Archdiocese of Fermo

Archdiocese of Fermo
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Brands
Diocesan bishop	Rocco Pennacchio
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Luigi Conti
surface	1,318 km²
Parishes	123 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	287,049 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	273,924 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	95.4%
Diocesan priest	166 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	62 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,201
Permanent deacons	40 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars	74 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	199 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo
Website	www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Ascoli Piceno Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo ( lat. : Archidioecesis Firmana , Ital. : Arcidiocesi di Fermo ) is in Italy located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Fermo .

The territory of the Archdiocese of the Marche region includes all 39 municipalities in the Fermo province , 13 municipalities in the Macerata province and six municipalities in the Ascoli Piceno province .

The diocese of Fermo was established in the 3rd century and on May 24th 1589 by Pope Sixtus V raised to the metropolitan archbishopric.

See also

• List of the Archbishops of Fermo
• Roman Catholic Church in Italy

Web links

Commons : Archdiocese of Fermo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Archdiocese of Fermo on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Archdiocese of Fermo on gcatholic.org

Fermo, Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo