The following is the List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Italy. The Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in Italy is composed of 225 particular church

Particular Church

In Catholic canon law, a Particular Church is an ecclesial community headed by a bishop or someone recognised as the equivalent of a bishop.There are two kinds of particular Churches:# Local particular Churches ...

es, most of which are diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s led by bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

s. Dioceses led by archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

s are called archdioceses. There are 42 metropolitan archdioceses which serve as the seats of 42 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province

Ecclesiastical Province

An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

s in Italy. There are also 20 non-metropolitan archdioceses and thus there are 62 archbishops in total in the Catholic Church of Italy.

Ecclesiastical Province of Agrigento

• Archdiocese of Agrigento
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Agrigento, in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000. The historic diocese of Agrigento was also known as the diocese of Grigenti, and diocese of Agrigentum...
  
  
  • Diocese of Caltanissetta
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta
    The Italian Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta is in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.-History:Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal see by Gregory XVI, in 1844. At that time it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Monreale...
    
    
  • Diocese of Piazza Armerina
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Piazza Armerina is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.-History:The diocese of Piazza Armerina was taken from the diocese of Catania, and was created in 1817. It was then a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siracusa. Its first bishop was...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Ancona-Osimo

• Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
  The Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo is a joint ecclesiastical territory and metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in the Marche region of Italy.It has existed in this form since 1986, when the historical Archdiocese of Ancona was united with the Diocese of Osimo.The archbishop is seated in Ancona...
  
  
  • Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Fabriano-Matelica, in the Marche, has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Jesi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jesi
    The diocese of Iesi is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.-History:Saint Septimius, martyred in 307, is venerated as the first bishop of Jesi...
    
    
  • Diocese of Senigallia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Senigallia
    The diocese of Senigallia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.-History:...
    
    
  • Territorial Prelature of Loreto
    Territorial Prelature of Loreto
    The Territorial Prelature of Loreto is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature which was elevated to this status on 24 June 1965.The Holy House of Loreto is located in it....
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Bari-Bitonto

• Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
  The archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, created in 1986, when the historical archdiocese of Bari was united to the diocese of Bitonto.-History:...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, in Apulia, received its current name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Trani was elevated from a diocese in the eleventh century. It was combined with the diocese of Bisceglie in 1818...
    
    
  • Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
    The diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti is a Roman Catholic diocese in Apulia, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year, the territorial prelature of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti was united with the diocese of Gravina...
    
    
  • Diocese of Andria
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Andria
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Andria is in Apulia, seated at Andria Cathedral. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, in Puglia, has existed since 1986. In the year the diocese of Monopoli was united into the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
    The diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which was established in 1986, when the diocese of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi was united with the diocese of Ruvo. The historical diocese of Molfetta was expanded in 1818...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Benevento

• Archdiocese of Benevento
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Benevento has a long history; it now has as suffragan dioceses the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, the Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, and the archdiocese of Sant'Angelo...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, in Campania, has existed since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ariano was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento. In 1986 it was united with the diocese of Lacedonia to form the current diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Avellino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellino
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Avellino is in the Naples region. It is suffragan to the archdiocese of Benevento.Avellino was founded by St. Sabinus at the beginning of the 2nd century. The list of bishops dates from 1124. The diocese of Frigento, whose list runs from 1080 to 1455, was united with...
    
    
  • Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, in Campania, Italy, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti was united into the historical diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.-History:The...
    
    
  • Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
    Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
    The Territorial Abbey of Montevergine is a Roman Catholic territorial abbey located in the city of Montevergine in the Ecclesiastical province of Benevento in Italy.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Bologna

• Archdiocese of Bologna
  • Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bologna. Ferrara became an archdiocese, though without suffragans, in 1735...
    
    
  • Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana
    The Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was created in 1986 through a merger of the diocese of Faenza and the diocese of Modigliana.-References:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Imola

Ecclesiastical Province of Campobasso-Boiano

• Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano became an archdiocese in 1973 and a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical diocese of Boiano was renamed diocese of Boiano-Campobasso in 1927. It was suffragan to the archdiocese of Benevento....
  
  
  • Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Isernia-Venafro, in Molise, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. In 1852 the historic diocese of Isernia was combined with the diocese of Venafro, to form the diocese of Isernia e Venafro....
    
    
  • Diocese of Termoli-Larino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Termoli-Larino
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century...
    
