Pistoia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Mansueto Bianchi, Bishop
Simone Scatizzi, Bishop Emeritus

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.diocesi.pistoia.it/
Mailing Address: C.P. 273, Via Puccini 29, 51100 Pistoia, Italia
Telephone: 0573.97.61.33
Fax: 0573.97.65.28

Historical Details

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici † ( 1573 Appointed - 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Fulvio Passerini † (19 Apr 1599 Appointed - )
Francesco Nerli (Sr.) † (15 Feb 1650 Appointed - 16 Dec 1652 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Francesco Rinuccini (Ruccini) † ( 1656 Appointed - 1679 Died)
Leone Strozzi † ( 1690 Appointed - 7 Jul 1700 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Francesco Frosini † ( 1700 Appointed - 1702 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani † (22 Nov 1702 Appointed - 14 Oct 1713 Died)
Colombino Bassi, O.S.B. † (29 Mar 1715 Appointed - 11 Apr 1732 Died)
Federico Alamanni † (21 Jul 1732 Appointed - 1775 Died)
Giuseppe Ippoliti † (15 Apr 1776 Appointed - 22 Mar 1780 Died)
Scipione de' Ricci † (19 Jun 1780 Appointed - 13 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 S. Clemente † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Oropus)
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 - 18 Aug 1985 Died)
Simone Scatizzi (27 May 1981 Appointed - 4 Nov 2006 Retired)
Mansueto Bianchi (4 Nov 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Pistoia
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Pistoia (erected)
Diocese of Pistoia-Prato
22 September 1653	Name Changed	Diocese of Pistoia	Diocese of Pistoia-Prato
Diocese of Pistoia
25 January 1954	Split	Diocese of Pistoia-Prato	Diocese of Pistoia 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-Prato

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

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-Prato
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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Federico Alamanni † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1732 to 1775)
Colombino Bassi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1715 to 11 Apr 1732)
Enrico Bindi † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 27 Oct 1871)
Ireneo Chelucci † (Priest: 17 Jun 1905 to 22 Jul 1938)
Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1702 to 14 Oct 1713)
Giuseppe Debernardi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1933 to 19 Sep 1953)
Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici † (Bishop: 1573 to 1574)
Scipione de' Ricci † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1780 to 13 Jun 1791)
Francesco Falchi Picchinesi † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 10 Feb 1803)
Francesco Frosini † (Bishop: 1700 to 1702)
Angiolo Maria Gilardoni † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 24 May 1835)
Giuseppe Ippoliti † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1776 to 22 Mar 1780)
Mario Longo Dorni † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1954 to 18 Aug 1985)
Marcello Mazzanti † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 18 Aug 1908)
Francesco Nerli (Sr.) † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1650 to 16 Dec 1652)
Leone Niccolai, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1849 to 13 Jul 1857)
Fulvio Passerini † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1599)
Giovanni Piccioni † (Priest: 18 Dec 1898 to 13 Jun 1921)
Antonio Pucci †
Francesco Rinuccini (Ruccini) † (Bishop: 1656 to 1679)
Giovanni Battista Rossi † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 16 Feb 1849)
Andrea Sarti † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 7 Nov 1915)
Niccola Sozzifanti † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1 Feb 1883)
Leone Strozzi † (Bishop: 1690 to 7 Jul 1700)
Francesco Toli † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1803 to 6 Jul 1833)
Donato Velluti Zati di S. Clemente † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 27 Mar 1885)
Gabriele Vettori † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 6 Feb 1932)

Diocese of Pistoia

Dioecesis Pistoriensis