Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence
The Archdiocese of Florence (Latin: Archidioecesis Florentina) is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was traditionally founded in the 1st century, according to the 14th century chronicler Giovanni Villani. The diocese was directly subordinate to the Holy See (Papacy) until 1420.
Archdiocese of Florence Archidioecesis Florentina | |
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The Florence Cathedral, illuminated at night, showing the large red brick dome. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florence |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,205 km2 (851 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 812,474 808,286 |
| Parishes | 291 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria del Fiore |
| Secular priests | 352 (diocesan) 238 (religious) 66 permanent deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Giuseppe Betori |
| Bishops emeritus | Ennio Antonelli |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diocesifirenze.it | |
Florence was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on May 10, 1419, by Pope Martin V. The ecclesiastical province of Florence, of which the Archbishop of Florence in the metropolitan, includes the suffragan dioceses of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Fiesole, Pistoia, Prato, and San Miniato.
The seat of the Archbishop of Florence is Florence Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. Since September 2008 Cardinal Giuseppe Betori has been the Archbishop.