Roman Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza

Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza

Dioecesis Montis Politiani-Clusina-Pientina
Montepulciano Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceSiena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Statistics
Area1,068 km2 (412 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 73,100
  • 70,100 (95.9%)
Parishes46
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 November 1561
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Montepulciano)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Secondiano (Chiusi)
Concattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta (Pienza)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAugusto Paolo Lojudice
Map
Website
www.montepulcianochiusipienza.it
Co-cathedral in Chiusi (left) Co-cathedral in Pienza (right)

The Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Politiani-Clusina-Pientina) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany. It has existed in the current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Chiusi-Pienza was united into the historical Diocese of Montepulciano. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

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