Archdiocese of Lucca
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Tuscany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Paolo Giulietti |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Benvenuto Italo Castellani |
| surface | 1,520 km² |
| Parishes | 362 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 323,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 316,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 97.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 178 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,642 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 218 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Duomo San Martino in Lucca |
| address | Via Arcivescovato 45 55100 Lucca Italia |
| Website | www.diocesilucca.it |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca ( latin : Archidioecesis Lucensis , Italian : Arcidiocesi di Lucca ) is one in Italy located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church . The archbishopric is immediately , d. In other words, it is directly subordinate to the Pope and is therefore not assigned to a church province as a suffragan or even the seat of a metropolitan .
The Archdiocese of Lucca was founded as a diocese in the 1st century and elevated to an archdiocese on September 11, 1727.
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Official website of the Archdiocese of Lucca (Italian)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Lucca on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)