Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis | |
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Cathedral of Lanciano | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chieti-Vasto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 305 km2 (118 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1515 (510 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale della Madonna del Ponte (Lanciano) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di S. Tommaso Apostolo (Ortona) |
| Secular priests | 45 (diocesan) 27 (religious orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Emidio Cipollone |
| Bishops emeritus | Carlo Ghidelli |
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| Website | |
| Arcidiocesi Lanciano-Ortona (in Italian) | |
The Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Latin: Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that has existed under this name since 1986. Since 1982, it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto.
The historical Diocese of Lanciano was created in 1515. It was united with the Diocese of Ortona from 1818 to 1834, and again in 1986. The archbishop of Lanciano was Perpetual Administrator of the diocese of Ortona from 1834 to 1982, and then held the two dioceses aeque personaliter until 1986, when Ortona was permanently suppressed.