Archdiocese of Rome

Archdiocese of Rome Archdiocesis Urbis seu Romana Location Territory Papal States, Genoa, Croatia, and Venice Ecclesiastical provinces Rome Metropolitan Rome Information Church Holy Catholic Church Sui iuris church Latin Church Rite Roman Rite Cathedral Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran Established May 1st, 2022 Patron saint Saint Benedict XVII Current Leadership Governance Holy See Archbishop Pope Pius XIII Administrative Arcbishops PerseusV CorbeauNoiraud

The Archdiocese of Rome is the ecclesiastical territory under the jurisdiction of the Pope therefore making the archdiocese a physical representation of the papacy and the Holy See. The Archdiocese of Rome was the first ecclesiastical territory established on Terra Aurora and remains the longest standing religious territory on the server.

On Terra Aurora, the archdiocese is seated in Rome, Papal States and oversees its neighboring nations including Genoa, Venice, and Croatia. The cathedral for the archdiocese is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome while St. Peter's Basilica is being constructed in Vatican City.

The Archdiocese of Rome was originally founded in Rome on February 10th, 2022, but transcended from Terra Nova following the migration to Terra Aurora on May 1st, 2022. The ecclesiastical territory on Terra Nova is no longer maintained by the Holy Catholic Church.

History

Background

Following the announcement from Bernard Albani, later Pope Clement XV, that the Holy Catholic Church would continue on in Terra Aurora and make their new capital of Christianity in Rome, preparations immediately began for the reestablishment of the Archdiocese of Rome in the new world.

Humble Beginnings

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Construction of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

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Hosting of the Third Ecumenical Council

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Territory

The territory of the Archdiocese of Rome on Terra Aurora encompasses the Papal States, Genoa, Venice, Croatia, and other smaller nations in and around the Italian peninsula. Requests for the detailed borders of any ecclesiastical territory under the Holy Catholic Church may be sent to the Congregation for Evangelization.

There exists many chapels, churches, and cathedrals in the territory overseen by the Archdiocese of Rome, but the seat of the Bishop of Rome is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome.

Bishops of Rome

Since the founding of the Holy Catholic Church in February of 2020 on Terra Nova, there have been three Bishops of Rome.

No.	Image	Name	World	Term
1		Pope Alexander IX	Terra Nova	10 February 2020 - 3 March 2020 (1 month)
2		Pope Benedict XVII	Terra Nova & Terra Aurora	11 April 2020 - 4 July 2022 (2 years)
3		Pope Clement XV	Terra Aurora	10 July 2022 - 16 July 2023 (1 year)