Pistoia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Fausto Tardelli, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Split: 25 January 1954
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 821 (317 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Toscana
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesipistoia.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Puccini 29, 51100 Pistoia, Italia
Telephone: 0573.35.96.10
Fax: 0573.35.96.35

Historical Details

Diocese of Pistoia
- Latin Name: Pistoriensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
- Latin Name: Pistoriensis et Pratensis
- Name Changed: 22 September 1653
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Soffredo † (19 Nov 1208 Appointed - 14 Dec 1210 Died)
Graziano Berlinghieri † (7 Apr 1223 Appointed - 7 Jan 1250 Died)
Giudaloste Vergiolesi † (20 Jun 1252 Appointed - 21 Feb 1286 Died)
Tommaso Andrei † ( 1286 Appointed - 29 Jul 1303 Died)
Bartolòmino Giuntoncini Sigisbundi † (2 Nov 1303 Appointed - 4 Dec 1307 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
Ermanno degli Anastasi † (4 Dec 1307 Appointed - 15 Aug 1321 Died)
Baronto Ricciardi † (19 Feb 1322 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Andrea Ciantori † (21 Oct 1349 Appointed - 19 Sep 1356 Died)
Remigio de Florentia, O.E.S.A. † (26 Apr 1357 Appointed - 1370 Resigned)
Giovanni Vivenzi, O.E.S.A. † (5 Jul 1370 Appointed - 1381 Appointed, Bishop of Cervia)
Bl. Andrea Franchi, O.P. † ( 1381 Appointed - 1400 Resigned)
Matteo Diamanti † (11 Mar 1400 Appointed - 12 Dec 1425 Died)
Ubertino Albizi, O.P. † (15 May 1426 Appointed - 1434 Died)
Donato de’ Medici † (22 Jun 1436 Appointed - Dec 1474 Died)
Niccolò Pandolfini † (23 Dec 1474 Appointed - 17 Sep 1518 Died)
Lorenzo Pucci † (17 Sep 1518 Succeeded - 5 Nov 1518 Resigned)
Antonio Pucci † (5 Nov 1518 Appointed - 8 Nov 1541 Resigned)
Roberto Pucci † (8 Aug 1541 Appointed - 7 Dec 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
Pietro Francesco da Galliano † (10 Dec 1546 Appointed - 19 Dec 1559 Died)
Giovambattista Ricasoli † (14 Feb 1560 Appointed - 23 Feb 1572 Died)
Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici † (9 Mar 1573 Appointed - 15 Jan 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Ludovico Antinori † (15 Jan 1574 Appointed - 2 Dec 1575 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Lattanzio Lattanzi † (2 Dec 1575 Appointed - 11 Dec 1587 Died)
Ottavio Abbiosi † (11 Dec 1587 Succeeded - Apr 1599 Resigned)
Fulvio Passerini † (19 Apr 1599 Appointed - 11 Dec 1599 Died)
Alessandro del Caccia † (3 Jul 1600 Appointed - 4 Sep 1649 Died)
Francesco Nerli (Sr.) † (14 Feb 1650 Appointed - 16 Dec 1652 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Giovanni Gerini † (22 Sep 1653 Appointed - 18 May 1656 Died)
Francesco Rinuccini (Ruccini) † (28 Aug 1656 Appointed - 11 Mar 1678 Died)
Gherardo Gherardi † (10 Apr 1679 Appointed - 16 Jan 1690 Died)
Leone Strozzi, O.S.B. † (10 Jul 1690 Appointed - 21 Jun 1700 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Francesco Frosini † (24 Jan 1701 Appointed - 2 Oct 1702 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani † (15 Jan 1703 Appointed - 14 Oct 1713 Died)
Colombino Bassi, O.S.B. † (6 May 1715 Appointed - 11 Apr 1732 Died)
Federico Alamanni † (21 Jul 1732 Appointed - 30 Nov 1775 Died)
Giuseppe Ippoliti † (15 Apr 1776 Appointed - 23 Mar 1780 Died)
Scipione de’ Ricci † (19 Jun 1780 Appointed - 10 Jun 1791 Resigned)
Francesco Falchi Picchinesi † (19 Dec 1791 Appointed - 10 Feb 1803 Died)
Francesco Toli † (28 Mar 1803 Appointed - 6 Jul 1833 Died)
Angiolo Maria Gilardoni † (23 Jun 1834 Appointed - 24 May 1835 Died)
Giovanni Battista Rossi † (2 Oct 1837 Appointed - 16 Feb 1849 Died)
Leone Niccolai, O. Cart. † (5 Nov 1849 Appointed - 13 Jul 1857 Died)
Enrico Bindi † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 27 Oct 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
Niccola Sozzifanti † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1 Feb 1883 Died)
Donato Velluti Zati di San Clemente † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 11 Mar 1885 Resigned)
Marcello Mazzanti † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 18 Aug 1908 Died)
Andrea Sarti † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 7 Nov 1915 Died)
Gabriele Vettori † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 6 Feb 1932 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Giuseppe Debernardi † (13 Mar 1933 Appointed - 19 Sep 1953 Died)
Mario Longo Dorni † (24 Apr 1954 Appointed - 27 May 1981 Resigned)
Simone Alfiero Scatizzi † (27 May 1981 Appointed - 4 Nov 2006 Retired)
Mansueto Bianchi † (4 Nov 2006 Appointed - 5 Apr 2014 Resigned)
Fausto Tardelli (8 Oct 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Pistoia
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Pistoia (erected)
Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
22 September 1653	Name Changed	Diocese of Pistoia	Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
8 September 1916	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence} (Areas in Prato)	Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
Diocese of Pistoia
25 January 1954	Split	Diocese of Pistoia e Prato	Diocese of Pistoia Diocese of Prato
12 July 1972	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Modena (e Nonantola) (Part of Piumalbo (in Abetone))	Diocese of Pistoia
7 October 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pistoia (Cantagallo, Cavarzano, Fossato, CrHcigliana, Luicciana, Mercatale, Migliana, Montepiano, San Quirico, S. Ippolito, Sasseta, and Usella)	Diocese of Prato

