Diocese of Albano
Albanen(sis)
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Albano, Italy, Italy
The Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano is one of the seven suburbicarian sees surrounding Rome, immediately subject to the Holy See. Its diocesan bishop is Vincenzo Viva, while the cardinal-bishop title is held separately.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 460
- Latin
- Albanen(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Pancracio<li>san Senatore mártir<li>santa María Goretti
- Annuario code
- 001000630
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 493,870
- Population
- 510,950
- Catholic share
- 96.7%
- Priests
- 104
- Catholics per priest
- 4,749
- Extent
- 661 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 747
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Vincenzo Viva
- Born
- 24 August 1970
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt
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
Albano Cathedral stands in Albano, 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
One of the Latin suburbicarian sees of the Diocese of Rome, Albano (Latin: Albanensis) comprises seven towns in the Province of Rome. Its seat, Albano Laziale, lies on the Appian Way some 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Rome. Since 1966 the see has had both a titular bishop and a diocesan bishop.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].