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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia
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Diocese of Pescia Dioecesis Pisciensis | |
|---|---|
 Pescia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pisa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 120,950 (est.) 111,460 (guess) |
| Parishes | 41 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 April 1519 (505 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta e S. Giovanni Battista |
| Secular priests | 48 (diocesan) 23 (Religious Orders) 6 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fausto Tardelli |
| Bishops emeritus | Roberto Filippini |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidipescia.it | |
The Diocese of Pescia (Latin: Dioecesis Pisciensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, about 41 miles (66 km) west of Florence. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.[1][2]
On 14 October 2023, with the appointment of Fausto Tardelli as bishop, the Diocese of Pescia was united with the Diocese of Pistoia in the person of a single bishop.[3]
- ^ "Diocese of Pescia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Pescia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine (continuazione), 14.10.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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