Pescia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Fausto Tardelli, Bishop
Roberto Filippini, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 17 March 1727
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 224 (86 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Toscana
Official Web Site: https://www.diocesidipescia.it
Mailing Address: Palazzo Vescovile, Via G. Giusti 1, 51017 Pescia [Pistoia], Italia
Telephone: 0572.476.224
Fax: 0572.499.745

Historical Details

Territorial Prelature of Pescia
- Latin Name: Pisciensis
- Erected: 15 April 1519
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bartolomeo Pucci Franceschi † (20 Sep 1728 Appointed - 26 Feb 1737 Died)
Francesco Gaetano Incontri † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 29 May 1741 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Donato Maria Arcangeli † (28 Feb 1742 Appointed - 26 Dec 1772 Died)
Francesco Vincenti † (14 Jun 1773 Appointed - Nov 1803 Died)
Giulio Rossi † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 2 Feb 1833 Died)
Giovanni Battista Rossi † (19 Dec 1834 Appointed - 2 Oct 1837 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
Vincenzo Menchi † (23 Dec 1839 Appointed - 30 Jan 1843 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
Pietro Niccolò Forti † (12 Apr 1847 Appointed - 13 Apr 1854 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Benini (Bedini) † (28 Sep 1855 Appointed - 27 Apr 1896 Died)
Giulio Matteoli † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Appointed, Bishop of Livorno)
Donato Velluti Zati di San Clemente † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 15 Apr 1907 Resigned)
Giulio Serafini † (15 Apr 1907 Appointed - 16 Dec 1907 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Lampsacus)
Angelo Simonetti † (16 Dec 1907 Appointed - 14 Aug 1950 Died)
Dino Luigi Romoli, O.P. † (27 Feb 1951 Appointed - 24 Jun 1977 Retired)
Giovanni Bianchi † (27 Jun 1977 Appointed - 18 Dec 1993 Retired)
Giovanni De Vivo † (18 Dec 1993 Appointed - 20 Sep 2015 Died)
Roberto Filippini (25 Nov 2015 Appointed - 14 Oct 2023 Retired)
Fausto Tardelli (14 Oct 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Pescia
15 April 1519	Erected		Territorial Prelature of Pescia (erected)
Diocese of Pescia
17 March 1727	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Pescia	Diocese of Pescia

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Pescia

1886 56,913 .0% 174 0 37 OTC

1950 82,000 .0% 48 ap1951

1969 87,742 87,854 99.9% 45 45 1,949 52 232 45 ap1971

1980 102,500 103,400 99.1% 45 34 79 1,297 1 36 193 47 ap1981

1990 101,099 101,982 99.1% 45 13 58 1,743 2 14 156 41 ap1991

1999 103,375 106,458 97.1% 43 32 75 1,378 1 33 112 41 ap2000

2000 103,800 106,874 97.1% 43 27 70 1,482 3 28 106 41 ap2001

2001 104,850 108,052 97.0% 48 27 75 1,398 4 27 111 41 ap2002

2002 106,167 108,437 97.9% 44 26 70 1,516 5 26 104 41 ap2003

2003 104,925 109,426 95.9% 42 27 69 1,520 7 27 99 41 ap2004

2004 105,093 109,567 95.9% 42 29 71 1,480 7 29 98 41 ap2005

2013 113,000 121,500 93.0% 47 25 72 1,569 8 25 61 41 ap2014

2016 112,600 122,200 92.1% 47 23 70 1,608 6 23 61 41 ap2017

2019 112,800 122,400 92.2% 48 23 71 1,588 6 23 61 41 ap2020

2021 111,460 120,950 92.2% 48 23 71 1,569 6 23 61 41 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Pescia
1886		56,913	.0%			174	0				37	OTC
1950		82,000	.0%								48	ap1951
1969	87,742	87,854	99.9%		45	45	1,949		52	232	45	ap1971
1980	102,500	103,400	99.1%	45	34	79	1,297	1	36	193	47	ap1981
1990	101,099	101,982	99.1%	45	13	58	1,743	2	14	156	41	ap1991
1999	103,375	106,458	97.1%	43	32	75	1,378	1	33	112	41	ap2000
2000	103,800	106,874	97.1%	43	27	70	1,482	3	28	106	41	ap2001
2001	104,850	108,052	97.0%	48	27	75	1,398	4	27	111	41	ap2002
2002	106,167	108,437	97.9%	44	26	70	1,516	5	26	104	41	ap2003
2003	104,925	109,426	95.9%	42	27	69	1,520	7	27	99	41	ap2004
2004	105,093	109,567	95.9%	42	29	71	1,480	7	29	98	41	ap2005
2013	113,000	121,500	93.0%	47	25	72	1,569	8	25	61	41	ap2014
2016	112,600	122,200	92.1%	47	23	70	1,608	6	23	61	41	ap2017
2019	112,800	122,400	92.2%	48	23	71	1,588	6	23	61	41	ap2020
2021	111,460	120,950	92.2%	48	23	71	1,569	6	23	61	41	ap2022