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The following is the List of the Catholic dioceses in Italy. , the
Catholic Church in Italy , native_name_lang = it , image = San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_-_Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, the ''cathedra'' seat of the Pop ...
is divided into sixteen
ecclesiastical region An ecclesiastical region () is a formally organised geographical group of dioceses, ecclesiastical provinces or parishes, without a proper Ordinary as such, in Catholic or Protestant Churches. Catholic Church Apart from historical other uses, the ...
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
ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sever ...
s. The provinces are in turn divided into a number of dioceses. The sovereign state of Vatican City is part of the metropolitan province of Rome. A metropolitan bishop exercises a degree of leadership over a group of dioceses that are loosely subject ( suffragan) to the care of the metropolitan see. This list excludes those archdioceses, dioceses and ecclesiastical territories that are immediately subject to the Holy See. There are 227 sees (' particular churches'), most of which are dioceses led by a
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. A diocese that is led by an
archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
is known as an
archdiocese 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 ...
. There are 40 Metropolitan archdioceses which serve as the seat of an
ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sever ...
. This number includes the Holy See and the Patriarchate of Venice. There are also four archdioceses which are non-metropolitan, having been demoted by papal decree. This brings the number of archbishops in Italy and Vatican City to 44 (i.e. 40 + 4). All the sees belong to the
Latin Church , native_name_lang = la , image = San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = Façade of the Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran , caption = Archbasilica of Saint Joh ...
apart from three Eastern Catholic sees of the
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesia Catholica Italo-Albanica; it, Chiesa Cattolica Italo-Albanese; sq, Kisha Katolike-Bizantine Arbëreshë), Italo-Albanian Byzantine-Catholic Church or Italo-Albanian Church, is one of the 23 E ...
that use the
Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are ...
in the
Albanian language Albanian (Endonym and exonym, endonym: or ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is spoken by the Albanians in the Balkans and by the Albanian diaspora, which is gen ...
. All sees of the Latin Church use the Roman Rite apart from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, which mainly uses the
Ambrosian Rite The Ambrosian Rite is a Catholic Western liturgical rite, named after Saint Ambrose, a bishop of Milan in the fourth century, which differs from the Roman Rite. It is used by some five million Catholics in the greater part of the Archdiocese ...
. In Rome, there is also an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at ambassador-level) to the
Republic of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
and two permanent representatives to the
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
(FAO) and to the
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT (formally, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law; French: ''Institut international pour l'unification du droit privé'') is an intergovernmental organization whose objective is to harmonize international priva ...
(UNIDROIT).


Episcopal Conference of Italy


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{{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 ...
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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 or ...
* Personal Prelature of Opus Dei


Italo-Albanian Catholic Church The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesia Catholica Italo-Albanica; it, Chiesa Cattolica Italo-Albanese; sq, Kisha Katolike-Bizantine Arbëreshë), Italo-Albanian Byzantine-Catholic Church or Italo-Albanian Church, is one of the 23 E ...

(
Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are ...
, 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 ...
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Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi ( it, Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi; aae, Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet) is a eparchy (diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' of Byzantine Rite, covering the ...
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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.


Ecclesiastical Province of L'Aquila

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Archdiocese of L'Aquila The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of L'Aquila ( la, Archidioecesis Aquilanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy.Diocese of Avezzano ** Diocese of Sulmona-Valva


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


Ecclesiastical Region of Basilicata


Ecclesiastical Province of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

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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 united ...
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Archdiocese of Acerenza The Archdiocese of Acerenza ( la, Archidioecesis Acheruntina) 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 ...
** Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina ** Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa ** Diocese of Tricarico ** Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro


Ecclesiastical Region of Calabria


Ecclesiastical Province of Reggio Calabria-Bova

* Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova ** Diocese of Locri-Gerace ** Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea ** Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi


Ecclesiastical Province of Catanzaro-Squillace

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ** Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ** Diocese of Lamezia Terme


Ecclesiastical Province of Cosenza-Bisignano

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano ** Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati ** Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio ** Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea


Ecclesiastical Region of Campania


Ecclesiastical Province of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ** Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni ** Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno ** Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro ** 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 Sanni ...
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Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia 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 Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia ** Diocese of Avellino **
Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti The Italian Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti ( la, Dioecesis Cerretana-Thelesina-Sanctae Agathae Gothorum), in Campania, Italy, has existed since 1986, when the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti was suppressed, and i ...
**
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 Verce ...


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 an ...
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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 **
Diocese of Acerra The Diocese of Acerra ( la, Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, eight miles east of Naples, in the area once called ''Terra Laboris'' (Liburia).Ughelli, p. 216. It has existed since the 1 ...
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Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo The Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo ( la, Dioecesis Aliphana-Caiacensis o Caiatina) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historic Diocese of Alife was united with the Diocese of Cai ...
** Diocese of Aversa ** Diocese of Caserta ** 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 The Diocese of Sessa Aurunca ( la, Dioecesis Suessana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. Since 1979 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.Diocese of Teano-Calvi The Diocese of Teano-Calvi ( la, Dioecesis Theanensis-Calvensis) 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 Teano and Diocese ...
** 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 Zuppi, ...
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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 archdioce ...
** Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana ** Diocese of Imola


Ecclesiastical Province of Modena-Nonantola

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola ** Diocese of Carpi ** Diocese of Fidenza ** Diocese of Parma ** Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio **
Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla 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 ...


