Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli

Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli

Dioecesis Massensis-Apuana
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePisa
Statistics
Area1,186 km2 (458 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
207,050 (est.)
203,500 (guess)
Parishes244
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established18 February 1822 (202 years ago)
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo e S. Francesco d’Assisi (Massa)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Pontremoli)
Secular priests107 (Diocesan)
18 (Religious Orders)
28 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMario Vaccari, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusGiovanni Santucci
Eugenio Binini
Map
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]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016