Roman Catholic Diocese of Livorno

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Diocese of Livorno

Dioecesis Liburnensis
Duomo Livorno.JPG
Livorno Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Pisa
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
195,972
189,602 (96.7%)
Parishes 46
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 September 1806 (217 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Francesco
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Simone Giusti
Map
File:Italy Tuscany Diocese map Livorno.svg
Website
www.diocesilivorno.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Livorno (Latin: Dioecesis Liburnensis) in Tuscany, was created in 1806. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.[1][2] The current bishop is Simone Giusti.[3]

Livorno was traditionally called Leghorn in English. The first bishop was Filippo Ganucci[4]

History

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Ordinaries

  • Filippo Ganucci (6 Oct 1806 - 12 Feb 1813 Died)
  • Angiolo Maria Gilardoni (13 Aug 1821 - 23 Jun 1834 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
  • Raffaello de Ghantuz Cubbe (23 Jun 1834 - 2 Dec 1840 Died)
  • Giulio Metti, C.O. (29 Jul 1872 - 4 Sep 1874 Died)
  • Raffaele Mezzetti (21 Dec 1874 - 13 Aug 1880 Resigned)
  • Remiglo Pacini (20 Aug 1880 - 6 Jan 1886 Died)
  • Leopoldo Franchi (7 Jun 1886 - 11 Feb 1898 Resigned)
  • Giulio Matteoli (24 Mar 1898 - 25 Jul 1900 Died)
  • Sabbatino Giani (17 Dec 1900 - 18 Feb 1921 Died)
  • Giovanni Piccioni (13 Jun 1921 - 10 Feb 1959 Died)
  • Andrea Pangrazio (10 Feb 1959 - 4 Apr 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca)
  • Emiliano Guano (27 Apr 1962 - 26 Sep 1970 Died)
  • Alberto Ablondi (26 Sep 1970 - 9 Dec 2000 Died)
  • Diego Coletti (9 Dec 2000 - 2 Dec 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
  • Simone Giusti (18 Oct 2007 - present)

Notes

  1. "Diocese of Livorno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Livorno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Bishop Simone Giusti " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. [1], [2].

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