    
  • Diocese of Trivento
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trivento
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Trivento, in Molise, southern Italy, has existed since the tenth century. It is now a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano.-History:The earliest bishop of Trivento was St...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Cagliari

• Archdiocese of Cagliari
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari
  The Archdiocese of Cagliari is a Roman Catholic archdiocese centred on the city of Cagliari. It holds the Primacy of Sardinia.-History:Legend relates how a disciple of Jesus Christ, one Bonifatius, preached the Gospel in Cagliari in the 1st century...
  
  
  • Diocese of Iglesias
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Iglesias is in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.-History:In 1323 Iglesias was taken after a long resistance by James II of Aragon, who thus began the conquest of all Sardinia. Sulci was an episcopal see as early as the seventh century...
    
    
  • Diocese of Lanusei
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lanusei
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Lanusei is in Sardinia; before 1986 it was the diocese of Ogliastra. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.-History:Ogliastra was formerly under the Archbishop of Cagliari...
    
    
  • Diocese of Nuoro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuoro
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Nuoro is in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari. Historically it was the diocese of Galtelli until 1779, and then the diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro until 1928.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Catanzaro-Squillace

• Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined with the diocese of Squillace.-History:...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
    The archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace. The historic diocese of Cortone in Calabria had existed from the 6th century, and was combined with the diocese...
    
    
  • Diocese of Lamezia Terme
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamezia Terme
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Lamezia Terme is in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace.Before 1986, it was the historic diocese of Nicastro, the name change reflecting the incorporation of the comune of Nicastro into Lamezia Terme, an administrative change from...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Catania

• Archdiocese of Catania
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania
  The archdiocese of Catania is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic territory in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suffragans are the diocese of Acireale and the diocese of Caltagirone.-History:According...
  
  
  • Diocese of Acireale
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale is in Sicily. It has existed since 1844. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.-Bishops:*Gerlando Maria Genuardi *Giovanni Battista Arista *Salvatore Bella...
    
    
  • Diocese of Caltagirone
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltagirone
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Caltagirone is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania. As of 2008 the bishop is Vincenzo Manzella.The diocese was created in 1817 from the archdiocese of Siracusa. The first bishop was Gaetano Maria Trigona....
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Chieti-Vasto

• Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto received that name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526.-History:...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto. The historical diocese of Lanciano was created in 1515. It was united with the diocese of Ortona in the nineteenth century.-History:Until 1515 Lanciano...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Cosenza-Bisignano

• Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano in Calabria has been a metropolitan see since 2001.It was combined with the diocese of Bisignano in 1979. The historical archdiocese of Cosenza, immediately subject to the Holy See, was elevated from a diocese in 1170.-External links:*...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati, in Calabria, has existed under that name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.The diocese of Rossano became an archdiocese in 1460, without suffragans...
    
    
  • Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio
    -History:It is not known when it became an episcopal see; in 1059 mention is made of a bishop of Cassano, otherwise unknown. In 1096 we read of a bishop known as Saxo...
    
    
  • Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
    The Italian Catholic diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, in Calabria, has existed since 1979. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano....
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Fermo

• Archdiocese of Fermo
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo
  The Archdiocese of Fermo is a Roman Catholic territory in northern Italy, with the episcopal see in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 24 May 1589...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche
  • Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ascoli Piceno, in the Marche, has existed since the fourth century. Historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is now a suffragan of the archdiocese of Fermo.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
    The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy.It was founded in 1986 from a merger of the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino with the Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, the Diocese of Recanati and the Diocese of San Severino .It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese...
    
    
  • Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
    The Italian Catholic diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, in the Marche, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Montalto was united into the diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto, which was the renamed historical Diocese of...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Florence

• Archdiocese of Florence
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence
  The Archdiocese of Florence is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. Traditionally founded in the 1st century, it was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on May 10, 1419, by Pope Martin V. Its mother church is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, which has as its pastor the...
  
  
  • Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro has existed since 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Arezzo was combined with the diocese of Cortona and the diocese of Sansepolcro, the enlarged diocese being suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.-History:Arezzo was the see of...
    
    
  • Diocese of Fiesole
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fiesole
    The diocese of Fiesole is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tuscany, central Italy, whose episcopal see is the city of Fiesole. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Florence.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Pistoia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Pistoia is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato...
    
