Diocese of Jesi
Aesin(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Jesi, Italy
The Diocese of Jesi is a Latin Church diocese in the Marche region of Italy, dating to roughly the 6th century and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo. Bishop Paolo Ricciardi, previously an auxiliary of Rome, was appointed to the see on 28 January 2025, succeeding Gerardo Rocconi.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 500
- Latin
- Aesin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Septimius
- Annuario code
- 001001735
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 66,070
- Population
- 76,225
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 86.7%
- Priests
- 39
- Catholics per priest
- 1,694
- Extent
- 315 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 210
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
- Paolo Ricciardi
- Born
- 14 March 1968
- Birthplace
- Roma
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
Basilica Cattedrale di San Settimio stands in Jesi, 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 Ancona-Osimo
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Ancona–OsimoAncona–Osimo
- Diocese of Fabriano–MatelicaFabriano–Matelica
- Diocese of SenigalliaSenigallia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.