Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}

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Bishop(s) Vacant Claudio Maniago, Auxiliary Bishop Silvano Piovanelli, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro Fiesole Pistoia Prato San Miniato

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 May 1419 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 2,205 (851 Square Miles) Conference Region: Toscana Official Web Site: http://www.diocesifirenze.it/ Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Piazza S. Giovanni 3, 50129 Firenze, Italia Telephone: 055.27.10.71 Fax: 055.271.07.41

Historical Details

• Diocese of Firenze
  • Latin Name: Florentinus
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giulio de' Medici † ( 1513 Appointed - 19 Nov 1523 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici † ( 1574 Appointed - 1596 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Leone Strozzi † (7 Jul 1700 Installed - 4 Oct 1703 Died)
• Tommaso della Gherardesca † (12 Nov 1703 Installed - 21 Sep 1721 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Martelli † (20 May 1722 Appointed - 23 May 1741 Resigned)
• Francesco Gaetano Incontri † ( 1741 Appointed - 25 Mar 1781 Died)
• Antonio Martini † (7 Jul 1781 Appointed - 31 Dec 1809 Died)
• Pietro Francesco Morali † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 29 Sep 1826 Died)
• Ferdinando Minucci † (28 Jan 1828 Appointed - 2 Jul 1856 Died)
• Giovacchino Limberti † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - 27 Oct 1874 Died)
• Eugenio Cecconi † (21 Dec 1874 Appointed - 15 Jun 1888 Died)
• Agostino Bausa, O.P. † (11 Feb 1889 Appointed - 15 Apr 1899 Died)
• Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P. † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 7 Nov 1930 Died)
• Elia Dalla Costa † (19 Dec 1931 Appointed - 22 Dec 1961 Died)
• Ermenegildo Florit † (9 Mar 1962 Succeeded - 3 Jun 1977 Retired)
• Giovanni Benelli † (3 Jun 1977 Appointed - 26 Oct 1982 Died)
• Silvano Piovanelli (18 Mar 1983 Appointed - 21 Mar 2001 Retired)
• Ennio Antonelli (21 Mar 2001 Appointed - 7 Jun 2008 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Firenze
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Firenze (erected)
Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
10 May 1419	Elevated	Diocese of Firenze	Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
1950	845,000	850,000	99.4%	640	640	1,280	660		428	2,850	478	ap1951
1970	800,000	850,000	94.1%	514	412	926	863	1	554	2,918	498	ap1971
1980	897,527	937,651	95.7%	476	356	832	1,078	5	437	2,500	499	ap1981
1990	867,530	885,450	98.0%	416	334	750	1,156	24	422	1,972	321	ap1991
1999	826,484	874,172	94.5%	410	255	665	1,242	34	294	1,869	319	ap2000
2000	806,787	854,243	94.4%	406	253	659	1,224	36	301	1,862	318	ap2001
2001	810,247	858,339	94.4%	401	290	691	1,172	38	353	1,285	418	ap2002
2002	811,547	865,259	93.8%	407	253	660	1,229	52	418	1,900	318	ap2003
2003	814,315	868,242	93.8%	424	221	645	1,262	53	302	1,870	318	ap2004
2004	815,210	889,314	91.7%	402	370	772	1,055	54	435	1,900	318	ap2005
2006	815,000	888,237	91.8%	410	314	724	1,125	56	391	1,795	318	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ennio Antonelli (Archbishop: 21 Mar 2001 to 7 Jun 2008)
• Antonio Innocenti (Priest: 17 Jul 1938 to 15 Dec 1967)
• Claudio Maniago (Priest: 19 Apr 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jul 2003)
• Silvano Piovanelli (Priest: 13 Jul 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1982; Archbishop: 18 Mar 1983 to 21 Mar 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Bacci † (Priest: 9 Aug 1909 to 5 Apr 1962)
• Agostino Bausa, O.P. † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1889 to 15 Apr 1899)
• Giovanni Benelli † (Archbishop: 3 Jun 1977 to 26 Oct 1982)
• Giovanni Bianchi † (Priest: 6 Jul 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1964 to 27 Jun 1977)
• Gioacchino Bonardi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1928 to 1941)
• Andrea Cassulo † (Priest: 23 Dec 1893 to 15 Apr 1914)
• Eugenio Cecconi † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1874 to 15 Jun 1888)
• Elia Dalla Costa † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1931 to 22 Dec 1961)
• Tommaso della Gherardesca † (Archbishop: 12 Nov 1703 to 21 Sep 1721)
• Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici † (Archbishop: 1574 to 1596)
• Giulio de' Medici † (Archbishop: 1513 to 19 Nov 1523)
• Ermenegildo Florit † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 12 Jul 1954; Archbishop: 9 Mar 1962 to 3 Jun 1977)
• Francesco Gaetano Incontri † (Archbishop: 1741 to 25 Mar 1781)
• Giovacchino Limberti † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 27 Oct 1874)
• Giuseppe Maria Martelli † (Archbishop: 20 May 1722 to 23 May 1741)
• Antonio Martini † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1781 to 31 Dec 1809)
• Ferdinando Minucci † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 2 Jul 1856)
• Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P. † (Archbishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 7 Nov 1930)
• Pietro Francesco Morali † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 29 Sep 1826)
• Antonio Ravagli † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1970 to 1982)
• Bl. Niels Stensen † (Priest: 13 Apr 1675 to 21 Aug 1677)
• Leone Strozzi † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1700 to 4 Oct 1703)