    
  • Diocese of Prato
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Prato
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Prato, in Tuscany, has existed since 1954. Its see is Prato Cathedral. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Diocese of San Miniato
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato
    The Italian Catholic diocese of San Miniato is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.-History:In 1248 San Genesio was completely destroyed. In 1397 the town was taken by Florence. From 1248 the chapter was transferred from San Genesio to San Miniato, and in 1526 the head of...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Foggia-Bovino

• Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino
  The Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Puglia, Italy. It was formed in 1986 through a merger of the Archdiocese of Foggia and the Diocese of Bovino.The current archbishop, Francesco Pio Tamburrino, has been in office since 2003....
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo
  • Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, in Puglia, has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino...
    
    
  • Diocese of Lucera-Troia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia
    The diocese of Lucera-Troia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, with its episcopal see in Lucera. It is heir to several other neighbouring former sees, not only the diocese of Troia which has a co-cathedral, but also the diocese of Farentino, diocese of Tortiboli and...
    
    
  • Diocese of San Severo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo
    The Italian Catholic diocese of San Severo is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.-History:The diocese of San Severo was established in 1580. The episcopal see is only the continuation of that of the diocese of Civitate, which in turn succeeded the ancient city of Teanum...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Genoa

• Archdiocese of Genoa
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa
  The Archdiocese of Genoa is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy.Erected in the third century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133...
  
  
  • Diocese of Albenga-Imperia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Albenga-Imperia
    The diocese of Albenga-Imperia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy; the historical diocese of Albenga had its name changed in 1973. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Chiavari
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiavari
    The diocese of Chiavari is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1892. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
    Roman Catholic Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
    The diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa. The historic diocese of Luni was united to the diocese of Sarzana in 1465, and then to the diocese of Brugnato in 1820,...
    
    
  • Diocese of Savona-Noli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Savona-Noli, in northern Italy, was historically the diocese of Savona, from the tenth century. In 1820 the diocese of Noli was united to the diocese of Savona. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa.-Parishes:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Tortona
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortona
    The diocese of Tortona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, spanning the three regions of Piedmont , Lombardy and Liguria...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
    The diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. The name of the historic diocese of Ventimiglia was changed in 1975. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Gorizia

• Archdiocese of Gorizia
  • Diocese of Trieste
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trieste
    The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Trieste, in the Triveneto, has existed since no later than 524, and in its current form since 1977. The bishop's seat is in Trieste Cathedral...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of L'Aquila

• Archdiocese of L'Aquila
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila
  The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of L'Aquila is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It was erected as the Diocese of L'Aquila on February 20, 1257 by Pope Alexander IV, and promoted to an archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on January 19, 1876...
  
  
  • Diocese of Avezzano
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Avezzano
    The diocese of Avezzano is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, carrying this name since 1986. Before it was known as the diocese of Marsi...
    
    
  • Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
    The diocese of Sulmona-Valva is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of L'Aquila...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Lecce

• Archdiocese of Lecce
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lecce has existed as a diocese since 1057. It has been an archdiocese since 1980, when it became the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Otranto, reversing the previous position.-History:...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium, in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce....
    
    
  • Archdiocese of Otranto
  • Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli
    The diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. Created on January 13, 1413, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.The current bishop is Domenico Caliandro.-External links:* *...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, in Apulia, has existed under this name since 1959. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce. The historic diocese of Ugento has existed since the thirteenth century.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

• Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
  The Archdiocese of Messina was originally founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on September 30, 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari and Prelatura of Santa Lucia del Mela , and as suffragans the Diocese of Patti and Diocese of Nicosia...
  
  
  • Diocese of Nicosia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Nicosia is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela., the current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Patti
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Patti
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Patti is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.-History:Count Ruggiero founded at Patti a Benedictine abbey, and in 1131 the antipope Anacletus II made Patti an episcopal see, uniting it with the Abbey of Lipari...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Milan

• Archdiocese of Milan
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan
  The Archdiocese of Milan is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has long maintained its own rite: the Ambrosian rite. It is led by the Archbishop of Milan who serves as metropolitan to the dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia, and Vigevano.The...
  
  
  • Diocese of Bergamo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo
    The Diocese of Bergamo is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. It was founded in the fourth century CE, and its first bishop was Saint Narno...
    
    
  • Diocese of Brescia
  • Diocese of Como
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Como
    The Catholic diocese of Como, in northern Italy, has existed since the fourth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Milan. The bishops' seat is in Como Cathedral....
    
    
  • Diocese of Crema
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Crema
    The diocese of Crema is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, existing since 1579. It is suffragan to the archdiocese of Milan.. Its seat is the Duomo of Crema.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Cremona
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona
    The diocese of Cremona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Milan. Its see is the Cremona Cathedral.-History:Cremona is in Lombardy, Italy, on the left bank of the River Po...
    
