Diocese of Cesena–Sarsina
Caesenaten(sis)-Sarsinaten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Cesena–Sarsina, Italy
The Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina is a Latin Church diocese in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, formed in 1986 when Sarsina was united with the historic see of Cesena. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo, who holds the personal title of archbishop, was appointed bishop in January 2025 and installed in March 2025, succeeding Douglas Regattieri.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Caesenaten(sis)-Sarsinaten(sis)
- Patron
- <li>Virgen del Pueblo<li>san Vicinio<li>san Mauro obispo
- Annuario code
- 001001096
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 162,985
- Population
- 173,215
- Catholic share
- 94.1%
- Priests
- 77
- Catholics per priest
- 2,117
- Extent
- 1,185 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 138
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
- Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo
- Born
- 4 April 1956
- Birthplace
- Isola di Capo Rizzuto
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
Basilica Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista stands in Cesena–Sarsina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santi Annunziata e San Vicinio.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ravenna-Cervia
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Forlì–BertinoroForlì–Bertinoro
- Archdiocese of Ravenna–CerviaRavenna–Cervia
- Diocese of RiminiRimini
- Diocese of San Marino–MontefeltroSan Marino
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On September 30, 1986, the Diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic Diocese of Cesena to create the Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina (Latin: Dioecesis Caesenatensis-Sarsinatensis), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Emilia-Romagna and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The present bishop is Archbishop Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo, formerly archbishop of Matera-Irsina, who kept the personal title of archbishop on his transfer. Appointed January 7, 2025, he succeeded Bishop Douglas Regattieri, now bishop emeritus.
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].