Roman Catholic Diocese of Livorno
Diocese of Livorno Dioecesis Liburnensis | |
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Livorno Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Pisa |
Statistics | |
Area | 250 km2 (97 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 195,972 189,602 (96.7%) |
Parishes | 46 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 September 1806 (208 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Francesco |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Simone Giusti |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesilivorno.it |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Livorno (Latin: Dioecesis Liburnensis) in Tuscany, was created in 1806. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.[1] The current bishop is Simone Giusti.[2]
Livorno was traditionally called Leghorn in English. The first bishop was Filippo Ganucci[3]
Ordinaries
- Filippo Ganucci † (6 Oct 1806 - 12 Feb 1813 Died)
- Angiolo Maria Gilardoni † (13 Aug 1821 - 23 Jun 1834 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
- Raffaello de Ghantuz Cubbe † (23 Jun 1834 - 2 Dec 1840 Died)
- Giulio Metti, C.O. † (29 Jul 1872 - 4 Sep 1874 Died)
- Raffaele Mezzetti † (21 Dec 1874 - 13 Aug 1880 Resigned)
- Remiglo Pacini † (20 Aug 1880 - 6 Jan 1886 Died)
- Leopoldo Franchi † (7 Jun 1886 - 11 Feb 1898 Resigned)
- Giulio Matteoli † (24 Mar 1898 - 25 Jul 1900 Died)
- Sabbatino Giani † (17 Dec 1900 - 18 Feb 1921 Died)
- Giovanni Piccioni † (13 Jun 1921 - 10 Feb 1959 Died)
- Andrea Pangrazio † (10 Feb 1959 - 4 Apr 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca)
- Emiliano Guano † (27 Apr 1962 - 26 Sep 1970 Died)
- Alberto Ablondi † (26 Sep 1970 - 9 Dec 2000 Retired)
- Diego Coletti (9 Dec 2000 - 2 Dec 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
- Simone Giusti (18 Oct 2007 - present)
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