Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia
The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia (Latin: Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdiocese since 1821, it is a non-metropolitan see and is immediately exempt to the Holy See.
Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina | |
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Spoleto Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,836 km2 (709 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 108,700 (est,) 102,300 (guess) (94.1%) |
| Parishes | 71 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Spoleto) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Argentea (Norcia) |
| Secular priests | 69 (diocesan) 52 (Religious Orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Renato Boccardo |
| Website | |
| Arcidiocesi di Spoleto Norcia (in Italian) | |
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