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Diocese of Trivento Dioecesis Triventinus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Campobasso-Boiano |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,234 km2 (476 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 53,450 53,280 (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Nazaroi, Celso e Vittore |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domenico Angelo Scotti |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antonio Santucci |
| Website | |
| www.diocesitrivento.net | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Trivento (Latin: Dioecesis Triventinus) in Molise, southern Italy, has existed since the tenth century. Historically the diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento. It is now a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano.
The earliest bishop of Trivento was St. Castus of an uncertain epoch, the local legend assigning him to the fourth century.
Erected: 10th Century
Latin Name: Triventinus
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 41°46′00″N 14°33′00″E / 41.7667°N 14.5500°E