Diocese of Pistoia
Diocese of Pistoia | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Tuscany |
Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florence |
Diocesan bishop | Fausto Tardelli |
surface | 821 km² |
Parishes | 160 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 222,130 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 217,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 98% |
Diocesan priest | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,072 |
Permanent deacons | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 143 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | Cattedrale di San Zeno |
Website | www.diocesipistoia.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia ( Latin Dioecesis Pistoriensis , Italian Diocese of Pistoia ) is one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese based in Pistoia .
history
The diocese of Pistoia was established in the 3rd century and directly subordinated to the Holy See . On May 10, 1419, the Diocese of Pistoia was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Florence as a suffragan . The Diocese of Pistoia was united with the Diocese of Prato from September 22, 1653 to January 25, 1954 Aeque principaliter . The seminary of the diocese of Pistoia was established in 1690.
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