Diocese of Forlì–Bertinoro
Forolivien(sis)-Brittinorien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Forlì–Bertinoro, Italy
The Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro is a Latin Church see in Romagna, Italy, formed in 1986 from the merger of the dioceses of Forli and Bertinoro. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia and has been led by Bishop Livio Corazza since 2018.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Forolivien(sis)-Brittinorien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Mercurialis
- Annuario code
- 001001427
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 177,800
- Population
- 189,800
- Catholic share
- 93.7%
- Priests
- 83
- Catholics per priest
- 2,142
- Extent
- 1,182 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 150
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
- Livio Corazza
- Born
- 26 November 1953
- Birthplace
- Pordenone
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 Croce stands in Forlì–Bertinoro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santa Caterina.
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 Cesena–SarsinaCesena–Sarsina
- 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
Until 1986 this see in Romagna, Italy was known simply as the Diocese of Forlì, a diocese in existence perhaps from the fourth century. In that year the Diocese of Bertinoro was united to it, producing the present Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro (Latin: Dioecesis Foroliviensis-Brittinoriensis), a Latin diocese suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
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].