The following is the List of the Catholic dioceses in Italy. , the

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is divided into sixteen

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s. While they are similar to the 20 civil regions of the Italian state, there are some differences. Most ecclesiastical regions are in turn divided into a number of

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s. The provinces are in turn divided into a number of

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s. The sovereign state of

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is part of the metropolitan province of

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. A

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exercises a degree of leadership over a group of dioceses that are loosely subject (

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) to the care of the metropolitan

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. This list excludes those archdioceses, dioceses and ecclesiastical territories that are immediately subject to the

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. There are 227 sees ('

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es'), most of which are

s led by a

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. A diocese that is led by an

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is known as an

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. There are 40 Metropolitan archdioceses which serve as the seat of an

. This number includes the

and the

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. There are also four archdioceses which are non-metropolitan, having been demoted by papal decree. This brings the number of archbishops in Italy and

to 44 (i.e. 40 + 4). All the sees belong to the

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apart from three

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sees of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church that use the

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in the

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. All sees of the Latin Church use the

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apart from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, which mainly uses the

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. In

, there is also an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at ambassador-level) to the

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and two

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s to the

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(FAO) and to the

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(UNIDROIT).

Episcopal Conference of Italy

Exempt

{{For, a complete list, List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)#Episcopal Conference of Italy, including San Marino and Vatican City State The following are immediately Subject to the Holy See, despite not being in the Pope's Ecclesiastical Province of Rome. * non-Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lucca * non-Metropolitan Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia * Diocese of Orvieto-Todi * Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia *

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 ...

Military Ordinariate of Italy The Military Ordinariate in Italy ( it, Ordinariato Militare in Italia) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Italy. It provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Italian Armed Forces and their families. The o ...

* Personal Prelature of

Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work an ...

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church

(

, the only non-Latin dioceses in Italy) *

Eparchy of Lungro The Eparchy of Lungro (Italian: Eparchia di Lungro; Albanian: ''Eparhia e Ungrës'') is a eparchy (diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' of Byzantine Rite in Calabria, Italy. History It was created in ...

* Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi *

Territorial Abbacy of Santa Maria of Grottaferrata The Territorial Abbacy of Santa Maria of Grottaferrata is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction which administers the Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata located in Grottaferrata, Rome, Lazio, Italy. The Abbacy and its territory are stauropegic, that is, ...

Ecclesiastical Region of Abruzzo-Molise

The ecclesiastical provinces of L'Aquila, Chieti-Vasto and Pescara-Penne are mainly situated in the civil region of

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while Campobasso-Boiano is situated in

Molise Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...

Ecclesiastical Province of L'Aquila

* Archdiocese of L'Aquila ** Diocese of Avezzano **

Diocese of Sulmona-Valva The Diocese of Sulmona-Valva ( la, Dioecesis Sulmonensis-Valvensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila. The diocese was created in 1818 when the Dioc ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Chieti-Vasto

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ** Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

Ecclesiastical Province of Pescara-Penne

Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne The Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne ( la, Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory on the east coast in central Italy. It was promoted to the status of metropolitan archbishopric in 1982, and its name was ...

** Diocese of Teramo-Atri

Ecclesiastical Province of Campobasso-Boiano

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano ( la, Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis) became an archdiocese in 1973 and a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical diocese of Boiano was renamed diocese of Boiano-Campobasso in 19 ...

** Diocese of Isernia-Venafro ** Diocese of Termoli-Larino **

Diocese of Trivento The Diocese of Trivento ( la, Dioecesis Triventinus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The Diocese of Trivento is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdio ...

Ecclesiastical Region of Basilicata

Ecclesiastical Province of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo The Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo ( la, Archidioecesis Potentina-Murana-Marsicensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the Diocese of Muro Lucano was unit ...

** Archdiocese of Acerenza ** Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina ** Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa **

Diocese of Tricarico The Italian Catholic Diocese of Tricarico ( la, Dioecesis Tricaricensis) is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro

Ecclesiastical Region of Calabria

Ecclesiastical Province of Reggio Calabria-Bova

Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova ( la, Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, southern Italy. It received its current title in 1986, when the independe ...

** Diocese of Locri-Gerace **

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 suff ...

** Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

Ecclesiastical Province of Catanzaro-Squillace

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ( la, Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined ...

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina.Wiki ...

** Diocese of Lamezia Terme

Ecclesiastical Province of Cosenza-Bisignano

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano **

Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano–Cariati ( la, Archidioecesis Rossanensis-Cariatensis) in Calabria has existed since 597, beginning as the Diocese of Rossano. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.

** Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio **

Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, in Cosenza, Calabria, has existed as the diocese of San Marco since at least 1171, when the name of Bishop Ruben appears in a document. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenz ...

