Angelo De Donatis (Cardinal Vicar for the Vicariate of Rome)
Mauro Gambetti (Cardinal Vicar for the Vatican City State)
Baldassare Reina (Vicegerent)
Paolo Ricciardi
Daniele Libanori
Dario Gervasi
Benoni Ambăruş
Daniele Salera
Riccardo Lamba
Michele Di Tolve
Bishops emeritus
Camillo Ruini
Agostino Vallini
Enzo Dieci
Paolino Schiavon
Guerino Di Tora
Paolo Selvadagi[1]
Website
diocesidiroma.it
Source: Annuario Pontificio 2012
The Diocese of Rome (Latin: Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana;[2] Italian: Diocesi di Roma), also called the Vicariate of Rome,[3] is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope, who is Bishop of Rome and hence the supreme pontiff and head of the worldwide Catholic Church. As the Holy See, the papacy is a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations,[4] and civil jurisdiction over the Vatican City State located geographically within Rome. The Diocese of Rome is the metropolitan diocese of the province of Rome, an ecclesiastical province in Italy. According to Catholic tradition, the first bishop of Rome was Saint Peter in the first century.[5][6][7] The incumbent since 13 March 2013 is Pope Francis.
Historically, many Rome-born men, as well as others born elsewhere on the Italian Peninsula have served as bishops of Rome. Since 1900, however, there has been only one Rome-born bishop of Rome, Pius XII (1939–1958). In addition, throughout history non-Italians have served as bishops of Rome, beginning with the first of them according to Catholic tradition, Saint Peter.
It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman ecclesiastical province and primatial see of Italy. The cathedral is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. The primate of Italy is the pope, holding primacy of honor over the Italian sees and also primacy of jurisdiction over all other episcopal sees by Catholic tradition.
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^"Rinunce e Nomine, 07.03.2015" [Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2015] (Press release) (in Italian). 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1
^Cernuzio, Salvatore (6 January 2023). "Pope Francis reorganises Vicariate of Rome to be more collegial". Vatican News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^Catholic Encyclopedia article: Rome Archived 26 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
^Hinds, K., Everyday Life in the Renaissance, p242
^Jones, B., Dictionary of World Biography, p666
^Werner, S.A., The Handy Christianity Answer Book, p173
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