Roman Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina

Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina

Dioecesis Caesenatensis-Sarsinatensis
Cesena Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceRavenna-Cervia
Statistics
Area1,185 km2 (458 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
168,600 (est.)
159,700 (est.) (94.7%)
Parishes96
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1st century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Giovanni Battista (Cesena)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di SS. Annuniziata, S. Vicinio (Sarsina)
Secular priests111 (diocesan)
37 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDouglas Regattieri
Website
diocesicesenasarsina.it

The Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina (Latin: Dioecesis Caesenatensis-Sarsinatensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Emilia Romagna was created on September 30, 1986, after the Diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic Diocese of Cesena as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.[1]

The current bishop of Cesena-Sarsina is Douglas Regattieri. He was appointed on October 8, 2010, after Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi was named Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola by Pope Benedict XVI.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016. [self-published source] "Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016. [self-published source]