Diocese of Ascoli Piceno Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 840 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 107,627 106,352 (98.8%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Madre di Dio, S. Emidio |
| Secular priests | 72 (diocesan) 27 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovanni D'Ercole |
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| Diocesi di Ascoli Piceno (in Italian) | |
The Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Latin: Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Marche. It has existed since the fourth century. Historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.[1][2] There is, in 2015, one priest for every 1,074 Catholics.
- ^ "Diocese of Ascoli Piceno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Ascoli Piceno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]