    
  • Diocese of Lodi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Lodi has existed since the fourth century, and is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Milan.-History:Under Diocletian, according to the local legend, 4000 Christians with their bishop, whose name is unknown, were burned alive in their church. St...
    
    
  • Diocese of Mantua
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua
    The Diocese of Mantua is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was erected in 804, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople, and two cardinals....
    
    
  • Diocese of Pavia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia
    The Diocese of Pavia is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Venice, and three cardinals....
    
    
  • Diocese of Vigevano
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Vigevano lies almost entirely in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy. It has existed since 1530. The diocese is suffragan of the archdiocese of Milan, having in the past been suffragan of the archdiocese of Vercelli.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Modena-Nonantola

• Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
  The archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It existed as the diocese of Modena in central Italy from the 3rd century CE...
  
  
  • Diocese of Carpi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Carpi
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Carpi is in Emilia Romagna, Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.-History:Carpi belonged originally to the Countess Matilda , from whom it passed in 1115 to the Holy See...
    
    
  • Diocese of Fidenza
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fidenza
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Fidenza, in the province of Parma, was until 1927 the historical diocese of Borgo San Donnino. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Parma
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Parma has properly been called diocese of Parma since 1892. Its see is Parma Cathedral. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, in central Italy, has existed since 1989. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. The historic diocese of Piacenza was combined with the territory of the diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano, which was briefly united with the archdiocese...
    
    
  • Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla
    The diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the historical diocese of Reggio Emilia was united with the diocese of Guastalla...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Naples

• Archdiocese of Naples
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded in the 1st century AD and the diocese was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century. Two of Archbishops of Naples have...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Capua
  • Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, in Campania, has existed since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples, having lost its status as a metropolitan in 1979. The diocese of Castellammare di Stabia was united into the historic archdiocese of Sorrento,...
    
    
  • Diocese of Acerra
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra
    The diocese of Acerra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, existing since the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-Bishops:*Henricus de Monte*Raynerius *Leone Cortese...
    
    
  • Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
    The diocese of Alife-Caiazzo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campanioa, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Alife was united with the diocese of Caiazzo. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:The old diocese of Alife was...
    
    
  • Diocese of Aversa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa
    The diocese of Aversa is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Caserta
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caserta
    The diocese of Caserta is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ischia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ischia
    The diocese of Ischia is a Roman Catholic ecclesistical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:The first Bishop of Ischia, Pietro, was appointed in 1179. He was present at the Third Lateran Council...
    
    
  • Diocese of Nola
  • Diocese of Pozzuoli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pozzuoli
    The diocese of Pozzuoli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:The bishops St. Celsus and St. Joannes did govern the diocese before the fourth century....
    
    
  • Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
    The diocese of Sessa Aurunca is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Teano-Calvi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Teano-Calvi
    The diocese of Teano-Calvi is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples. The historic diocese of Calvi and diocese of Calvi were united in 1818, forming the diocese of Calvi e Teano.-History:Calvi is the...
    
    
  • Territorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario

Ecclesiastical Province of Oristano

• Archdiocese of Oristano
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy.It was erected in the eleventh century.Since 25 June 2006 the Archbishop of Oristano has been Ignazio Sanna.-Archbishops list:...
  
  
  • Diocese of Ales-Terralba
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ales-Terralba is in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Oristano.-History:Gregory the Great alludes to the episcopal see of Ales , in his letter to Januarius of Cagliari in 591. After this nothing is to be found about it until 1147, when the name of...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Palermo

• Archdiocese of Palermo
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo
  The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo was founded as the Diocese of Palermo in the 1st Century but was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 11th century...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Monreale
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale
    The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Monreale is in Sicily. As of 2000 it is no longer a metropolitan see, and is now a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Cefalu
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cefalù
    The diocese of Cefalù is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sicily, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Mazara del Vallo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Mazara del Vallo is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.-History:In the struggle of the Saracens against the Normans for the possession of Sicily, Mazara was hotly contested, especially in 1075 when Roger I of Sicily emerged victorious...
    
    
  • Diocese of Trapani
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.-History:Trapani was subject to the see of Mazzara, from the Norman Conquest until 1844, when the diocese was created. Its first bishop was the Redemptorist Vincenzo M. Marolda.-External links:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Perugia-Città della Pieve

• Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve was historically the diocese of Perugia. It became the archdiocese of Perugia in 1882, but without suffragans. It acquired suffragan dioceses in 1972...
  
