Diocese of Pistoia
Pistorien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Pistoia, Italy
Latin rite diocese in Tuscany, Italy, ancient in origin and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence. Bishop Fausto Tardelli has led the see since 2014 and also governs the united Diocese of Pescia since 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 250
- Latin
- Pistorien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint James the Greater (San Jacopo)
- Annuario code
- 001002609
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 217,600
- Population
- 222,130
- Catholic share
- 98.0%
- Priests
- 90
- Catholics per priest
- 2,418
- Extent
- 821 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 265
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
- Augusto Mascagna
- Born
- 5 January 1951
- Birthplace
- Lucca
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
Basilica Cattedrale di San Zeno stands in Pistoia, 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
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Florence.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Arezzo–Cortona–SansepolcroArezzo
- Diocese of FiesoleFiesole
- Archdiocese of FirenzeFirenze
- Diocese of PratoPrato
- Diocese of San MiniatoSan Miniato
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Dating from the third century, the Diocese of Pistoia (Latin: Dioecesis Pistoriensis) is a Latin Catholic see located in the Province of Florence and suffragan to the archdiocese of Florence. Between 1653 and 1954 it existed as the diocese of Pistoia and Prato; the Diocese of Prato has stood separate since 1954.
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].