Diocese of Fidenza
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Ecclesiastical province | Modena Nonantola |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola |
| Diocesan bishop | Ovidio Vezzoli |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Carlo Mazza |
| founding | February 12, 1601 |
| surface | 516 km² |
| Parishes | 70 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 71,928 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 65,189 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,330 |
| Permanent deacons | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di San Donnino martire |
| Website | www.diocesifidenza.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fidenza ( lat. : Dioecesis Fidentina , ital. : Diocese of Fidenza ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Fidenza .
history
The diocese of Borgo San Donnino was established on February 12, 1601 by Pope Clement VIII with the Apostolic Constitution Super Universas and placed directly under the Holy See . On August 22, 1855, the diocese Borgo San Donnino with the Apostolic Constitution Vel ab antiquis was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola as a suffragan . The diocese of Borgo San Donnino was renamed on September 22, 1927 in the diocese of Fidenza .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Fidenza (Italian)
- Entry for the diocese of Fidenza on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Cathedral of San Donnino Martire in Fidenza