Diocese of Locri–Gerace–Santa Maria di Polsi
Locren(sis)-Hieracen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Locri–Gerace–Santa Maria di Polsi, Italy
The Diocese of Locri-Gerace, which also bears the title of Santa Maria di Polsi, is a Latin Church diocese in Calabria, Italy, with roots dating to the early centuries of the Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova and has been led by Bishop Francesco Oliva since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Locren(sis)-Hieracen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002031
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 108,208
- Population
- 118,617
- Catholic share
- 91.2%
- Priests
- 51
- Catholics per priest
- 2,122
- Extent
- 1,248 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 87
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
- Bishop
- Cesare Di Pietro
- Born
- 12 March 1964
- Birthplace
- Messina
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 del Mastro stands in Locri–Gerace–Santa Maria di Polsi, 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 Reggio Calabria-Bova
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Oppido Mamertina–PalmiOppido Mamertina–Palmi
- Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria–BovaReggio Calabria–Bova
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
This Calabrian see of the Latin Church (Latin: Dioecesis Locrensis-Hieracensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova. Its history runs through several names: for centuries it was the Diocese of Gerace, it became the Diocese of Gerace-Locri in 1954, and it took its present name of Locri-Gerace in 1986.
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].