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Diocese of Chioggia Dioecesis Clodiensis |
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Chioggia Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Venice |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 125,000 124,000 (99.2%) |
| Parishes | 68 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Adriano Tessarollo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Angelo Daniel |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesidichioggia.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Chioggia (Latin: Dioecesis Clodiensis) is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Venice.
Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages as Clugia. In 1106, Enrico Grancarolo, Bishop of the island of Malamocco, then nearly deserted, transferred his see to Chioggia.
Other bishops were:
Cardinal Pietro Bembo was a canon of the cathedral.
Erected: 7th Century
Latin Name: Clodiensis
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 45°13′00″N 12°17′00″E / 45.2167°N 12.2833°E