Roman Catholic Diocese of Grosseto

Diocese of Grosseto
Dioecesis Grossetana

Grosseto Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Statistics
Area 1,239 km2 (478 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
128,338
122,464 (95.4%)
Parishes 50
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 9 April 1138
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni
Emeritus Bishops Giacomo Babini
Map
Website
www.diocesi.grosseto.it

The Diocese of Grosseto (Latin: Dioecesis Grossetana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany.[1] Its current bishop is Rodolfo Cetoloni.[2]

Rusellæ was an episcopal city from the fifth century. St. Gregory the Great commended to the spiritual care of Balbinus, Bishop of Rusellæ, the inhabitants of Vetulonia.[3]

In 1138 pope Innocent II transferred the see to Grosseto and Rolando, the last Bishop of Roselle, became the first Bishop of Grosseto.

From 1858 to 1867, for political and economical reasons, the see remained vacant.

Bishops of Grosseto

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 42°46′20″N 11°06′32″E / 42.7722°N 11.1089°E / 42.7722; 11.1089

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