Archdiocese of Firenze
Florentin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Firenze, Italy, Italy
The Archdiocese of Florence is a Latin Church metropolitan see in Tuscany, Italy, elevated to archdiocese in 1419. Its cathedral is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore and its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Fiesole, Pistoia, Prato, and San Miniato.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Florentin(us)
- Patron
- san Cenobio<li>san Antonino
- Annuario code
- 001001417
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 808,286
- Population
- 812,474
- Catholic share
- 99.5%
- Priests
- 352
- Catholics per priest
- 2,296
- Extent
- 2,205 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 367
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
- Archbishop
- Giuseppe Betori
- Born
- 25 February 1947
- Birthplace
- Foligno
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 del Fiore stands in Firenze, 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 Florence
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Arezzo–Cortona–SansepolcroArezzo
- Diocese of FiesoleFiesole
- Diocese of PistoiaPistoia
- Diocese of PratoPrato
- Diocese of San MiniatoSan Miniato
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
According to the 14th century chronicler Giovanni Villani, the see of Florence was traditionally founded in the 1st century. Today the Archdiocese of Florence (Latin: Archidioecesis Florentina) is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese remained directly subordinate to the Holy See (Papacy) until 1420, Pope Martin V having elevated Florence to the dignity of an archdiocese on 10 May 1419.
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].