
4 April 1979 United Archdiocese of Cosenza Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano Archdiocese of Cosenza e Bisignano
Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
4 April 1979 Split Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
4 April 1979 Territory Added Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio (Scalea, Aieta, Orsomarso, Papasidero, Praia a Mare, San Nicola Arcella, Santa Domenica Taleo, Santa Maria del Cedro, Tortora, and Verbicaro) Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
29 January 1980 Territory Added Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano (San Giacomo) Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
18 November 1997 Territory Added Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano (Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Guardia Piemontese), Santa Maria del Rifugio (Acquappesa), and Santa Teresa V. (Intavolata di Acquappesa)) Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
30 January 2001 Metropolitan Changed Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea (from Immediately Subject)

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
1886 89,911 .0% 305 0 64 OTC
1949 145,000 .0% 97 20 117 0 25 110 72 ap1951
1969 148,192 148,192 100.0% 89 21 110 1,347 30 182 79 ap1971
Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
1980 110,000 110,000 100.0% 61 11 72 1,527 16 115 65 ap1981
1990 105,400 108,400 97.2% 74 9 83 1,269 1 9 110 60 ap1991
1999 107,000 112,472 95.1% 76 7 83 1,289 1 7 98 64 ap2000
2000 108,600 113,700 95.5% 80 7 87 1,248 1 7 98 64 ap2001
2001 110,172 112,172 98.2% 90 7 97 1,135 1 7 106 64 ap2002
2002 110,172 112,472 98.0% 85 7 92 1,197 2 7 106 64 ap2003
2003 108,512 110,777 98.0% 85 7 92 1,179 3 7 105 64 ap2004
2004 108,512 110,777 98.0% 86 7 93 1,166 3 7 105 64 ap2005
2010 111,049 113,722 97.6% 82 7 89 1,247 3 8 80 64 ap2011
2014 112,600 115,600 97.4% 74 2 76 1,481 10 3 70 64 ap2015
2017 114,300 117,500 97.3% 72 2 74 1,544 10 3 60 65 ap2018
2020 113,715 116,900 97.3% 72 72 1,579 10 1 49 65 ap2021
2022 112,580 115,000 97.9% 72 72 1,563 12 47 65 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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