Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
Asculan(us) in Piceno
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ascoli Piceno, Italy
The Diocese of Ascoli Piceno is a Latin Rite see in the Marche region of central Italy with roots in the 4th century, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Fermo. Its patron is Saint Emidius and its cathedral is dedicated to St Mary Mother of God and St Emidius.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4th century
- Latin
- Asculan(us) in Piceno
- Patron
- Saint Emidius
- Annuario code
- 001000738
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 106,352
- Population
- 107,627
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.8%
- Priests
- 72
- Catholics per priest
- 1,477
- Extent
- 840 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 127
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- S.E. Mons. Gianpiero Palmieri
- Born
- 22 March 1966
- Birthplace
- Taranto
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Madre di Dio e Sant'Emidio stands in Ascoli Piceno, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Fermo (Picenum)
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Fermo.
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Rooted in the fourth century, the Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Latin: Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno) serves the Marche in central Italy. Though historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo. In 2015 the diocese counted one priest for every 1,074 Catholics.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.