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 2013)
62,000 (est.)
57,000 (est.) (91.9%)
Parishes 25
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 12th century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests 33 (diocesan)
2 (Religious Orders)
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][2]

Bishops

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

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  • Fra Bartolomeo Borsolari (1359), an Augustinian,;[3]
  • Michele Cosal, O.Cist. (1453), a Spaniard;
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Notes

  1. Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ischia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  2. Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ischia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  3. Borsolari was a brother of Giacomo Borsolari, O.P., who is buried in the church of S. Domenico.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 214. (in Latin)
  5. Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. p. 214.
  6. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 211.
  7. Catholic Encyclopedia article

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

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