Archdiocese of Florence

Archdiocese of Florence
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Tuscany
Diocesan bishop	Giuseppe Cardinal Betori
surface	2,205 km²
Parishes	305 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	833,624 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	824,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	98.8%
Diocesan priest	367 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	216 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,413
Permanent deacons	67 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars	306 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	1,254 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Santa Maria del Fiore
Website	www.diocesifirenze.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro Diocese of Fiesole Diocese of Pistoia Diocese of Prato Diocese of San Miniato
Ecclesiastical province

Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence ( lat. Archidioecesis Florentina , ital. Arcidiocesi di Firenze ) is one in Italy located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church .

history

The diocese was established in the 1st century, the first historically secure bishop is Felix , who at the beginning of the 4th century participated in a synod convened by the Roman bishop Miltiades . On 10 May 1419 the diocese was Pope Martin V. archbishopric with seat of a Metropolitan , the first archbishop was Amerigo Corsini (acting 1411-1434). In 1799 Florence and with it the archbishopric fell under French occupation. Since 1889, all Florentines were archbishops upon appointment Cardinal or were subsequently created cardinals so that Florence is considered traditionally connected to the dignity of Cardinal bishopric.

Mater Ecclesia is the cathedral of Florence (Santa Maria del Fiore) completed in 1436 .

See also

• List of the Archbishops of Florence

Web links

• Entry on the Archdiocese of Florence on catholic-hierarchy.org

Commons : Archdiocese of Florence  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence