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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Rieti, Italy

Diocese of Rieti–San Salvatore Maggiore

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The Diocese of Rieti-San Salvatore Maggiore is a Latin Church diocese in Lazio, Italy, that is immediately exempt and subject directly to the Holy See. Vito Piccinonna was appointed bishop in late 2022 and ordained in January 2023.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, in Rieti, Italy.

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Catholics
90,644
Priests
63
Territory
1,818 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Vito Piccinonna
Born
1 June 1977
Birthplace
Palombaio

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Rieti, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Italy, the Diocese of Rieti (Latin: Dioecesis Reatina (-S. Salvatoris Maioris)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory answering directly to the Holy See, being immediately exempt. The bishop's cathedra is placed in St. Mary Cathedral in the episcopal see of Rieti.

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