Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pisa

Archdiocese of Pisa

Archidioecesis Pisana
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePisa
Statistics
Area847 km2 (327 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
334,345
313,497 (93.8%)
Parishes166
Information
Established4th century
CathedralPisa Cathedral (Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta)
Secular priests146 (diocesan)
44 (Religious Orders)
24 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGiovanni Paolo Benotto
Map
Website
www.diocesidipisa.it

The Archdiocese of Pisa (Latin: Archidioecesis Pisana) is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Pisa, Italy.[1][2] It was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 April 1092 by Pope Urban II. The seat of the bishop is the cathedral of the Assumption in the Piazza del Duomo.

The archbishop of Pisa presides over the Ecclesiastical Province of Pisa, which includes the dioceses of Livorno, Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Pescia, and Volterra.

Since 2008 the archbishop of Pisa has been Giovanni Paolo Benotto.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Pisa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 19, 2017.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pisa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved November 19, 2017.[self-published source]