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Metropolitan see Cosenza–Bisignano, Italy

Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano

Cosentin(us)-Bisinianen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, in Cosenza–Bisignano, Italy.

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Established
1050
Catholics
374,100
Priests
156
Territory
2,536 km²

Parishes and churches

124 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Giovanni Checchinato
Born
20 August 1957
Birthplace
Latina

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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.

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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.

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