Roman Catholic Diocese of Termoli-Larino

Diocese of Termoli-Larino
Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis

Cathedral of Termoli
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Campobasso-Boiano
Statistics
Area 1,424 km2 (550 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
109,132
108,095 (99%)
Parishes 51
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 10th Century
Cathedral Termoli Cathedral (Termoli)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Venafro)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Gianfranco De Luca
Map
Website
www.diocesitermolilarino.net
Co-cathedral in Larino

The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino (Latin: Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis) has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano.[1][2]

History

Termoli is first mentioned as a diocese in 946, when Benefetto, an usurper of the episcopal see, was forced to withdraw by order of Pope Agapitus II. The earliest known legitimate Catholic bishop was Scio (969).

Among his successors were:

In 1818 this see was united with the diocese of Guardia Alferia, a small town near Cerrato, which had its first bishop in 1075 and its last in 1775.[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Termoli-Larino

Erected: 10th Century
Latin Name: Thermularum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano

1818 Territory Added from the suppressed Diocese of Guardialfiera

Diocese of Termoli-Larino

30 September 1986 United with Diocese of Larino
Latin Name: Thermularum-Larinensis

Notes

  1. "Diocese of Termoli-Larino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Termoli-Larino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 29, 2016
  3. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. "Bishop Cesare Ferrante" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Bishop Alberto Drago, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links

 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: 42°00′00″N 14°59′00″E / 42.0000°N 14.9833°E / 42.0000; 14.9833

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