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The Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Latin: Archidioecesis Perusina-Civitatis Plebis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It was historically the Diocese of Perugia. It became the Archdiocese of Perugia in 1882, but without suffragans. It acquired suffragan dioceses in 1972. It was united in 1986 with the Diocese of Città della Pieve.[1][2]
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Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve Archidioecesis Perusina-Civitatis Plebis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Perugia-Città della Pieve |
Coordinates | 43.1125°N 12.3891°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,900 km2 (730 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 286,645 256,000 (89.3%) |
Parishes | 154 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2nd century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo (Perugia) |
Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Ss. Gervasio e Protasio (Città della Pieve) |
Secular priests | 119 (diocesan) 76 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop elect | Ivan Maffeis |
Auxiliary Bishops | Marco Salvi |
Bishops emeritus | Gualtiero Bassetti |
Website | |
www.diocesi.perugia.it |
In the martyrologies are found the names of the martyrs Constantius (Constantinus, whom some believe to have been a bishop), Florentius, and Felicissimus, who died at Perugia. Under the Emperor Decius one Decentius was bishop, according to the tradition; but the first bishop of whom there is any certain knowledge was St. Herculanus, killed by King Totila in 546; many admit there were two bishops and saints of this name, of whom the first is said to have died either in one of the great persecutions or under Julian the Apostate (Cappelletti).
Notable successors of St. Herculanus:
Erected in the 2nd century with the Latin name Dioecesis Perusina
Elevated: 27 March 1882, with the Latin name Archidioecesis Perusina
United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Città della Pieve; Latin name: Archidioecesis Perusina-Civitatis Plebis
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