Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Ecclesiastical province | Modena Nonantola |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola |
| Diocesan bishop | Adriano Cevolotto (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gianni Ambrosio |
| founding | September 16, 1989 |
| surface | 3,714 km² |
| Parishes | 420 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 337,632 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 325,250 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 218 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,446 |
| Permanent deacons | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 298 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Giustina e Santa Maria Assunta in Piacenza |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Bobbio |
| Website | www.diocesipiacenzabobbio.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio ( lat. : Dioecesis Place Tina Bobiensis , ital. : Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Piacenza .
history
In the 4th century the diocese of Piacenza was established. On September 16, 1989, the former Bobbio diocese was separated from the Archdiocese of Genoa-Bobbio , to which it had been affiliated in 1986, and incorporated into the diocese of Piacenza.
The diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola as a suffragan .
See also
- List of the bishops of Piacenza-Bobbio
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Italy
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Santa Maria Assunta co- cathedral in Bobbio
