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

Bishop(s) Giovanni Nerbini, Bishop Franco Agostinelli, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseSplit: 25 January 1954 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 290 (112 Square Miles)Conference Region: Toscana Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiprato.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 48, 59100 Prato, ItaliaTelephone: 0574.39.259Fax: 0574.93.06.23

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
25 January 1954 Split Diocese of Pistoia e Prato Diocese of Pistoia Diocese of Prato
7 October 1975 Territory Added 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
1970 152,700 153,000 99.8% 83 39 122 1,251 44 292 55 ap1971
1980 178,000 179,000 99.4% 98 42 140 1,271 1 49 243 76 ap1981
1990 189,000 190,000 99.5% 100 40 140 1,350 1 43 215 85 ap1991
1999 184,900 191,700 96.5% 95 41 136 1,359 8 42 217 85 ap2000
2000 185,400 192,100 96.5% 95 34 129 1,437 8 35 214 85 ap2001
2001 185,300 192,200 96.4% 93 35 128 1,447 10 36 210 85 ap2002
2002 185,500 192,500 96.4% 103 37 140 1,325 10 38 227 85 ap2003
2003 185,500 192,500 96.4% 106 37 143 1,297 12 38 227 85 ap2004
2004 186,320 193,120 96.5% 110 35 145 1,284 12 36 230 85 ap2005
2013 192,600 214,600 89.7% 110 34 144 1,337 21 35 250 84 ap2014
2016 196,500 223,000 88.1% 107 18 125 1,572 24 18 154 85 ap2017
2019 198,347 227,688 87.1% 103 19 122 1,625 24 19 99 85 ap2020
2021 198,700 213,937 92.9% 104 16 120 1,655 23 16 126 84 ap2022

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

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