Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea

Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea

Dioecesis Sancti Marci Argentanensis-Scaleensis
Cathedral in San Marco Argentano
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceCosenza-Bisignano
Statistics
Area1,148 km2 (443 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
116,900 (est.)
113,715 (97.4%%)
Parishes65
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1179
CathedralCathedral of St. Nicholas
Patron saintMark the Evangelist
Secular priests72 (diocesan)
0 (Religious Orders)
10 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopStefano Rega
Metropolitan ArchbishopSalvatore Nunnari
Bishops emeritusLeonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno
Map
Website
Diocesan web site (in Italian)

The Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Marci Argentanensis-Scaleensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Its episcopal see is Cosenza, Calabria. The diocese existed as the Diocese of San Marco since at least 1171, when the name of Bishop Ruben appears in a document.[1] It is now a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.[2][3]

  1. ^ Kamp, p. 823, note 4.
  2. ^ "Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source?]
  3. ^ ""Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source?]

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