Archdiocese of Modena–Nonantola
Mutinen(sis)-Nonantulan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Modena–Nonantola, Italy
The Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The Diocese of Modena dates to the 4th century and was elevated to an archdiocese on 22 August 1855, with suffragans including Carpi, Fidenza, Parma, Piacenza-Bobbio, and Reggio Emilia-Guastalla.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Mutinen(sis)-Nonantulan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001002257
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 398,000
- Population
- 509,000
- Catholic share
- 78.2%
- Priests
- 165
- Catholics per priest
- 2,412
- Extent
- 2,089 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 191
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
- Erio Castellucci
- Born
- 8 July 1960
- Birthplace
- Forlì
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 Assunta stands in Modena–Nonantola, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Basilica Abbaziale di San Silvestro I Papa.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Modena-Nonantola
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CarpiCarpi
- Diocese of FidenzaFidenza
- Diocese of Parma–FontevivoParma–Fontevivo
- Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio–San ColombanoPiacenza–Bobbio–San Colombano
- Diocese of Reggio Emilia–GuastallaReggio Emilia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola (Latin: Archidioecesis Mutinensis-Nonantulana) traces its roots to the Diocese of Modena in central Italy, which existed from the 4th century. At first it was a suffragan of the diocese of Milan, and later of Ravenna. During the schism of the Antipope Clement III, Pope Paschal II released Modena from obedience to the church of Ravenna, though Pope Gelasius II restored the earlier arrangement.
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].