Diocese of Fiesole
Fesulan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Fiesole, Italy
Ancient Latin Church diocese in Tuscany, central Italy, dating to the 1st century and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence since 1420. Its cathedral is dedicated to Saint Romulus of Fiesole, and Bishop Stefano Manetti has led the see since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 100
- Latin
- Fesulan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Romulus of Fiesole
- Annuario code
- 001001416
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 144,128
- Population
- 155,341
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.8%
- Priests
- 137
- Catholics per priest
- 1,052
- Extent
- 1,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 111
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
- Stefano Manetti
- Born
- 20 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Firenze
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 San Romolo stands in Fiesole, 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 Florence
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Florence.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Arezzo–Cortona–SansepolcroArezzo
- Archdiocese of FirenzeFirenze
- Diocese of PistoiaPistoia
- Diocese of PratoPrato
- Diocese of San MiniatoSan Miniato
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
With its episcopal see in the city of Fiesole, this Latin diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Fesulana) lies in Tuscany, central Italy. Fiesole answered directly to the pope until 1420; on the creation of the Archdiocese of Florence it became one of that see's suffragan bishoprics, a status it retains today.
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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.