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Suffragan diocese Volterra, Italy

Diocese of Volterra

Volaterran(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Volterra is a Latin Church diocese in Tuscany, central Italy, dating to the 5th century. It was immediately subject to the Holy See until 1856, when it became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, in Volterra, Italy.

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Established
500
Catholics
89,301
Priests
43
Territory
1,743 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Roberto Campiotti
Born
31 October 1955
Birthplace
Varese

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Volterra, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Tuscany, central Italy, the Catholic Church maintains the Latin church Diocese of Volterra (Latin: Dioecesis Volaterrana), which stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.

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