Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano
Cosentin(us)-Bisinianen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Cosenza–Bisignano, Italy
The Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano is a Latin Church metropolitan see in Calabria, Italy, with roots dating to the medieval period and raised to a metropolitan archdiocese on January 30, 2001. Archbishop Giovanni Checchinato has led it since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Cosentin(us)-Bisinianen(sis)
- Patron
- Madonna del Pilerio
- Annuario code
- 001001223
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 374,100
- Population
- 376,200
- Catholic share
- 99.4%
- Priests
- 156
- Catholics per priest
- 2,398
- Extent
- 2,536 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 148
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
- Archbishop
- Giovanni Checchinato
- Born
- 20 August 1957
- Birthplace
- Latina
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
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Cosenza–Bisignano, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cosenza-Bisignano
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cassano all’JonioCassano all’Jonio
- Archdiocese of Rossano–CariatiRossano–Cariati
- Diocese of San Marco Argentano–ScaleaSan Marco Argentano–Scalea
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, Cosenza-Bisignano (Latin: Archidioecesis Cosentina-Bisinianensisis) has held the rank of metropolitan see since 2001.
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].