Suffragan diocese Lamezia Terme, Italy

Diocese of Lamezia Terme

Neocastren(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Lamezia Terme is a Latin rite see in Calabria, Italy, descending from the historic Diocese of Nicastro (attested around the 9th/10th century) and renamed Lamezia Terme in 1986. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace and is led by Bishop Serafino Parisi.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo (Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul), Lamezia Terme, in Lamezia Terme, Italy.

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Catholics: 128,200
Priests: 79
Territory: 915 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Serafino Parisi
Born: 3 January 1962
Birthplace: Santa Severina

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The cathedral

Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo (Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul), Lamezia Terme stands in Lamezia Terme, 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.

This see in the wire

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Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.

Bishop Serafino Parisi preaches on Assumption
Aug 15, 2026 · Dioceses
Bishop appoints new parish priests
Aug 4, 2026 · Dioceses

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 6th century
Latin: Neocastren(sis)
Patron: Saints Peter and Paul
Annuario code: 001001943

The see in figures

Catholics: 128,200
Population: 133,100
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 96.3%
Priests: 79
Catholics per priest: 1,623
Extent: 915 km²
Catholics per km²: 140

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Catanzaro-Squillace

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of Catanzaro–SquillaceCatanzaro–Squillace
Archdiocese of Crotone–Santa SeverinaCrotone–Santa Severina

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of Catanzaro–SquillaceCatanzaro–Squillace25 km
Archdiocese of Cosenza–BisignanoCosenza–Bisignano35 km
Diocese of Mileto–Nicotera–TropeaMileto–Nicotera–Tropea47 km
Diocese of San Marco Argentano–ScaleaSan Marco Argentano–Scalea67 km
Archdiocese of Crotone–Santa SeverinaCrotone–Santa Severina71 km
Archdiocese of Rossano–CariatiRossano–Cariati72 km
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina–PalmiOppido Mamertina–Palmi82 km
Diocese of Locri–Gerace–Santa Maria di PolsiLocri–Gerace–Santa Maria di Polsi82 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].