Roman Catholic Diocese of Ischia

Diocese of Ischia Dioecesis Isclana
Ischia Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Naples
Statistics
Area	46 km² (18 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 58,300 55,000 (94.3%)
Parishes	25
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	12th century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pietro Lagnese
Website
www.diocesi.ischia.it

The Diocese of Ischia (Latin: Dioecesis Isclana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.^[1]

History

The first Bishop of Ischia, Pietro, was appointed in 1179. He was present at the Third Lateran Council. Other bishops were:

Fra Bartolomeo Borsolari (1359), an Augustinian, brother of Blessed Giacomo Borsolari, the Dominican, who is buried in the church of S. Domenico;
the learned Spanish Cistercian, Michele Cosal (1453);
Girolamo Rocca (1672);
Michele Cotignola (1692).^[2]
Filippo Strofaldi (1997-2013)

Notes

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

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Naples

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Naples Diocese of Acerra Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo Diocese of Aversa Archdiocese of Capua Diocese of Caserta Diocese of Ischia Diocese of Nola Territorial Prelature of Pompei Diocese of Pozzuoli Diocese of Sessa Aurunca Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellamare di Stabia Diocese of Teano-Calvi

Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 13°57′00″E / 40.7500°N 13.9500°E / 40.7500; 13.9500

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