Pistoia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Fausto Tardelli, Bishop General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseSplit: 25 January 1954 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 821 (317 Square Miles)Conference Region: Toscana Official Web Site: http://www.diocesipistoia.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Puccini 29, 51100 Pistoia, ItaliaTelephone: 0573.35.96.10Fax: 0573.35.96.35

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of Pistoia
3rd Century Erected Diocese of Pistoia (erected)
Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
22 September 1653 Name Changed Diocese of Pistoia Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
8 September 1916 Territory Added Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence} (Areas in Prato) Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
Diocese of Pistoia
25 January 1954 Split Diocese of Pistoia e Prato Diocese of PistoiaDiocese of Prato
12 July 1972 Territory Added Archdiocese of Modena (e Nonantola) (Part of Piumalbo (in Abetone)) Diocese of Pistoia
7 October 1975 Territory Lost Diocese of Pistoia (Cantagallo, Cavarzano, Fossato, CrHcigliana, Luicciana, Mercatale, Migliana, Montepiano, San Quirico, S. Ippolito, Sasseta, and Usella) Diocese of Prato

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
1886 168,482 .0% 474 0 203 OTC
1949 262,103 262,403 99.9% 289 89 378 693 95 791 217 ap1951
Diocese of Pistoia
1970 201,919 202,238 99.8% 188 47 235 859 67 549 172 ap1971
1980 204,221 204,965 99.6% 157 36 193 1,058 1 42 439 160 ap1981
1990 219,100 220,400 99.4% 142 28 170 1,288 4 30 349 158 ap1991
1999 212,885 213,685 99.6% 141 32 173 1,230 25 34 254 160 ap2000
2000 211,000 229,000 92.1% 130 31 161 1,310 24 33 275 160 ap2001
2001 215,000 236,111 91.1% 131 29 160 1,343 23 32 240 160 ap2002
2002 221,300 234,912 94.2% 134 30 164 1,349 23 32 227 160 ap2003
2003 207,861 220,861 94.1% 135 30 165 1,259 23 32 224 160 ap2004
2004 215,000 217,515 98.8% 129 27 156 1,378 23 27 227 161 ap2005
2013 219,300 228,600 95.9% 97 22 119 1,842 22 26 152 160 ap2014
2016 217,600 222,130 98.0% 90 15 105 2,072 19 17 143 160 ap2017
2019 210,900 215,230 98.0% 95 10 105 2,008 17 12 131 160 ap2020
2021 204,100 208,300 98.0% 95 9 104 1,962 16 9 111 160 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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