Catholic Church

Also known as: Italien (Deutsch), l'Italie (français), Italia (español, Italiano, latine), Włochy (polski), Itália (Português), 意大利 (繁體中文), イタリア (日本語)

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Rome

Population: 58,057,000

Area: 294,020 km²

Patron Saints: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine of Siena

Religions: predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community

Languages: Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)

Neighbouring Countries: Albania , Austria , Croatia , France , Malta , Montenegro , San Marino , Slovenia , Switzerland , Tunisia , Vatican City State

Circumscriptions (227): Papal See (1), Patriarchates (1), Metr. Archdioceses (40), Archdioceses (20), Dioceses (155), Territorial Prelatures (2), Territorial Abbacies (6), Military Ordinariates (1), Personal Prelature (1)

Roman Rite (223): Acerenza, Acerra, Acireale, Acqui, Adria–Rovigo, Agrigento, Alba, Albano, Albenga–Imperia, Ales–Terralba, Alessandria, Alghero–Bosa, Alife–Caiazzo, Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti, Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni, Anagni–Alatri, Ancona–Osimo, Andria, Aosta, Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro, Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia, Ascoli Piceno, Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino, Asti, Avellino, Aversa, Avezzano, Bari–Bitonto, Belluno–Feltre, Benevento, Bergamo, Biella, Bologna, Bolzano–Bressanone, Brescia, Brindisi–Ostuni, Cagliari, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Camerino–San Severino Marche, Campobasso–Boiano, Capua, Carpi, Casale Monferrato, Caserta, Cassano all’Jonio, Castellaneta, Catania, Catanzaro–Squillace, Cefalù, Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano, Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Cesena–Sarsina, Chiavari, Chieti–Vasto, Chioggia, Città di Castello, Civita Castellana, Civitavecchia–Tarquinia, Como, Concordia–Pordenone, Conversano–Monopoli, Cosenza–Bisignano, Crema, Cremona, Crotone–Santa Severina, Cuneo, Fabriano–Matelica, Faenza–Modigliana, Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola, Fermo, Ferrara–Comacchio, Fidenza, Fiesole, Firenze, Foggia–Bovino, Foligno, Forlì–Bertinoro, Fossano, Frascati, Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino, Gaeta, Genova, Gorizia, Grosseto, Gubbio, Iglesias, Imola, Ischia, Isernia–Venafro, Ivrea, Jesi, L’Aquila, La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato, Lamezia Terme, Lanciano–Ortona, Lanusei, Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno, Lecce, Livorno, Locri–Gerace, Lodi, Loreto, Lucca, Lucera–Troia, Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia, Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo, Mantova, Massa Carrara–Pontremoli, Massa Marittima–Piombino, Matera–Irsina, Mazara del Vallo, Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa, Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela, Mileto–Nicotera–Tropea, Modena–Nonantola, Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi, Mondovì, Monreale, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Montecassino, Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza, Montevergine, Napoli, Nardò–Gallipoli, Nicosia, Nocera Inferiore–Sarno, Nola, Noto, Novara, Nuoro, Oppido Mamertina–Palmi, Opus Dei, Ordinariato Militare in Italia, Oria, Oristano, Orvieto–Todi, Ostia, Otranto, Ozieri, Padova, Palermo, Palestrina, Parma, Patti, Pavia, Perugia–Città della Pieve, Pesaro, Pescara–Penne, Pescia, Piacenza–Bobbio, Piazza Armerina, Pinerolo, Pisa, Pistoia, Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello, Pompei, Porto–Santa Rufina, Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo, Pozzuoli, Prato, Ragusa, Ravenna–Cervia, Reggio Calabria–Bova, Reggio Emilia–Guastalla, Rieti, Rimini, Roma, Rossano–Cariati, Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Salerno–Campagna–Acerno, Saluzzo, San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto, San Marco Argentano–Scalea, San Marino–Montefeltro, San Miniato, San Severo, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia, Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Sassari, Savona–Noli, Senigallia, Sessa Aurunca, Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino, Siracusa, Sora–Aquino–Pontecorvo, Sorrento–Castellammare di Stabia, Spoleto–Norcia, Subiaco, Sulmona–Valva, Susa, Taranto, Teano–Calvi, Teggiano–Policastro, Tempio–Ampurias, Teramo–Atri, Termoli–Larino, Terni–Narni–Amelia, Tivoli, Torino, Tortona, Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie, Trapani, Trento, Treviso, Tricarico, Trieste, Trivento, Tursi–Lagonegro, Udine, Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca, Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado, Vallo della Lucania, Velletri–Segni, Venezia, Ventimiglia–San Remo, Vercelli, Verona, Vicenza, Vigevano, Viterbo, Vittorio Veneto, Volterra

Ambrosian Rite (1): Milano

Italo-Albanese Church (3): Lungro, Piana degli Abanesi, Santa Maria di Grottaferrata

Cardinals (23 electors/45 total): Amato (73), Angelini (95), Antonelli (75), Antonetti (89), Bagnasco (69), Baldelli (76), Bartolucci (94), Bertone (77), Biffi (83), Cacciavillan (85), Caffarra (73), Canestri (93), Cé (86), Cheli (93), Comastri (68), Coppa (86), Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (86), De Giorgi (81), De Paolis (76), Farina (78), Furno (90), Lajolo (77), Marchisano (82), Martini (84), Martino (79), Monterisi (77), Nicora (74), Piacenza (67), Piovanelli (87), Poletto (78), Ravasi (69), Re (78), Romeo (73), Ruini (80), Sardi (77), Scola (70), Sebastiani (80), Sepe (68), Sgreccia (83), Silvestrini (88), Sodano (84), Tettamanzi (77), Tonini (97), Tucci (90), Vallini (71) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Italy

Holy See Representation: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Holy See Representation: International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

Conference of Bishops: Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (C.E.I.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)