Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
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Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Pisa |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,186 km2 (458 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016) 206,750 (est.) 201,000 (guess) |
Parishes | 244 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 February 1822 (199 years ago) |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo e S. Francesco d’Assisi (Massa) |
Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Pontremoli) |
Secular priests | 103 (Diocesan) 22 (Religious Orders) 28 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop emeritus | Gianni Ambrosio (Apostolic administrator) |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
massacarrara.chiesacattolica.it |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (Latin: Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.
The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986 to Diocese of Massa. In 1988 it was united with the Diocese of Pontremoli.[1][2]
History[]
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The see of Massa Carrara was created in 1822 at the instance of , and its first bishop was . It was then suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa; but for a period from 1855 was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena.[3]
Bishops[]
Diocese of Massa[]
Erected: 18 February 1822
Latin Name: Massensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Francesco Maria Zoppi (17 Nov 1823 – 1 Oct 1832 Resigned)
- Francesco Strani (23 Jun 1834 – 16 Dec 1855 Died)
- Giacomo Bernardi (16 Jun 1856 – 23 Dec 1871 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi (6 May 1872 – 7 Aug 1887 Died)
- Amilcare Tonietti (25 Nov 1887 – 12 Jun 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Montalcino)
- Emilio Maria Miniati (18 May 1894 – 29 Apr 1909 Resigned)
- Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. (29 Apr 1909 – 7 Jan 1917 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Macedonia)
- Giuseppe Bertazzoni (30 Jun 1917 – 2 Jul 1933 Died)
- Cristoforo Arduino Terzi, O.F.M. (11 May 1934 – 10 Jul 1945 Resigned)
Diocese of Apuania[]
Name Changed: 20 July 1939
Latin Name: Apuaniensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Carlo Boiardi (30 Oct 1945 – 24 Feb 1970 Died)
- Aldo Forzoni (23 Apr 1970 – 23 Feb 1988 Retired)
Diocese of Massa[]
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Latin Name: Massensis
- Aldo Forzoni (23 Apr 1970 – 23 Feb 1988 Retired)
Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli[]
United: 23 February 1988 with the Diocese of Pontremoli
Latin Name: Massensis-Apuanus
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Bruno Tommasi (23 Feb 1988 – 20 Mar 1991 Appointed, Archbishop of Lucca)
- Eugenio Binini (20 Jul 1991 – 19 May 2010 Retired)
- Giovanni Santucci (19 May 2010 – January 2021 Resigned)[4][5]
- Gianni Ambrosio (Apostolic administrator, 15 January 2021 –)[6]
Notes[]
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- ^ "S.Messa di saluto a mons. Santucci". Diocesi di Massa Carrara-Pontremoli. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Giuffrida, Angela (3 February 2022). "Village priest 'Don Eur' jailed for extortion after sex worker blew whistle". The Guardian.
- ^ "Biografia del vescovo Gianni". Diocesi di Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Massa Carrara". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Tuscany
- Religious organizations established in 1822
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1822 establishments in Italy