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Diocese of Rome Dioecesis Urbis |
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 The coat of arms of the Diocese of Rome |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Rome, Italy. 41°53′9.26″N 12°30′22.16″E / 41.8859056°N 12.5061556°E |
| Territory | Lazio |
| Population | 2,454,000 Catholics |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Patron | Saints Peter and Paul |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Rome |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Rome |
| Bishop | Bishop of Rome |
| Website | http://www.vicariatusurbis.org/ |
| Current leadership | |
| Diocesan Bishop | Benedict XVI |
| Auxiliary bishops | Agostino Cardinal Vallini, Angelo Cardinal Comastri |
The Diocese of Rome (Latin: Diœcesis Urbis or Diœcesis Romana, Italian: Diocesi di Roma), otherwise known as the Holy See, the Apostolic See, the Holy Roman Church, the Church of Rome, or the See of Peter, is a diocese of the Catholic Church, in Rome, Italy.[1] The diocese is the seat of the bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope, who is the Supreme Pontiff and chief of the Catholic Church. Established in the First Century, the current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who acceded after the death of Pope John Paul II, in April 2005.
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The bishop of the Diocese of Rome has, first of all, the simple title of Bishop of Rome because all his other titles descend from this position that points to him as the successor of Saint Peter in Rome. From this he has a plethora of titles:
The best evidence available for the origins of the Roman church is Saint Paul's Epistle to the Romans. This indicates that the church was established probably by the early 40's, and that Saint Peter became associated with this church sometime between the year 58 and the early 60's.[3]
Says one source:
The territory of the diocese extends all over the Vatican City State and the city of Rome, capital of the Italian Republic. The two parts of the diocese are then administrated by two vicars of the Pope:
The diocese covers a territory of 881 square kilometers[5] containing 341 parishes, 337 of which are active. There are 336 for the city of Rome[6] and one, St. Anne's Parish, for Vatican City.[7] The diocese has 238 cardinal clerics, and an additional 1187 "Roman" clerics.[8] In 2004, they pastored an estimated 2,454,000 faithful, who made up 88% of the population of the territory.
Six of the dioceses of the Roman Province have the title of suburbicarians, from the Latin sub urbe, with the significance of "subject to the city [of Rome]". Each suburbicarian diocese has a Cardinal Bishop at its head.
There remains the titular Suburicarian See of Ostia, which is held by the Cardinal Bishop elected to be the Dean of the College of Cardinals, in addition to his previous Suburicarian See. The Diocese of Ostia was merged with the Diocese of Rome in 1914, and is now administered by the Vicar General for Rome.
Otherwise there are other dioceses connected with the Metropolitan of Rome. They are churches directly subjected to the Holy See:
For a list of Popes, please see: List of Popes.
  | Official website of the Diocese of Rome - Diocesi di ROMA - Chiesa Cattolica |
| | Homily of John Paul II to St. Anne's Parish - Homily - St Anne's Parish, John Paul II, 10 December 1978 |
| | Official website of the Holy See - Vatican: the Holy See |
| | article - CNS STORY: Vatican removes title 'patriarch of the West' after pope's name |
| | Entry at catholic-hierarchy.org - Roma {Rome} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |
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