Roman Catholic Diocese of Trivento

Diocese of Trivento
Dioecesis Triventinus
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Campobasso-Boiano
Statistics
Area 1,234 km2 (476 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
53,450
53,280 (99.7%)
Parishes 58
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 10th Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di Ss. Nazaroi, Celso e Vittore
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Domenico Angelo Scotti
Emeritus Bishops Antonio Santucci
Website
www.diocesitrivento.net

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Trivento (Latin: Dioecesis Triventinus) in Molise, southern Italy, has existed since the tenth century. Historically the diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.[1] It is now a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano.[2][3]

History

The earliest bishop of Trivento was St. Castus of an uncertain epoch, the local legend assigning him to the fourth century.



Bishops

Diocese of Trivento

Erected: 10th Century
Latin Name: Triventinus

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Notes

  1. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. "Diocese of Trivento" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Trivento" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Bishop Leonardo Carmini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 17, 2016
  5. "Bishop Leonardo Corbera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016

Books

Acknowledgment

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 


Coordinates: 41°46′00″N 14°33′00″E / 41.7667°N 14.5500°E / 41.7667; 14.5500

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