Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato
| Diocese of San Miniato Dioecesis Sancti Miniati | |
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 San Miniato Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 691 km2 (267 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 170,142 158,000 (92.9%) |
| Parishes | 91 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1622 (394 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Maria Assunta e Genesio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop-elect Reverend Canon Andrea Migliavacca (appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, October 5, 2015; until then he had been judicial vicar and Rector of the Diocesan Seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia, in Pavia, Italy); he replaces Bishop Fausto Tardelli, who had been appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia, in Pistoia, Italy, by Pope Francis, on Wednesday, October 8, 2014)[1][2] |
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| Website | |
| www.sanminiato.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Miniato (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Miniati) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.[3][4]
History
In 1248 San Genesio was completely destroyed. In 1397 the town was taken by Florence. From 1248 the chapter was transferred from San Genesio to San Miniato, and in 1526 the head of the chapter obtained the episcopal dignity. In 1408 the Republic of Florence wished to have it made an episcopal see, being then a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lucca.
Finally in 1622 San Miniato became a see. Its first bishop was Franceseo Nori (1624).[5]
Bishops
- Francesco Nori (1624–1631 Died)
- Alessandro Strozzi (bishop of San Miniato) (1632–1648 Died)
- Angelo Pichi (Pico) (1648–1653 Died)
- Pietro Frescobaldi (1654–1654 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Barducci (1656–1661 Died)
- Mauro Corsi (1662–1680 Died)
- Giacomo Antonio Morigia, B. (1681–1683 Appointed, Archbishop of Florence)
- Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani (1683–1703 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
- Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. (1703–1719 Died)
- Andrea Luigi Cattani (1720–1734 Died)
- Giuseppe Suares de la Concha (1735–1754 Died)
- Domenico Poltri (1755–1778 Died)
- Francesco Brunone Fazzi (1779–1806 Died)
- Pietro Fazzi (1806–1832 Died)
- Torello Romolo Pierazzi (1834–1851 Died)
- Francesco Marie Alli Maccarani (1854–1863 Died)
- Annibale Barabesi (1867–1897 Died)
- Bl. Pio Alberto del Corona, O.P. (1897–1907 Retired)
- Carlo Falcini (1907–1928 Died)
- Ugo Giubbi (1928–1946 Died)
- Felice Beccaro (1946–1972 Died)
- Paolo Ghizzoni (1972–1986 Died)
- Edoardo Ricci (1987–2004 Retired)
- Fausto Tardelli (2004–2014 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
- Andrea Migliavacca (5 Oct 2015–)
Notes
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/10/05/0761/01630.html
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F10%2F05%2F0761%2F01630.html
- ↑ "Diocese of San Miniato" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of San Miniato" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia article
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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Coordinates: 43°41′00″N 10°51′00″E / 43.6833°N 10.8500°E