Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
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Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Bovino.
The Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano (Latin: Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the commune of Campobasso, the capital of the province of Campobasso, in the region of Molise in Southern Italy. It became an archdiocese in 1973 and a metropolitan see in 1976.
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Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Campobasso-Boiano |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 124,300 (est.) 118,900 (guess) |
Parishes | 69 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11th Century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale della Santissima Trinità (Campobasso) |
Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo (Bojano) |
Secular priests | 78 (diocesan) 29 (Religious Orders) 20 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. |
Bishops emeritus | Armando Dini |
Map | |
Website | |
arcidiocesicampobasso.it (in Italian) |
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In 1927, the episcopal seat and residence of the bishop of the diocese of Boiano was transferred to Campobasso, and the diocese was renamed diocese of Boiano-Campobasso. It was suffragan (subordinate) ecclesiastically to the archdiocese of Benevento.