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Suffragan diocese Fidenza, Italy

Diocese of Fidenza

Fidentin(us)

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese in the Province of Parma, Italy, erected in 1601 as the Diocese of Borgo San Donnino and renamed Diocese of Fidenza in 1927. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, led by Bishop Ovidio Vezzoli since 2017.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di San Donnino Martire, in Fidenza, Italy.

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Established
1601
Catholics
67,198
Priests
34
Territory
451 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Ovidio Vezzoli
Born
2 January 1956
Birthplace
Adro

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di San Donnino Martire stands in Fidenza, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known until 1927 as the Diocese of Borgo San Donnino, the Diocese of Fidenza (Latin: Dioecesis Fidentina) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Parma, Italy. Though long subject historically to the Archdiocese of Bologna, it is today a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. The bishop's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of San Donnino Martire in Fidenza, and the diocese also holds a Minor Basilica, the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Monticelli d'Ongina, granted that honor on 9 January 1942.