Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia
| Diocese of Pescia Dioecesis Pisciensis | |
|---|---|
 Pescia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pisa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 109,567 105,093 (95.9%) |
| Parishes | 41 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 April 1519 (495 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta e S. Giovanni Battista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovanni De Vivo |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidipescia.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Pescia (Latin: Dioecesis Pisciensis) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.[1]
History
In 1519 Pope Leo X withdrew Pescia from the archdiocese of Lucca, raising it to the dignity of a prelacy nullius; and in 1726 it was made a diocese, suffragan of Pisa. Its first bishop was Bartolommeo Pucci (1728). Others were Francesco Vicenti (1773-1801), and Giulio Serafini.[2]
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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