The Eparchy of Lungro (Italian: Eparchia di Lungro; Albanian: Eparhia e Ungrës) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church,[6] an Eastern Catholic church sui iuris of Byzantine Rite in Calabria, Italy.
Eparchy of Lungro Eparchia Lungrensis Eparchia di Lungro Eparhia e Ungrës | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Coordinates | 39°45′0″N 16°7′12″E / 39.75000°N 16.12000°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 33,000[2] 32,900[2] (98.8[2]%) |
| Parishes | 29[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic Church[1] |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite[3] |
| Established | 13 February 1919[3] |
| Cathedral | St Nicholas Cathedral, Lungro[4] |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas[3] |
| Secular priests | 41[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donato Oliverio[3] |
| Bishops emeritus | Ercole Lupinacci[5] |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| eparchialungro.it | |
History
editIt was created in 1919, as an eparchy directly subject to the Holy See, for members of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church,[2] the Catholics of the Byzantine Rite who had emigrated, mostly from Epirus and Albania, to Sicily and Calabria.[7]
The diocese received territory from the Archdiocese of Rossano, Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio and Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1990 | 32,500 | — |
| 2000 | 32,800 | 0.09% |
| 2005 | 32,965 | 0.10% |
| 2009 | 32,900 | −0.05% |
| 2010 | 32,900 | 0.00% |
| Source: CNEWA[1] | ||
Ordinaries of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese Catholic Church
edit- Felice Samuele Rodotà † (17 September 1735 – 15 October 1740 died) from San Benedetto Ullano, titular archbishop of Beroe in Thrace.
- Nicolò De Marchis † (7 December 1742 – 2 June 1757 died) from Lungro, titular bishop of Nemesis in Thrace.
- Giacinto Archiopoli † (1757–1789) from San Demetrio Corone, titular bishop of Gallipoli in Thrace.
- Francesco Bugliari † (26 March 1792 – 17 August 1806 died) of Santa Sofia d'Epiro, titular bishop of Tagaste in today's Algeria.
- Domenico Bellusci † (18 September 1807 – 2 March 1833 died) of Frascineto, titular bishop of Sinope in today's Turkey.
- Gabriele De Marchis † (23 June 1833 – 18 April 1858 died) from Lungro, titular bishop of Tiberiopoli in Phrygia.
- Agostino Franco † (1858–1859) from Mezzojuso, titular bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore in today's Egypt.
- Giuseppe Bugliari † (10 September 1875 – 1888 deceased) from Santa Sofia d'Epiro, titular bishop of Dausara in Osroene.
- Giuseppe Schirò † (30 July 1889 – 29 November 1896) from Contessa Entellina, titular bishop of Gadara in Jordan and later archbishop holder of Neocesarea del Ponto.
- Giovanni Barcia † (24 April 1902 – 1912) from Palazzo Adriano, titular bishop of Croia in Albania.
Bishops of Lungro
edit- Giovanni Mele † (10 March 1919 – 10 February 1979 died)
- Giovanni Stamati † (20 February 1979 – 7 June 1987 died)
- Ercole Lupinacci † (30 November 1987 – 10 August 2010 withdrawn)
- Salvatore Nunnari (10 August 2010 – 12 May 2012) (apostolic administrator)
- Donato Oliverio, from 12 May 2012
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)". All Dioceses. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Diocese of Lungro". Catholic Dioceses in the World. GCatholic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Mira". Churches. Giga Catholic Information. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ David M., Cheney. "Bishop Ercole Lupinacci". All Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.