Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Tuscany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino |
| Diocesan bishop | Giovanni Roncari OFMCap |
| Vicar General | Gian Pietro Guerrini |
| surface | 2,177 km² |
| Parishes | 71 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 69,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 67,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 97.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,125 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo in Pitigliano |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo in Sovana Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Orbetello |
| Website | www.diocesipitigliano.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana- Orbetello ( lat. : Dioecesis Pitilianensis-Soanensis-Urbetelliensis , ital. : Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Pitigliano .
history
The Diocese of Pitigliano - Sovana - Orbetello was established in the 7th century as the Diocese of Sovana . On April 23, 1459, the Diocese of Sovana was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Siena as a suffragan . In 1844 the diocese of Sovana was renamed the Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano .
The diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano was renamed on March 25, 1981 in the Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello . On September 30, 1986, the diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano -Orbetello was renamed by the Congregation for the Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis in the Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello .
See also
photos
Cathedral of
Santi Pietro e Paolo in Pitigliano
Co-cathedral of
Santi Pietro e Paolo in Sovana
Santa Maria Assunta co- cathedral in Orbetello
Web links
- Official website (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)