Diocese of Prato Dioecesis Pratensis Diocesi di Prato | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Florence |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 287 km2 (111 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 213,937 198,700 (guess) |
| Parishes | 84 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 January 1954 (70 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen in Prato |
| Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
| Secular priests | 104 (diocesan) 16 (religious orders) 23 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovanni Nerbini |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesiprato.it | |
The Diocese of Prato (Latin: Dioecesis Pratensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, Italy, that has existed as an independent entity since 1954. Its see is Prato Cathedral, some 10 miles (17 km) northwest of Florence, on the Bisenzio River. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence.