Diocese of Rome

Diocese of Rome Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana Diocesi di Roma
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Rome
Location
Country	Italy, Vatican City
Territory	Rome Worldwide[a]
Ecclesiastical province	Rome Worldwide[a]
Metropolitan	Rome
Coordinates	41°53′9.26″N 12°30′22.16″E / 41.8859056°N 12.5061556°E / 41.8859056; 12.5061556
Statistics
Area	881 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 2,885,272 2,365,923 (82%)
Parishes	334
Churches	711
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1st century
Cathedral	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Patron saint	Saint Peter Saint Paul Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Philip Neri Saint Lawrence of Rome
Secular priests	1,589
Current leadership
Governance	Holy See
Bishop	Pope Francis
Auxiliary Bishops	Baldassare Reina (Cardinal Vicar for the Vicariate of Rome) Mauro Gambetti (Cardinal Vicar for the Vatican City State) Paolo Ricciardi (Viceregent) Daniele Libanori Dario Gervasi Benoni Ambăruş Daniele Salera Riccardo Lamba Michele Di Tolve
Bishops emeritus	Angelo De Donatis Camillo Ruini Agostino Vallini Enzo Dieci Paolino Schiavon Guerino Di Tora Paolo Selvadagi[1]
Website
diocesidiroma.it
Source: Annuario Pontificio 2012

The Diocese of Rome (Latin: Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana;^[2] Italian: Diocesi di Roma), also called the Vicariate of Rome,^[3] is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope, who is Bishop of Rome and hence the supreme pontiff and head of the worldwide Catholic Church. As the Holy See, the papacy is a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations,^[4] and civil jurisdiction over the Vatican City State located geographically within Rome. The Diocese of Rome is the metropolitan diocese of the province of Rome, an ecclesiastical province in Italy. According to Catholic tradition, the first bishop of Rome was Saint Peter in the first century.^[5][6][7] The incumbent since 13 March 2013 is Pope Francis.

Historically, many Rome-born men, as well as others born elsewhere on the Italian Peninsula have served as bishops of Rome. Since 1900, however, there has been only one Rome-born bishop of Rome, Pius XII (1939–1958). In addition, throughout history non-Italians have served as bishops of Rome, beginning with the first of them according to Catholic tradition, Saint Peter.

It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman ecclesiastical province and primatial see of Italy. The cathedral is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. The primate of Italy is the pope, holding primacy of honor over the Italian sees and also primacy of jurisdiction over all other episcopal sees by Catholic tradition.

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