Diocese of San Miniato
Sancti Miniati
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Miniato, Italy
Latin rite diocese in Tuscany, Italy, erected in 1622, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Florence. Its principal patron is Saint Genesius, with the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta e San Genesio in San Miniato.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 December 1622
- Latin
- Sancti Miniati
- Patron
- Saint Genesius of Rome
- Annuario code
- 001002931
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 166,948
- Population
- 180,808
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.3%
- Priests
- 75
- Catholics per priest
- 2,226
- Extent
- 691 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 242
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
- Giovanni Paccosi
- Born
- 2 June 1960
- 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 Santa Maria Assunta e San Genesio stands in San Miniato, 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
- Diocese of FiesoleFiesole
- Archdiocese of FirenzeFirenze
- Diocese of PistoiaPistoia
- Diocese of PratoPrato
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.