Archdiocese of Pisa

Archdiocese of Pisa
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Tuscany
Diocesan bishop	Giovanni Paolo Benotto (since February 2, 2008)
Vicar General	Gino Biagini
surface	847 km²
Parishes	166 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	334,345 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	313,397 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	93.7%
Diocesan priest	146 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	44 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,649
Permanent deacons	24 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars	46 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	361 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
address	Piazza Arcivescovado 18 56126 Pisa Italia
Website	www.diocesidipisa.it
Ecclesiastical province

Development of membership numbers

The Archdiocese of Pisa ( Latin Archidioecesis Pisana , Italian Arcidiocesi di Pisa ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy with its seat in Pisa .

history

The diocese was established in the 4th century and raised on April 21, 1092 by Pope Urban II with the papal bull Cum universis to the archbishopric with the seat of the metropolitan of the republic-Pisan province. The Suffragan Dioceses were called Mariana , Aléria , Nebbio and Sagone (all in Corsica ). The Archbishop of Pisa also bears the title " Primate of Sardinia and Corsica".

Ecclesiastical province

• Archdiocese of Pisa

1. Diocese of Livorno
2. Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
3. Diocese of Pescia
4. Diocese of Volterra

See also

• List of Archbishops of Pisa

Web links

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

The cathedral, the cathedral of Pisa, on the right behind the " Leaning Tower "