Roman Catholic Diocese of Ischia
Diocese of Ischia Dioecesis Isclana | |
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Ischia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Secular priests | 30 (diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 9 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Gennaro Pascarella |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.chiesaischia.it | |
The Diocese of Ischia (Latin: Dioecesis Isclana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The diocese comprises the entire island of Ischia, which contains seven communes divided into two circumscriptions. In 1743, the population was about 4,000. The city of Ischia constituted one single parish, with two religious houses of men and one of women. In 2018, the population of the town of Ischia was 20,118.