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Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}

Archidioecesis Florentina



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Bishop(s)

  • Giuseppe Betori, Cardinal, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 May 1419
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 2,205 (851 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Toscana
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesifirenze.it/
  • Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Piazza S. Giovanni 3, 50123 Firenze, Italia
  • Telephone: 055.27.63.71
  • Fax: 055.27.63.741

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Firenze
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Firenze (erected)
Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
10 May 1419ElevatedDiocese of Firenze Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
4 March 1965Territory AddedDiocese of Fiesole (Parts of Vicchiomaggio) Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
1886426,381.0%8150479OTC
1950845,000850,00099.4%6406401,2806604282,850478ap1951
1970800,000850,00094.1%51441292686315542,918498ap1971
1980897,527937,65195.7%4763568321,07854372,500499ap1981
1990867,530885,45098.0%4163347501,156244221,972321ap1991
1999826,484874,17294.5%4102556651,242342941,869319ap2000
2000806,787854,24394.4%4062536591,224363011,862318ap2001
2001810,247858,33994.4%4012906911,172383531,285418ap2002
2002811,547865,25993.8%4072536601,229524181,900318ap2003
2003814,315868,24293.8%4242216451,262533021,870318ap2004
2004815,210889,31491.7%4023707721,055544351,900318ap2005
2006815,000888,23791.8%4103147241,125563911,795318ap2007
2013846,000853,50099.1%3842366201,364633361,464314ap2014
2016824,000833,62498.8%3672165831,413673061,254305ap2017
2019831,320843,98098.5%3462315771,440653141,685295ap2020
2021808,286812,47499.5%3522385901,369663341,148291ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Firenze
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 250, and Page 251
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 747, to Page 748
  • Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 154
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 197
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 188
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 203
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 217
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 1,004, and Page 1,005

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