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Diocese of Venosa

Dioecesis Venusina

United

To: Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa



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Historical Details


Past Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Venosa (erected)
2 July 1954Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Venosa (from Acerenza e Matera)
21 August 1976Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Venosa (from Acerenza)
8 September 1976Territory LostDiocese of Venosa (Spinatola) Diocese of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso)
8 September 1976Territory AddedDiocese of Andria (Montemilone) Diocese of Venosa
30 September 1986UnitedDiocese of Melfi e Rapolla
Diocese of Venosa
Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
188636,000.0%8908OTC
195050,05050,10099.9%2911401,251152610ap1951
197040,26740,56799.3%1712291,388127013ap1971
198033,35033,61999.2%182201,66735413ap1981

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 520
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 265
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 330
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 364
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 410
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 437
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 392
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 940
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 522, to Page 524
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 593, and Page 594
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 675, to Page 677

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