  
  • Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, in Umbria, has existed since 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Assisi, known as the birthplace of Francis of Assisi, was combined with the diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino...
    
    
  • Diocese of Città di Castello
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Città di Castello
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Città di Castello is in Umbria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve.-History:In 550, Fantalogus, by order of the Ostrogothic king Totila, took and destroyed the city then known as Tifernum or Civitas Tiberina. Città di Castello was later...
    
    
  • Diocese of Foligno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Foligno is in Umbria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve., the bishop is Gualtiero Sigismondi.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Gubbio
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gubbio
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Gubbio is in the province of Perugia, in Umbria, central Italy.-History:In the eighth century Gubbio became part of the Patrimony of St. Peter, together with the duchy of Spoleto. It was often at war with Perugia, and its victory in 1151 over Perugia and ten other...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Pesaro

• Archdiocese of Pesaro
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pesaro
  The archdiocese of Pesaro is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. Its see at Pesaro was elevated in status to archiepiscopal see in 2000. Its suffragans are the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola and the archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado.-History:The...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado
    The archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, central Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical archdiocese of Urbino was combined with the diocese of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado. In 2000 the archdiocese lost its status...
    
    
  • Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
    The diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, created in 1986, when the historical diocese of Fano was united to the diocese of Cagli e Pergola and the diocese of Fossombrone. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pesaro.-History:St...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Pescara-Penne

• Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
  The archdiocese of Pescara-Penne was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. It was created in 1982, by a name change and elevation in rank from the diocese of Penne e Pescara. That was in turn created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Penne-Atri was split up, with Atri...
  
  
  • Diocese of Teramo-Atri
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Teramo-Atri
    The diocese of Teramo-Atri is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Abruzzo, central Italy. It was created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Teramo was combined with the diocese of Penne-Atri, in the Abruzzo...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Pisa

• Archdiocese of Pisa
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pisa
  The Archdiocese of Pisa is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 April 1092, by Pope Urban II. Its mother church is the Cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo...
  
  
  • Diocese of Livorno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Livorno
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Livorno, in Tuscany, was created in 1806. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa. The current bishop, , is Simone Giusti.Livorno was traditionally called Leghorn in English. The first bishop was Filippo Ganucci...
    
    
  • Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa.The historical diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986 to diocese of Massa...
    
    
  • Diocese of Pescia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Pescia is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa.-History:In 1519 Pope Leo X withdrew Pescia from the archdiocese of Lucca, raising it to the dignity of a prelacy nullius; and in 1726 it was made a diocese, suffragan of Pisa. Its first bishop was...
    
    
  • Diocese of Volterra
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Volterra
    The diocese of Volterra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Tuscany, central Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa.-History:Volterra is an ancient Etruscan town, later conquered by the Romans...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

• Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
  The archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the diocese of Muro Lucano was united into the archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, which had been elevated to an archdiocese in 1973,...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Acerenza
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acerenza
    The archdiocese of Acerenza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, included in the provinces of Lecce and Potenza. It has existed as a diocese since the fourth or fifth centuries. In the 11th century it was elevated to an archdiocese. In 1203 it was united with the...
    
    
  • Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina, in Basilicata, Italy, has existed under this name since 1986. The archbishop is seated at Matera Cathedral....
    
    
  • Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa is in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic diocese of Melfi-Rapolla was united with the diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo....
    
    
  • Diocese of Tricarico
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tricarico
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Tricarico is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.-History:Tricarico Cathedral was erected in 968 by Polyeuctos, Patriarch of Constantinople...
    
    
  • Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
    The diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Ravenna-Cervia

• Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
  The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna; the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Cervia is the co-cathedral of...
  
  
  • Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Cesena-Sarsina, in Emilia Romagna is created on September 30, 1986, after the diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic diocese of Cesenaas a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia....
    
    
  • Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro
    The diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Romagna, Italy. Until 1986 it was known as the diocese of Forlì, in existence perhaps from the fourth century. In that year the diocese of Bertinoro was united to it. The diocese is suffragan to the archdiocese of...
    
    
  • Diocese of Rimini
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini is an ecclesiastical territory in Emilia Romagna, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna.It has a surface of 781 km², extending over 28 communes of the area...
    
    
  • Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
    The Italian Catholic diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro was until 1977 the historic diocese of Montefeltro. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Reggio Calabria-Bova

• Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
  The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy. It was created in 1986, when historic archdiocese of Reggio Calabria was combined with the diocese of Bova.-History:...
  