Ecclesiastical Region of Campania

Ecclesiastical Province of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno The Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ( la, Archidioecesis Salernitana-Campaniensis-Acernensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Salerno was in existence f ...

** Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni ** Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno **

Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro The Italian Catholic Diocese of Diano (Teggiano)–Policastro ( la, Dioecesis Dianensis-Policastrensis), in Campania, has existed since 1850, under its present name since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Diano (Teggiano) was united with the dioc ...

** Diocese of Vallo della Lucania ** Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de' Tirreni

Ecclesiastical Province of Benevento

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Benevento The Italian Catholic metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento ( la, Archidioecesis Beneventana) has a long history; it now has five suffragan dioceses: the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita- ...

** Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia **

Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

Diocese of Avellino The Catholic Diocese of Avellino ( la, Dioecesis Abellinensis) is in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to the ...

** Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti **

Territorial Abbey of Montevergine The Territorial Abbey of Montevergine ( la, Territorialis Abbatia Montisvirginis) is a Roman Catholic territorial abbey located in the commune of Montevergine in the ecclesiastical province of Benevento in Italy. About 1120 William of Vercell ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Naples

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Naples The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( it, Arcidiocesi di Napoli; la, Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD a ...

Archdiocese of Capua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua ( la, Archidioecesis Capuana) is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Capua, in Campania, Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ...

Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ( la, Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis) in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost i ...

** Diocese of Acerra ** Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo ** Diocese of Aversa **

Diocese of Caserta The Diocese of Caserta ( la, Dioecesis Casertana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.Diocese of Ischia **

Diocese of Nola The Diocese of Nola ( la, Dioecesis Nolana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.

Diocese of Pozzuoli The Diocese of Pozzuoli ( la, Dioecesis Puteolana) is a Roman Catholic bishopric in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples,Diocese of Sessa Aurunca ** Diocese of Teano-Calvi ** Territorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario

Ecclesiastical Region of Emilia-Romagna

Ecclesiastical Province of Bologna

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Bologna The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The current archbishop is Cardinal Matteo Zup ...

Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio ( la, Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdioces ...

Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana The Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana ( la, Dioecesis Faventina-Mutilensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy.

Diocese of Imola The Roman Catholic Diocese of Imola ( la, Diocesis Imolensis) is a territory in Romagna, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bologna.

Ecclesiastical Province of Modena-Nonantola

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

** Diocese of Carpi ** Diocese of Fidenza ** Diocese of Parma ** Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio ** Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla

Ecclesiastical Province of Ravenna-Cervia

Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ( la, Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina ** Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro **

Diocese of Rimini The Diocese of Rimini ( la, Dioecesis Ariminensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Emilia Romagna, Italy. From earliest times, it was a suffragan to the Holy See, despite repeated attempts by the D ...

** Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro

Ecclesiastical Region of Lazio

Ecclesiastical Province of Rome

Diocese of Rome The Diocese of Rome ( la, Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana; it, Diocesi di Roma) is the ecclesiastical district under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope, who is Bishop of Rome and hence the supreme pontiff and head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

** Suburbicarian See of Albano ** Suburbicarian See of Frascati ** Suburbicarian See of Palestrina **

Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose (titular) bishops are the (now six) ordinary members of the highest-ranking order of cardinals, the cardinal bishops (to which the cardinal-patriar ...

Suburbicarian See of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose (titular) bishops are the (now six) ordinary members of the highest-ranking order of cardinals, the cardinal bishops (to which the cardinal-patriar ...

** Suburbicarian See of Velletri-Segni ** Archdiocese of Gaeta **

Diocese of Anagni-Alatri The Diocese of Anagni-Alatri ( la, Dioecesis Anagnina-Alatrina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy. It has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Alatri was un ...

Diocese of Civita Castellana The Diocese of Civita Castellana ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Ne ...

Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia The Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia ( la, Dioecesis Centumcellarum-Tarquiniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy. It was established under this name in 1986. The diocese is immediat ...

Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino The Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino( la, Dioecesis Frusinatensis-Verulana-Ferentina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has existed since 1986. In that year, the Diocese of Ferentino w ...

** Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno **

Diocese of Rieti The Diocese of Rieti ( la, Dioecesis Reatina (-S. Salvatoris Maioris)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See.Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo ** Diocese of Tivoli **

Diocese of Viterbo The Diocese of Viterbo ( la, Dioecesis Viterbiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in central Italy. From the 12th century, the official name of the diocese was the Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania. In 1 ...

** Territorial Abbey of Montecassino **

Territorial Abbey of Subiaco The Abbey of Saint Scholastica, also known as Subiaco Abbey (Italian: ''Abbazia di Santa Scolastica''), is located just outside the town of Subiaco in the Province of Rome, Region of Lazio, Italy; and is still an active Benedictine abbey, ter ...

