Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
Asculan(us) in Piceno
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ascoli Piceno, Italy, Italy
The Diocese of Ascoli Piceno is a Latin Rite see in the Marche region of central Italy with roots in the 4th century, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Fermo. Its patron is Saint Emidius and its cathedral is dedicated to St Mary Mother of God and St Emidius.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Asculan(us) in Piceno
- Patron
- Saint Emidius
- Annuario code
- 001000738
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 106,352
- Population
- 107,627
- Catholic share
- 98.8%
- Priests
- 72
- Catholics per priest
- 1,477
- Extent
- 840 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 127
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- S.E. Mons. Gianpiero Palmieri
- Born
- 22 March 1966
- Birthplace
- Taranto
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Madre di Dio e Sant'Emidio stands in Ascoli Piceno, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Fermo (Picenum)
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Fermo.
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Rooted in the fourth century, the Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Latin: Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno) serves the Marche in central Italy. Though historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo. In 2015 the diocese counted one priest for every 1,074 Catholics.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].