Poggio Mirteto Cathedral
Description
The Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is the Catholic cathedral in the city of Poggio Mirteto, Italy.
The church of Santa Maria Assunta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, was blessed in 1684, began operation in 1721, and was consecrated in 1779.
In 1841, Poggio Mirteto was elevated to a diocese, and the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta became a cathedral. The first bishop was Nicola Crispigni, who made his solemn inauguration in 1842.
In 1925 the Diocese of Poggio Mirteto was united with the Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina, with which it currently forms the Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto. The cathedral of Poggio Mirteto became the see of the new suburbicarian diocese. The title is given to a cardinal, who has the high rank of cardinal-bishop. Suburbicarian dioceses are dioceses located within the ecclesiastical province of the Diocese of Rome. They are not titular churches, but serve a similar function as honorary assignments that signify the cardinals' relationship with the Pope.
Address
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 46, Poggio Mirteto, Italy
Established
1721
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