Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria–Bova
Rheginen(sis)-Boven(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Reggio Calabria–Bova, Italy, Italy
The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church in Calabria, southern Italy, taking its current combined title in 1986 when the Diocese of Bova was merged with the Archdiocese of Reggio. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Rheginen(sis)-Boven(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Pablo<li>san Esteban de Nicea<li>san León de Africo
- Annuario code
- 001002732
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 273,900
- Population
- 277,900
- Catholic share
- 98.6%
- Priests
- 113
- Catholics per priest
- 2,424
- Extent
- 1,004 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 273
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
- Fortunato Morrone
- Born
- 20 September 1958
- Birthplace
- Isola di Capo Rizzuto
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
Basilica Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo, Reggio Calabria stands in Reggio Calabria–Bova, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale della Presentazione della Beata Vergine Maria, Bova.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Reggio Calabria-Bova
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Locri–Gerace–Santa Maria di PolsiLocri–Gerace–Santa Maria di Polsi
- Diocese of Oppido Mamertina–PalmiOppido Mamertina–Palmi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Calabria, southern Italy, the Catholic Church maintains the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova (Latin: Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis), a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. Its present title dates from 1986, when the independent Diocese of Bova was suppressed and its territory and title were joined to those of the Archdiocese of Reggio.
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].