  
  • Diocese of Locri-Gerace
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Locri-Gerace is in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.Historically it was the diocese of Gerace, becoming in 1954 the diocese of Gerace-Locri and taking the current name in 1986....
    
    
  • Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
    The diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical diocese of Mileto was united with the diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio...
    
    
  • Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
    The diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, existing under that name since 1979. Historically it was the diocese of Oppido Marmertina . It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria.-History:Bishop Stefano is the first prelate...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Rome

• Archdiocese of Rome
  • Suburbicarian See of Albano
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano
    The Diocese of Albano is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome...
    
    
  • Suburbicarian See of Frascati
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati
    The Diocese of Frascati is a suburbicarian see of the Holy Roman Church and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, based at Frascati, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a Cardinal Bishop; from the Latin name of the area, the bishop has also been called Bishop of Tusculum. The bishopric in...
    
    
  • Suburbicarian See of Palestrina
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina
    thumb|250 px|The Cathedral of Sant'Agapito in Palestrina.The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, , is a Roman Catholic suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy....
    
    
  • Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina
    The Diocese of Porto and Santa-Rufina is a suburbicarian see of the Holy Roman Church and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy...
    
    
  • Suburbicarian See of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto
    The Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto a suburbicarian see of the Holy Roman Church and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Since 1842 the Cardinal Bishop of Sabina also bears the title of Abbot of Farfa...
    
    
  • Suburbicarian See of Velletri-Segni
    Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni
    The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni is one of the suburbicarian dioceses, Catholic dioceses in Italy close to Rome with a special status and a Cardinal Bishop, the bishop of Velletri-Segni. Historically, the see of Velletri was combined with the see of Ostia from 1105 to...
    
    
  • Archdiocese of Gaeta
  • Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Anagni, in Lazio, has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Alatri was united to the historical diocese of Anagni. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rome.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Civita Castellana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cività Castellana
    The diocese of Civita Castellana is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the diocese of Nepi e Sutri was united into the diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, dating from 1805...
    
    
  • Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia is in Lazio, and has existed under this name since 1986. The diocese is directly subject to the diocese of Rome.-History:Centumcellæ was the ancient name of Civitavecchia. Catacombs have been found here....
    
    
  • Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino has existed since 1986. In that year, the diocese of Ferentino was united into the diocese of Veroli-Frosinone; which was the name of the historic diocese of Veroli from 1956...
    
    
  • Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, in Lazio, has existed under this name since 1986. It is the historic diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, created in 1217, when the diocese of Terracina was combined with the diocese of Priverno and the diocese of Sezze...
    
    
  • Diocese of Rieti
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rieti
    The Diocese of Rieti is a See of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is suffragan of Rome.-External links:* *...
    
    
  • Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century as the Diocese of Nyundo, it was renamed as the Diocese of Aquino, Sora e Pontecorvo on June 27, 1818, and later as the Diocese of...
    
    
  • Diocese of Tivoli
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tivoli
    The diocese of Tivoli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Latium, Italy, which has existed since the 2nd century. In 2002 territory was added to it from the Territorial Abbey of Subiaco. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rome....
    
    
  • Diocese of Viterbo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Viterbo
    The Roman Catholic diocese of Viterbo is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. It was called historically the diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania. Its name was changed to diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino in 1986, and...
    
    
  • Territorial Abbey of Montecassino
  • Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata
  • Territorial Abbey of Subiaco

Ecclesiastical Province of Sassari

• Archdiocese of Sassari
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari
  The Archdiocese of Sassari is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1073....
  
  
  • Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
    The diocese of Alghero-Bosa is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. It has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Alghero was combined with the diocese of Bosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Sassari.-History:Alghero...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ozieri
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ozieri
    The diocese of Ozieri is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Sassari.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias
    The diocese of Tempio-Ampurias is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. Until 1986 it was known as diocese of Ampurias e Tempio...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

• Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
  The archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Salerno was in existence from the tenth century, having been elevated from a sixth century diocese...
  
  
  • Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni
    The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni is a Roman Catholic archbishopric, which has its archiepiscopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. It was named Archdiocese of Amalfi until parts of the Diocese of Cava e Sarno were merged with it on September 30 1986.It was exempt, i.e...
    
    
  • Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno was created in 1986, merging the historic diocese of Nocera de' Pagani with parts of the diocese of Cava e Sarno...
    
