Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pisa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,186 km2 (458 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 207,050 (est.) 203,500 (guess) |
| Parishes | 244 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 February 1822 (202 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo e S. Francesco d’Assisi (Massa) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Pontremoli) |
| Secular priests | 107 (Diocesan) 18 (Religious Orders) 28 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Giovanni Santucci Eugenio Binini |
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| Website | |
| massacarrara.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (Latin: Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church situated in north-western Tuscany, in the valley of the Frigido River. The city of Massa is on the south side of the river, 5 km (3 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city of Carrara is 6 km (4 mi) north of Massa, on the Carrione River. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.
The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986 to Diocese of Massa. In 1988 it was united with the Diocese of Pontremoli.[1][2]
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016