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Suffragan diocese Massa Carrara–Pontremoli, Italy

Diocese of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli

Massen(sis)-Apuan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli is a Latin Church diocese in north-western Tuscany, Italy. The see at Massa dates to 1822 and was united with Pontremoli in 1988. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro Apostolo e Francesco d'Assisi, in Massa Carrara–Pontremoli, Italy.

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Established
1822
Catholics
203,500
Priests
107
Territory
1,186 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Mario Vaccari
Born
5 February 1959
Birthplace
Genova
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI (O.F.M.)

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The cathedral

Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro Apostolo e Francesco d'Assisi stands in Massa Carrara–Pontremoli, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta.

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History

Set in north-western Tuscany in the valley of the Frigido River, the Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (Latin: Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana) is a Latin diocese and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. The city of Massa lies on the south side of the river, 5 km (3 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea, while Carrara sits 6 km (4 mi) to its north on the Carrione River. The see's name has shifted over time: the historical Diocese of Massa Carrara became the Diocese of Apuania in 1939, then the Diocese of Massa in 1986, and in 1988 it was joined with the Diocese of Pontremoli.

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