    
  • Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Teggiano-Policastro, in Campania, has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Diano-Teggiano was united with the diocese of Policastro. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno....
    
    
  • Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Vallo della Lucania, in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical diocese of Capaccio and Vallo....
    
    
  • Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de' Tirreni

Ecclesiastical Province of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino

• Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
  The Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Tuscany. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Siena.-Bishops of Siena:* Lucifer † * Florianus †...
  
  
  • Diocese of Grosseto
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Grosseto
    The Roman catholic diocese of Grosseto is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany. Its current bishop is Franco Agostinelli....
    
    
  • Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino
    The diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino is a Roman Catholic eccleasistical territory in central Italy, known as diocese of Massa Marittima before 1978...
    
    
  • Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza
    The Italian Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany, has existed in the current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Chiusi-Pienza was united into the historical diocese of Montepulciano...
    
    
  • Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello in Tuscany has existed under that name from 1986, renamed from diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello. The historic name was diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano, which was changed in 1981...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Siracusa

• Archdiocese of Siracusa
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Siracusa is in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1744.The current Archbishop is Salvatore Pappalardo. He will be given the pallium by Pope Benedict in June 2009, during a Mass on the feast of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and...
  
  
  • Diocese of Noto
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ragusa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa, Sicily
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ragusa is in Sicily, and has existed since 1955. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siracusa., the bishop is Paolo Urso.-External links:*...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Taranto

• Archdiocese of Taranto
  • Diocese of Castellaneta
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Castellaneta is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Taranto.-History:Nothing is known of Castellaneta previous to 1080, when it was taken by Robert, Duke of Tarentum, who expelled its Byzantine inhabitants. At this time, probably, the episcopal see was...
    
    
  • Diocese of Oria
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Oria is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Taranto.-History:It would appear that Oria, in early times, had bishops of its own, because there is a record on a slab in the cathedral, dating from the eighth or ninth century, in which there is mention of...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Turin

• Archdiocese of Turin
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin
  The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Turin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515, by Pope Leo X. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist...
  
  
  • Diocese of Acqui
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Acqui straddles the regions of Piedmont and Liguria. As a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin, it falls within the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Alba Pompeia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Alba Pompeia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Alba Pompeia comprises eighty towns in the civilian province of Cuneo and two in the province of Asti.It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin.-Bishops:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Aosta
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Aosta has existed in its modern form since 1817. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.-History:Although Ursus of Aosta is sometimes said to have been the first bishop, this is controverted. The first certainly known bishop is St...
    
    
  • Diocese of Asti
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Asti
    The diocese of Asti is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.-History:The first known bishop of Asti was Pastor in 451. After him, were Majoranus in 465, Benenatus in 680....
    
    
  • Diocese of Cuneo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuneo
    The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Cuneo was created in 1817, from territory that previously had belonged to the diocese of Mondovì. It is suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.Cuneo is a provincial capital, the metropolis of the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont...
    
    
  • Diocese of Fossano
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fossano
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Fossano is in Piedmont, in the province of Cuneo. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.Fossano became an episcopal see in 1592. , the incumbent bishop is Giuseppe Cavallotto.-Province of Cuneo:Centallo...
    
    
  • Diocese of Ivrea
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ivrea
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ivrea is in Piedmont. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.-History:The episcopal see of Ivrea is said to have been established by Eusebius of Vercelli about the middle of the fourth century. The first historically certain bishop is Eulogius The Italian...
    
    
  • Diocese of Mondovi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondovì
    The Italian Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondovì is a Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical Region of Piedmont. Its 192 parishes are divided between the Province of Savona in the region Liguria and the Province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont...
    
    
  • Diocese of Pinerolo
  • Diocese of Saluzzo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saluzzo
    The Diocese of Saluzzo is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, centered in the comune of Saluzzo. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin, and the current bishop is Giuseppe Guerrini. In 2004 it counted c. 89,000 baptized.It was created in 1511...
    
    
  • Diocese of Susa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Susa
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Susa, in Piedmont, has existed since 1772. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.-History:In early medieval days, Susa seems to have belonged to the Diocese of Maurienne. The Abbey of St. Justus having been erected in 1029, the abbot had quasi-episcopal...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Trento

• Archdiocese of Trento
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trento
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Trento, in the Triveneto, was created by the elevation in 1929 of the historical diocese of Trento, which as the bishopric of Trent had formed a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The archdiocese became a metropolitan see in 1964, and has the diocese of...
  
