Diocese of Rome

Diocese of Rome

*Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana*

Diocesi di Roma
Diocese of Rome; Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana; Diocesi di Roma
Location
Country	Italy, Vatican City
Territory	Rome; Worldwide;
Ecclesiastical province	Rome; Worldwide;
Metropolitan	Rome
Coordinates	41°53′9.26″N 12°30′22.16″E / 41.8859056°N 12.5061556°E
Statistics
Area	881 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 2,885,272; 2,365,923 (82%)
Parishes	334
Churches	711
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1st century
Cathedral	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Patron saint	Saint Peter; Saint Paul; Saint Catherine of Siena; Saint Philip Neri; Saint Lawrence of Rome;
Secular priests	1,589
Current leadership
Governance	Holy See
Bishop	Pope Leo XIV
Auxiliary Bishops	Baldassare Reina (Cardinal Vicar for the Vicariate of Rome); Renato Tarantelli Baccari (Viceregent); Benoni Ambăruş; Michele Di Tolve;
Bishops emeritus	Camillo Ruini; Agostino Vallini; Enzo Dieci; Paolino Schiavon; Guerino Di Tora; Paolo Selvadagi;
Website
	diocesidiroma.it
	Source: Annuario Pontificio 2012

The Diocese of Rome (Latin: Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana;^[2] Italian: Diocesi di Roma) is a diocese under the jurisdiction of the Pope, who is also the Bishop of Rome. The first bishop of Rome was Saint Peter. The current Bishop of Rome is Pope Leo XIV.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Universal full communion, Latin Church, Catholic Church.

References

↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.03.2015" [Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2015] (Press release) (in Italian). 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
↑ Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1

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[jurisdiction-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Universal full communion, Latin Church, Catholic Church.

[2] "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.03.2015" [Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2015] (Press release) (in Italian). 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[3] Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1

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