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diocese of Rome
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Diocese of Rome
The
Diocese of Rome
(, ) is a
diocese
of the
Catholic Church
in
Rome
. Its
bishop
, known as the
Pope
, is the Supreme
Pontiff
and leader of the Catholic Church. As the
Holy See
, it is a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations, and civil jurisdiction over the
Vatican City State
within Rome. The Diocese of Rome is the
metropolitan diocese
of the
Province of Rome
, an
ecclesiastical province
in the
Episcopal Conference
of
Italy
. The Catholic Church teaches that the first Bishop of Rome was
Saint Peter
in the first century; the incumbent since 13 March 2013 is
Pope Francis
.
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