Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli

Historical Details

• Diocese of Massa Carrara
  • Latin Name: Massensis
  • Erected: 18 February 1822
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
  • 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

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco Maria Zoppi † (17 Nov 1823 Appointed - 1 Oct 1832 Resigned)
• Francesco Strani † (23 Jun 1834 Appointed - 16 Dec 1855 Died)
• Giacomo Bernardi † (16 Jun 1856 Appointed - 23 Dec 1871 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 7 Aug 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, Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Macedonia)
• 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 - 20 Mar 1991 Appointed, Archbishop of Lucca)
• Eugenio Binini (20 Jul 1991 Appointed - 19 May 2010 Retired)
• Giovanni Santucci (19 May 2010 Appointed - 15 Jan 2021 Resigned)

Historical Summary

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 Massa Carrara
1886		113,148	.0%			319	0				156	OTC
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
2013	200,390	205,770	97.4%	120	24	144	1,391	26	30	190	244	ap2014
2016	201,000	206,750	97.2%	103	22	125	1,608	28	26	182	244	ap2017
2019	201,820	206,050	97.9%	99	20	119	1,695	30	23	166	244	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gianni Ambrosio (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Jan 2021)
• Eugenio Binini (Bishop: 20 Jul 1991 to 19 May 2010)
• Guglielmo Borghetti (Priest: 17 Oct 1982 to 25 Jun 2010)
• Giovanni Santucci (Bishop: 19 May 2010 to 15 Jan 2021)
• Alberto Silvani (Priest: 23 Feb 1988 to 8 May 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giacomo Bernardi † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856 to 23 Dec 1871)
• Giuseppe Bertazzoni † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1917 to 2 Jul 1933)
• Paolo Bertoli †
• Carlo Boiardi † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1945 to 24 Feb 1970)
• 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)
• Andrea Sarti †
• Francesco Strani † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 16 Dec 1855)
• Cristoforo Arduino Terzi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 May 1934 to 10 Jul 1945)
• Bruno Tommasi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jun 1983 to 23 Feb 1988; Bishop: 23 Feb 1988 to 20 Mar 1991)
• Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi † (Bishop: 6 May 1872 to 7 Aug 1887)
• Amilcare Tonietti † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 12 Jun 1893)
• Francesco Maria Zoppi † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 1 Oct 1832)