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 Pistoia e Prato

1886 168,482 .0% 474 0 203 OTC

1949 262,103 262,403 99.9% 289 89 378 693 95 791 217 ap1951

Diocese of Pistoia

1970 201,919 202,238 99.8% 188 47 235 859 67 549 172 ap1971

1980 204,221 204,965 99.6% 157 36 193 1,058 1 42 439 160 ap1981

1990 219,100 220,400 99.4% 142 28 170 1,288 4 30 349 158 ap1991

1999 212,885 213,685 99.6% 141 32 173 1,230 25 34 254 160 ap2000

2000 211,000 229,000 92.1% 130 31 161 1,310 24 33 275 160 ap2001

2001 215,000 236,111 91.1% 131 29 160 1,343 23 32 240 160 ap2002

2002 221,300 234,912 94.2% 134 30 164 1,349 23 32 227 160 ap2003

2003 207,861 220,861 94.1% 135 30 165 1,259 23 32 224 160 ap2004

2004 215,000 217,515 98.8% 129 27 156 1,378 23 27 227 161 ap2005

2013 219,300 228,600 95.9% 97 22 119 1,842 22 26 152 160 ap2014

2016 217,600 222,130 98.0% 90 15 105 2,072 19 17 143 160 ap2017

2019 210,900 215,230 98.0% 95 10 105 2,008 17 12 131 160 ap2020

2021 204,100 208,300 98.0% 95 9 104 1,962 16 9 111 160 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 Pistoia e Prato
1886		168,482	.0%			474	0				203	OTC
1949	262,103	262,403	99.9%	289	89	378	693		95	791	217	ap1951
Diocese of Pistoia
1970	201,919	202,238	99.8%	188	47	235	859		67	549	172	ap1971
1980	204,221	204,965	99.6%	157	36	193	1,058	1	42	439	160	ap1981
1990	219,100	220,400	99.4%	142	28	170	1,288	4	30	349	158	ap1991
1999	212,885	213,685	99.6%	141	32	173	1,230	25	34	254	160	ap2000
2000	211,000	229,000	92.1%	130	31	161	1,310	24	33	275	160	ap2001
2001	215,000	236,111	91.1%	131	29	160	1,343	23	32	240	160	ap2002
2002	221,300	234,912	94.2%	134	30	164	1,349	23	32	227	160	ap2003
2003	207,861	220,861	94.1%	135	30	165	1,259	23	32	224	160	ap2004
2004	215,000	217,515	98.8%	129	27	156	1,378	23	27	227	161	ap2005
2013	219,300	228,600	95.9%	97	22	119	1,842	22	26	152	160	ap2014
2016	217,600	222,130	98.0%	90	15	105	2,072	19	17	143	160	ap2017
2019	210,900	215,230	98.0%	95	10	105	2,008	17	12	131	160	ap2020
2021	204,100	208,300	98.0%	95	9	104	1,962	16	9	111	160	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ottavio Abbiosi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Mar 1584; Bishop: 11 Dec 1587 to Apr 1599)
Federico Alamanni † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1732 to 30 Nov 1775)
Giacomo Alberti †
Ubertino Albizi, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 May 1426 to 1434)
Tommaso Ammannati †
Ermanno degli Anastasi † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1307 to 15 Aug 1321)
Tommaso Andrei † (Bishop: 1286 to 29 Jul 1303)
Ludovico Antinori † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1574 to 2 Dec 1575)
Antonio Banchieri †
Colombino Bassi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 6 May 1715 to 11 Apr 1732)
Cesar Francesco Benedetti, O.F.M. †
Giovanni Benelli † (Deacon: 12 Jun 1943; Priest: 31 Oct 1943 to 11 Jun 1966)
Graziano Berlinghieri † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1223 to 7 Jan 1250)
Mansueto Bianchi † (Bishop: 4 Nov 2006 to 5 Apr 2014)
Enrico Bindi † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 27 Oct 1871)
Leonardo Bonaccorsi (Buonaccorsi) †
Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. †
Alessandro del Caccia † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1600 to 4 Sep 1649)
Pietro Cancellieri (Cavalieri) †
Giovanni Maria Canigiani, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1540 to 1541)
Gaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap. †
Ireneo Enrico Chelucci † (Priest: 17 Jun 1905 to 22 Jul 1938)
Andrea Ciantori † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1349 to 19 Sep 1356)
Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1703 to 14 Oct 1713)
Giuseppe Debernardi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1933 to 19 Sep 1953)
Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1573 to 15 Jan 1574)
Donato de’ Medici † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1436 to Dec 1474)
Matteo Diamanti † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1400 to 12 Dec 1425)
Francesco Falchi Picchinesi † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 10 Feb 1803)
Anselmo Fauli, O. Carm. †
Remigio de Florentia, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1357 to 1370)
Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra †
Niccolò Fortiguerra †
Bl. Andrea Franchi, O.P. † (Bishop: 1381 to 1400)
Leopoldo Franchi †
Francesco Frosini † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1701 to 2 Oct 1702)
Pietro Francesco da Galliano † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1546 to 19 Dec 1559)
Giovanni Gerini † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1653 to 18 May 1656)
Gherardo Gherardi † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1679 to 16 Jan 1690)
Angiolo Maria Gilardoni † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 24 May 1835)
Bartolòmino Giuntoncini Sigisbundi † (Bishop: 2 Nov 1303 to 4 Dec 1307)
Mateo José González Rubio †
Giuseppe Gori † (Priest: 13 Jun 1908 to 17 Aug 1943)
Giuseppe Ippoliti † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1776 to 23 Mar 1780)
Pietro Joachini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Nov 1533)
Lattanzio Lattanzi † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1575 to 11 Dec 1587)
Giovacchino Limberti †
Mario Longo Dorni † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1954 to 27 May 1981)
Benvenuto Matteucci † (Priest: 14 Aug 1932 to 15 Aug 1968)
Marcello Mazzanti † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 18 Aug 1908)
Francesco Nerli (Sr.) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1650 to 16 Dec 1652)
Leone Niccolai, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1849 to 13 Jul 1857)
Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. †
Niccolò Pandolfini † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1474 to 17 Sep 1518)
Fulvio Passerini † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1599 to 11 Dec 1599)
Giovanni Piccioni † (Priest: 18 Dec 1898 to 13 Jun 1921)
Giovanni Pierallini †
Antonio Pucci † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1518 to 8 Nov 1541)
Lorenzo Pucci † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Feb 1509; Bishop: 17 Sep 1518 to 5 Nov 1518)
Roberto Pucci † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1541 to 7 Dec 1546)
Giovambattista Ricasoli † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1560 to 23 Feb 1572)
Scipione de’ Ricci † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1780 to 10 Jun 1791)
Baronto Ricciardi † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1322 to 1348)
Francesco Rinuccini (Ruccini) † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1656 to 11 Mar 1678)
Giovanni Battista Rossi † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 16 Feb 1849)
Andrea Sarti † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 7 Nov 1915)
Simone Alfiero Scatizzi † (Bishop: 27 May 1981 to 4 Nov 2006)
Niccola Sozzifanti † (Deacon: 26 Mar 1864; Priest: 24 Sep 1864; Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1 Feb 1883)
Leone Strozzi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1690 to 21 Jun 1700)
Giuseppe Targioni †
Francesco Toli † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1803 to 6 Jul 1833)
Donato Velluti Zati di San Clemente † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 11 Mar 1885)
Giudaloste Vergiolesi † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1252 to 21 Feb 1286)
Gabriele Vettori † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 6 Feb 1932)
Giovanni Vivenzi, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1370 to 1381)
Soffredo † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1208 to 14 Dec 1210)

Source(s)

Diocese of Pistoia
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 400, and Page 401
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 216
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 275
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 281
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 750, to Page 751
Diocese of Pistoia e Prato
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 315, and Page 316
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 340
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 8, Page 404, to Page 406
Diocese of Pistoia
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 390, to Page 392
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 645, and Page 646

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