Suffragan diocese Città di Castello, Italy

Diocese of Città di Castello

Civitatis Castelli seu Tifernaten(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Citta di Castello is a Latin Church diocese in the Umbria region of Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, with origins dating to about the 5th century. It has been led by Bishop Luciano Paolucci Bedini since 2022, who concurrently serves as bishop of Gubbio.

On the map

The address the register holds for Basilica Cattedrale dei Santi Florido e Amanzio, in Città di Castello, Italy.

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Established: 450
Catholics: 62,470
Priests: 46
Territory: 820 km²

Parishes and churches

56 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop: Luciano Paolucci Bedini
Born: 30 August 1968
Birthplace: Jesi

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The cathedral

Basilica Cattedrale dei Santi Florido e Amanzio stands in Città di Castello, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the central Italian region of Umbria, within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, lies the Latin Diocese of Città di Castello (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Castelli o Tifernatensis). Its cathedral episcopal see holds the rank of Minor basilica: the Basilica Cattedrale di Ss. Florido e Amanzio Basilica in Città di Castello, dedicated to Saints Floridus (patron of the diocese) and Amantius. A second Minor Basilica, Marian in character, also serves the province and diocese: the Santuario-Basilica della Madonna del Transito Santuario in Canoscio.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 450
Latin: Civitatis Castelli seu Tifernaten(sis)
Patron: Saint Floridus
Annuario code: 001001159

The see in figures

Catholics: 62,470
Population: 64,800
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 96.4%
Priests: 46
Catholics per priest: 1,358
Extent: 820 km²
Catholics per km²: 76

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Perugia-Citta della Pieve

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Perugia-Citta della Pieve.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of FolignoFoligno
Archdiocese of Perugia–Città della PievePerugia

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of Arezzo–Cortona–SansepolcroArezzo29 km
Diocese of GubbioGubbio30 km
Archdiocese of Perugia–Città della PievePerugia40 km
Archdiocese of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in VadoUrbino44 km
Diocese of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo TadinoAssisi53 km
Diocese of Montepulciano–Chiusi–PienzaMontepulciano55 km
Diocese of Fabriano–MatelicaFabriano–Matelica55 km
Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto MaggioreMonte Oliveto Maggiore64 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].