Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia

Diocese of Pescia

Dioecesis Pisciensis
Pescia Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePisa
Statistics
Area224 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 120,950 (est.)
  • 111,460 (guess)
Parishes41
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 April 1519 (506 years ago)
CathedralCattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta e S. Giovanni Battista
Secular priests48 (diocesan)
23 (Religious Orders)
6 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopFausto Tardelli
Bishops emeritusRoberto Filippini
Map
Website
www.diocesidipescia.it

The Diocese of Pescia (Latin: Dioecesis Pisciensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, about 41 miles (66 km) west of Florence. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.

On 14 October 2023, with the appointment of Fausto Tardelli as bishop, the Diocese of Pescia was united with the Diocese of Pistoia in the person of a single bishop.