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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Porto–Santa Rufina, Italy

Diocese of Porto–Santa Rufina

Portuen(sis)-Sanctae Rufinae

Porto-Santa Rufina is a suburbicarian diocese of Rome, formed from the union of the ancient sees of Porto and Silva Candida (Santa Rufina) under Pope Callistus II around 1119. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and has both a titular cardinal-bishop (Beniamino Stella) and a resident diocesan bishop who serves as ordinary.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria, in Porto–Santa Rufina, Italy.

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Established
1119
Catholics
386,000
Priests
67
Territory
2,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Gianrico Ruzza
Born
14 February 1963
Birthplace
Roma

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The cathedral

Cattedrale dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria stands in Porto–Santa Rufina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Chiesa dei Santi Ippolito e Lucia.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Formed from the union of two dioceses, Porto-Santa Rufina is a Latin suburbicarian diocese of the Diocese of Rome and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese of Santa Rufina was in earlier times also known as Silva Candida. Since 1967 the see has had both a titular cardinal bishop and a resident bishop who conducts the diocesan business.