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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Sabina, Italy

Diocese of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto–Farfa

Sabinen(sis)-Mandelen(sis)

Latin Church

The Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto is a Latin Church see in the Lazio region of central Italy, formed in 1925 by uniting the ancient see of Sabina with Poggio Mirteto. As a suburbicarian see its cardinal-bishop is Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, while the resident ordinary is Bishop Ernesto Mandara.

On the map

Esri
Sabina, Italy, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1925
Catholics
182,478
Priests
77
Territory
918 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Ernesto Mandara
Born
24 July 1952
Birthplace
Positano

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The cathedral

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

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History

Among the sees of the Holy Roman Church, the Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto holds the distinction of being a Latin suburbicarian see, a status carrying the rare rank of cardinal-bishop. It is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, in the Roman province of the Pope.

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