Archdiocese of Trento
Tridentin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Trento, Italy, Italy
The Archdiocese of Trento is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, dating to the 4th century, elevated to an archdiocese in 1929 and to a metropolitan see in 1964. It is led by Archbishop Lauro Tisi and has the Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen as suffragan.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 381
- Latin
- Tridentin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Vigilius
- Annuario code
- 001003269
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 485,000
- Population
- 542,158
- Catholic share
- 89.5%
- Priests
- 255
- Catholics per priest
- 1,902
- Extent
- 6,212 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 78
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
- Lauro Tisi
- Born
- 1 November 1962
- Birthplace
- Giustino
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
Trento Cathedral stands in Trento, 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 Trento
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Bolzano–BressanoneBolzano–Bressanone
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Named for its Alpine Italian see city of Trento (Tr(i)ent), in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, the Archdiocese of Trento (Latin: Archidioecesis Tridentina, German Trient) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Triveneto. The archbishop's throne stands in the Minor basilica Cattedrale di S. Vigilio Vescovo in Trento, and the diocese counts two further minor basilicas, the Basilica S. Maria Maggiore in the city of Trento and the Basilica di Ss. Sisinio, Martirio e Alessandro at Sanzeno.
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].