Diocese of Città della Pieve

Former cathedral in Città della Pieve

The Diocese of Città della Pieve ( Latin Dioecesis Civitatis Plebis ) was one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese based in Citta della Pieve in Umbria .

history

The diocese of Città della Pieve was established on September 25, 1600 by Pope Clement VIII with the Apostolic Letter In Supereminenti .

On September 30, 1986, the diocese of Città della Pieve was merged with the Archdiocese of Perugia to form the Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve by the Congregation for the Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis .

After its foundation, the diocese of Città della Pieve was directly subordinate to the Holy See as a suffragan . On August 17, 1972, it became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Perugia. It last comprised 19 parishes . on an area of ​​about 450 km².

See also

• List of the bishops of Città della Pieve
• List of former Catholic dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in Italy

Web links

Wikisource: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913): Diocese of Città della Pieve  - Sources and full texts (English)

• Entry for the Diocese of Città della Pieve on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ Congregatio pro Episcopis: Decretum Instantibus votis , AAS 79 (1987), n. 6, p. 639ff.
2. ^ Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. Series generale, No. 91, April 18, 1987, Supplemento straordinario No. 12, p. 76.