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Suffragan diocese Isernia–Venafro, Italy

Diocese of Isernia–Venafro

Aesernien(sis)-Venafren(sis)

The Diocese of Isernia-Venafro is a Latin Church diocese in Molise, Italy, formed in 1986 by the full union of the historic dioceses of Isernia and Venafro. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, with its seat at Isernia Cathedral and a co-cathedral at Venafro.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, in Isernia–Venafro, Italy.

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Established
1986
Catholics
61,600
Priests
35
Territory
740 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Camillo Cibotti
Born
28 October 1954
Birthplace
Casalbordino

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo stands in Isernia–Venafro, 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

In Molise, the Latin Church maintains the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro (Latin: Dioecesis Aeserniensis-Venafrensis), suffragan to the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. The union dates to 1852, when the historic diocese of Isernia was joined with the diocese of Venafro to form the diocese of Isernia e Venafro. Isernia Cathedral is the seat of the present bishop, while Venafro Cathedral serves the new diocese as a co-cathedral.