Diocese of Prato
Praten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Prato, Italy
The Diocese of Prato is a Latin Church diocese in Tuscany, Italy, established as an independent see in 1954 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Florence. Its current bishop is Giovanni Nerbini, in office since 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 September 1653
- Latin
- Praten(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen
- Annuario code
- 001002664
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 198,700
- Population
- 213,937
- Catholic share
- 92.9%
- Priests
- 104
- Catholics per priest
- 1,911
- Extent
- 287 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 692
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
- Giovanni Nerbini
- Born
- 2 June 1954
- Birthplace
- Figline Valdarno
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
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen stands in Prato, 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 PistoiaPistoia
- Diocese of San MiniatoSan Miniato
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
An independent entity only since 1954, the Diocese of Prato (Latin: Dioecesis Pratensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, Italy, and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence. Its see, Prato Cathedral, stands on the Bisenzio River some 10 miles (17 km) northwest of Florence.
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].