Archdiocese of Taranto
Tarentin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Taranto, Italy
Taranto is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Apulia, southern Italy, with roots dating to the first millennium and elevated to archiepiscopal rank in the medieval period. It is the metropolitan for the suffragan dioceses of Castellaneta and Oria, and is led by Archbishop Ciro Miniero.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Tarentin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Cataldus
- Annuario code
- 001003171
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 415,500
- Population
- 412,500
- Priests
- 155
- Catholics per priest
- 2,681
- Extent
- 1,056 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 393
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
- Ciro Miniero
- Born
- 31 January 1958
- Birthplace
- Napoli
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 San Cataldo stands in Taranto, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Taranto
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CastellanetaCastellaneta
- Diocese of OriaOria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On a bay in the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy lies the Archdiocese of Taranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Tarentina), a Latin Church archdiocese whose suffragan sees are the dioceses of Castellaneta and Oria.
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].