Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli

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Bishop(s) Eugenio Binini, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 23 February 1988 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,186 (458 Square Miles) Conference Region: Toscana Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=110 Mailing Address: Via Francesco M. Zoppi 14, 54100 Massa, Italia Telephone: 0585.89.90 Fax: 0585.81.02.87

Historical Details

• Diocese of Massa Carrara
  • Latin Name: Massensis
  • Erected: 18 February 1822
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Apuania
  • Latin Name: Apuaniensis
  • Name Changed: 20 July 1939
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Massa
  • Latin Name: Massensis
  • Name Changed: 30 September 1986
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo Bernardi † (16 Jun 1856 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 1887 Died)
• Amilcare Tonietti † (25 Nov 1887 Appointed - 12 Jun 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Montalcino)
• Emilio Maria Miniati † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 29 Apr 1909 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 7 Jan 1917 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Central America)
• Giuseppe Bertazzoni † (30 Jun 1917 Appointed - 2 Jul 1933 Died)
• Cristoforo Arduino Terzi, O.F.M. † (11 May 1934 Appointed - 10 Jul 1945 Resigned)
• Carlo Boiardi † (30 Oct 1945 Appointed - 24 Feb 1970 Died)
• Aldo Forzoni † (23 Apr 1970 Appointed - 23 Feb 1988 Retired)
• Bruno Tommasi (23 Feb 1988 Appointed - 23 Feb 1988 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli)
• Eugenio Binini (20 Jul 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Massa Carrara
18 February 1822	Erected		Diocese of Massa Carrara (erected)
Diocese of Apuania
20 July 1939	Name Changed	Diocese of Massa Carrara	Diocese of Apuania
Diocese of Massa
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Apuania	Diocese of Massa
Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
23 February 1988	United	Diocese of Massa Diocese of Pontremoli	Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Apuania
1949	198,000	200,000	99.0%	234	35	269	736				216	ap1951
1959	196,070	196,500	99.8%	215	36	251	781		49	387	212	ap1960
1970	203,290	203,454	99.9%	192	37	229	887		46	354	218	ap1971
1980	204,495	205,505	99.5%	178	36	214	955		46	303	222	ap1981
Diocese of Massa
Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
1990	237,073	238,560	99.4%	232	40	272	871		62	339	352	ap1991
1999	199,691	200,971	99.4%	157	49	206	969	14	52	270	246	ap2000
2000	198,000	199,354	99.3%	147	33	180	1,100	14	38	268	246	ap2001
2001	197,775	199,375	99.2%	154	28	182	1,086	18	38	252	246	ap2002
2002	200,710	201,800	99.5%	160	27	187	1,073	18	36	286	246	ap2003
2003	198,000	200,000	99.0%	143	31	174	1,137	18	35	234	246	ap2004
2004	197,000	199,000	99.0%	138	34	172	1,145	18	40	231	244	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Eugenio Binini (Bishop: 20 Jul 1991)
• Alberto Silvani (Priest: 23 Feb 1988 to 8 May 2007)
• Bruno Tommasi (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jun 1983; Bishop: 23 Feb 1988 to 23 Feb 1988)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giacomo Bernardi † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856)
• Giuseppe Bertazzoni † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1917 to 2 Jul 1933)
• Carlo Boiardi † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1945 to 24 Feb 1970)
• Giuseppe Fenocchio †
• Aldo Forzoni † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1970 to 23 Feb 1988)
• Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 7 Jan 1917)
• Emilio Maria Miniati † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 29 Apr 1909)
• Cristoforo Arduino Terzi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 May 1934 to 10 Jul 1945)
• Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi † (Bishop: 6 May 1872 to 1887)
• Amilcare Tonietti † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 12 Jun 1893)