Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro
| Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Tuscany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florence |
| Diocesan bishop | Riccardo Fontana |
| Vicar General | Giovacchino Dallara |
| founding | September 30, 1986 |
| surface | 3,425 km² |
| Parishes | 245 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 365,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 347,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 95.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 172 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 95 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,300 |
| Permanent deacons | 25 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 112 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 305 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di San Donato in Arezzo |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Santa Maria in Cortona Concattedrale di San Giovanni Evangelista in Sansepolcro |
| Website | www.diocesiarezzo.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona- Sansepolcro ( Latin Dioecesis Arretina-Cortonensis-Biturgensis seu Burgi Sancti Sepulchri , Italian Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Arezzo .
history
In the 3rd century the diocese of Arezzo was established. This gave up on November 10, 1561 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Montepulciano . The Bishop of Arezzo has had the right to wear the pallium since 1730 .
On September 30, 1986, the diocese of Arezzo was annexed by the Congregation for the Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis, the dioceses of Cortona and Sansepolcro . The diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Florence as a suffragan .
San Donato Cathedral in Arezzo
Santa Maria co- cathedral in Cortona
San Giovanni Evangelista co- cathedral in Sansepolcro
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)