Ecclesiastical Region of Liguria

Ecclesiastical Province of Genoa

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Genoa The Archdiocese of Genoa ( la, Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Ge ...

** Diocese of Albenga-Imperia **

Diocese of Chiavari The Diocese of Chiavari ( la, Dioecesis Clavarensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. It was created on 3 December 1892 by Pope Leo XIII in the Bull ''Romani Pontifices''. It is a suffragan of the Archdioc ...

Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato The Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato ( la, Dioecesis Spediensis-Sarzanensis-Brugnatensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The historic ...

Diocese of Savona-Noli The Italian Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli ( la, Dioecesis Savonensis-Naulensis) 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 suffr ...

Diocese of Tortona The Diocese of Tortona ( la, Dioecesis Derthonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy, spanning parts of three regions of Piedmont (Province of Alessandria), Lombardy (Province of P ...

Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo The Diocese of Ventimiglia-Sanremo ( la, Dioecesis Ventimiliensis-Sancti Romuli) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. The name of the historic Diocese of Ventimiglia (''dioecesis Albintimiliensis'', and ''Intimiliens ...

Ecclesiastical Region of Lombardy

Ecclesiastical Province of Milan

*Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has l ...

Diocese of Bergamo The Diocese of Bergamo ( la, Dioecesis Bergomensis; it, Diocesi di Bergamo; lmo, Diocesi de Bergum) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Diocese of Brescia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia ( la, Dioecesis Brixiensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).Diocese of Como The Diocese of Como ( la, Dioecesis Comensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It was established in the Fourth Century. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of ...

Diocese of Crema The Diocese of Crema ( la, Dioecesis Cremensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Lombardy in northern Italy. It has existed since 1579. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Milan.Diocese of Cremona The Diocese of Cremona ( la, Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. ...

Diocese of Lodi The Diocese of Lodi ( la, Dioecesis Laudensis) is an Italian Roman Catholic territorial entity that existed since the 4th century; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Diocese of Mantua The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century, though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827). ...

Diocese of Pavia The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817.Diocese of Vigevano

Ecclesiastical Region of Marche

Ecclesiastical Province of Ancona-Osimo

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica The Italian Catholic diocese of Fabriano-Matelica ( la, Dioecesis Fabrianensis-Mathelicensis) in the Marche has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo. History The history of Fabriano is clo ...

** Diocese of Jesi **

Diocese of Senigallia The Diocese of Senigallia ( la, Dioecesis Senogalliensis) 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.

** Territorial Prelature of Loreto

Ecclesiastical Province of Fermo

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fermo **

Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory, seated in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian March ...

** Diocese of Ascoli Piceno **

Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia ( la, Dioecesis Maceratensis-Tolentina-Recinetensis-Cingulana-Treiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.< ...

** Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

Ecclesiastical Province of Pesaro

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pesaro ** Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado ** Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola

Ecclesiastical Region of Piedmont

Ecclesiastical Province of Turin

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Turin **

Diocese of Acqui The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui ( la, Dioecesis Aquensis) straddles the (civil) regions of Piedmont and Liguria, in northwest Italy. The ancient Roman name of the place was ''Aquae Statiellae'', which was sometimes confused with ''Aquae Sentia ...

** Diocese of Alba Pompeia **

Diocese of Aosta french: Diocèse d'Aoste , image = Aosta Cattedrale.JPG , image_size = 255px , image_alt = Facade of Cathedral of Aosta , caption = Aosta Cathedral , country = Italy , metropolitan = , ...

Diocese of Asti The Diocese of Asti ( la, Dioecesis Astensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy, centered in the city of Asti. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin since 1515.

Diocese of Cuneo The Italian Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuneo ( la, Dioecesis Cuneensis) was created in 1817, from territory that previously had belonged to the Diocese of Mondovì. It is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin. The first bishop of Cuneo was Bruno ...

Diocese of Fossano The Italian Catholic Diocese of Fossano ( la, Dioecesis Fossanensis) is in Piedmont, in the Province of Cuneo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin.Diocese of Ivrea ** Diocese of Mondovi ** Diocese of Pinerolo ** Diocese of Saluzzo ** Diocese of Susa

Ecclesiastical Province of Vercelli

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Vercelli The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli (in Latin, ''Archidioecesis Vercellensis'') is a Latin rite Metropolitan see in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which, together with their suffragan dioceses, form the ecclesiastical region ...

** Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia ** Diocese of Biella ** Diocese of Casale Monferrato **

Diocese of Novara The Diocese of Novara ( la, Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.GCatholic - Italy

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