Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino Dioecesis Massana-Plumbinensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 126,700 (est.) 124,750 (guess) |
| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Cerbone Vescovo (Massa Marittima) |
| Co-cathedral | Chiesa Abbaziale di S. Antimo Martire (Piombino) |
| Secular priests | 35 (diocesan) 12 (Religious Orders) 4 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlo Ciattini |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesimassamarittima.it | |
The Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino (Latin: Dioecesis Massana-Plumbinensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, central Italy. It was known as Diocese of Massa Marittima before 1978. Up until 1458, it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa; since 1458, it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siena.[1][2] The territory of the diocese includes the islands of Elba and Pianosa, and (up to 1817) Capraia.
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 11, 2016.[self-published source]