  
  • Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen
    The Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen is a Catholic diocese in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Bolzano. Its territory corresponds with that of the province of South Tyrol with its predominantly German-speaking population...
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Venice

• Archdiocese of Venice
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Italy.The ordinary of the archdiocese is the Patriarch of Venice, who is traditionally created a cardinal in consistory by the Pope...
  
  
  • Diocese of Adria-Rovigo
  • Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
    The diocese of Belluno-Feltre is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Veneto, northern Italy, created in 1986. The historic diocese of Belluno and diocese of Feltre were united under the name diocese of Belluno e Feltre in 1818...
    
    
  • Diocese of Chioggia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Chioggia is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice.-History:Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages as Clugia...
    
    
  • Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Concordia-Pordenone is suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice. The name was changed in 1971.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Padua
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua is a see of the Catholic Church in the Veneto, northern Italy. It was erected in the 3rd century, and is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice. The current Bishop of Padova is Antonio Mattiazzo....
    
    
  • Diocese of Treviso
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Treviso
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Treviso is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice.-History:Through the intercession of Bishop Felix the city of Treviso was spared during the Lombard invasion and became the seat of a duchy. Charlemagne made it a marquisate, extending from...
    
    
  • Diocese of Verona
  • Diocese of Vicenza
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Vicenza
    The Diocese of Vicenza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy.Among its patron saints the city venerates St. Lontius, bishop and martyr, and St. Theodore and St. Apollonius, bishops and confessors in the fourth century. The Christian cemetery discovered near the Church of Sts...
    
    
  • Diocese of Vittorio Veneto
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Vittorio Veneto
    The Diocese of Vittorio Veneto is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Italy, with capital in Vittorio Veneto. It was historically known as diocese of Ceneda, the name being changed in 1939....
    
    

Ecclesiastical Province of Vercelli

• Archdiocese of Vercelli
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
  The Archdiocese of Vercelli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which form the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont. The archbishop's seat is in Vercelli Cathedral...
  
  
  • Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia
    The diocese of Alessandria della Paglia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the diocese of Vercelli.-History:Alessandria della Paglia was made a see in 1175 by Pope Alexander III...
    
    
  • Diocese of Biella
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Biella
    The diocese of Biella is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, created in 1772. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli. Biella is a city in Piedmont.-History:...
    
    
  • Diocese of Casale Monferrato
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Casale Monferrato
    The Diocese of Casale Monferrato is a Roman catholic diocese in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont. The diocese, which adheres to the Roman Rite, was established on 18 April 1474; in 2004 it had a population of...
    
    
  • Diocese of Novara
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Novara
    The Diocese of Novara is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.-Bishops of Novara since 1817:*Giuseppe Morozzo Della Rocca...
    
    

Immediately Subject to the Holy See

• Archdiocese of Lucca
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lucca dates back as a diocese to the 1st century; it became an archdiocese in 1726. It has no suffragan dioceses, and is directly subject to the Holy See.-History:...
  
  
• Archdiocese of Spoleto
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia
  The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia, historically the diocese of Spoleto, and an archdiocese since 1821, is directly subject to the Holy See.-History:...
  
  
• Diocese of Orvieto-Todi
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Orvieto-Todi
  The Italian Catholic diocese of Orvieto-Todi, in central Italy, was created in 1986 when the historical diocese of Orvieto was united to the diocese of Todi. This diocese is directly subject to the Holy See-History:...
  
  
• Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia
  The diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia is a Roman catholic ecclesiastical territory in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the diocese of Amelia was united to the diocese of Terni e Narni. The latter had been in turn created in 1907, when the diocese of Narni was united to the...
  
  
• Eparchy of Lungro degli Albanesi
  Eparchy of Lungro degli Albanesi
  The Italian Catholic eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi is in Calabria. It was created in 1919, as an eparchy directly subject to the Holy See, for members of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, the Roman Catholics of the Greek Rite who had emigrated, mostly from Epirus and Albania, to Calabria...
  
  
• Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
  Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
  The Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi , in Sicily, has been an eparchy since 1941. It was founded in 1937, and has 15 parishes, being subject to the Italo-Albanian Byzantine Church.-Territory:...
  
  
• Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
  Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
  The Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore is a large Benedictine monastery in the Italian region of Tuscany, 10 km south of Asciano. Its buildings, which are mostly of red brick, are conspicuous against the grey clayey and sandy soil—the Crete senesi which give this area of Tuscany its name.It is a...
  
  
• Military Ordinariate of Italy

Resources

• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Catholic Church in Italy