Archdiocese of Genova
Ianuen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Genova, Italy
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova is a Latin Church see in Liguria, Italy, with roots in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. It is led by Archbishop Marco Tasca and has six suffragan dioceses.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Ianuen(sis)
- Patron
- san Juan Bautista
- Annuario code
- 001001480
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 672,482
- Population
- 800,574
- Catholic share
- 84.0%
- Priests
- 273
- Catholics per priest
- 2,463
- Extent
- 966 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 696
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
- Marco Tasca
- Born
- 9 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CONVENTUALI
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 San Lorenzo stands in Genova, 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.
The province of Genova
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in the 3rd century, the Archdiocese of Genoa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was raised to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133.
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].