Ecclesiastical Province of Ravenna-Cervia

* Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ** 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 Rom ...
** Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro


Ecclesiastical Region of Lazio


Ecclesiastical Province of Rome

* Diocese of Rome **
Suburbicarian See of Albano The Diocese of Albano ( la, Albanensis) is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. Albano Laziale is situated some 15 kilometers from Rome, on the Appian Way. Under ...
**Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati, Suburbicarian See of Frascati **Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, Suburbicarian See of Palestrina **Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto-Santa Rufina, Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina **Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Suburbicarian See of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto **Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni, Suburbicarian See of Velletri-Segni **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gaeta, Archdiocese of Gaeta **Roman Catholic Diocese of Anagni-Alatri, Diocese of Anagni-Alatri **Roman Catholic Diocese of Cività Castellana, Diocese of Civita Castellana **Roman Catholic Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino **Roman Catholic Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno **Roman Catholic Diocese of Rieti, Diocese of Rieti **Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Tivoli, Diocese of Tivoli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Viterbo, Diocese of Viterbo **Territorial Abbey of Montecassino **Territorial Abbey of Subiaco


Ecclesiastical Region of Liguria


Ecclesiastical Province of Genoa

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa, Archdiocese of Genoa **Roman Catholic Diocese of Albenga-Imperia, Diocese of Albenga-Imperia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiavari, Diocese of Chiavari **Roman Catholic Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato **Roman Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli, Diocese of Savona-Noli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortona, Diocese of Tortona **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo


Ecclesiastical Region of Lombardy


Ecclesiastical Province of Milan

*Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan, Archdiocese of Milan **Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo, Diocese of Bergamo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia, Diocese of Brescia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Como, Diocese of Como **Roman Catholic Diocese of Crema, Diocese of Crema **Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona, Diocese of Cremona **Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi, Diocese of Lodi **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua, Diocese of Mantua **Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia, Diocese of Pavia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano, Diocese of Vigevano


Ecclesiastical Region of Marche


Ecclesiastical Province of Ancona-Osimo

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo, Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica, Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica **Roman Catholic Diocese of Jesi, Diocese of Jesi **Roman Catholic Diocese of Senigallia, Diocese of Senigallia **Territorial Prelature of Loreto


Ecclesiastical Province of Fermo

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo, Archdiocese of Fermo **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno, Diocese of Ascoli Piceno **Roman Catholic Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia **Roman Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto


Ecclesiastical Province of Pesaro

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


Ecclesiastical Region of Piedmont


Ecclesiastical Province of Turin

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin, Archdiocese of Turin **Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui, Diocese of Acqui **Roman Catholic Diocese of Alba Pompeia, Diocese of Alba Pompeia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta, Diocese of Aosta **Roman Catholic Diocese of Asti, Diocese of Asti **Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuneo, Diocese of Cuneo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Fossano, Diocese of Fossano **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ivrea, Diocese of Ivrea **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondovì, Diocese of Mondovi **Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinerolo, Diocese of Pinerolo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Saluzzo, Diocese of Saluzzo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Susa, Diocese of Susa


Ecclesiastical Province of Vercelli

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli, Archdiocese of Vercelli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia, Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Biella, Diocese of Biella **Roman Catholic Diocese of Casale Monferrato, Diocese of Casale Monferrato **Roman Catholic Diocese of Novara, Diocese of Novara


Ecclesiastical Region of Puglia


Ecclesiastical Province of Bari-Bitonto

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie **Roman Catholic Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti **Roman Catholic Diocese of Andria, Diocese of Andria **Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi


Ecclesiastical Province of Foggia-Bovino

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino, Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano **Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia, Diocese of Lucera-Troia **Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo, Diocese of San Severo


Ecclesiastical Province of Lecce

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce, Archdiocese of Lecce **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni, Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto, Archdiocese of Otranto **Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli, Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca


Ecclesiastical Province of Taranto

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto, Archdiocese of Taranto **Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta, Diocese of Castellaneta **Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria, Diocese of Oria


Ecclesiastical Region of Sardinia


Ecclesiastical Province of Cagliari

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari, Archdiocese of Cagliari **Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias, Diocese of Iglesias **Roman Catholic Diocese of Lanusei, Diocese of Lanusei **Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuoro, Diocese of Nuoro


Ecclesiastical Province of Oristano

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano, Archdiocese of Oristano **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba, Diocese of Ales-Terralba


Ecclesiastical Province of Sassari

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari, Archdiocese of Sassari **Roman Catholic Diocese of Alghero-Bosa, Diocese of Alghero-Bosa **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ozieri, Diocese of Ozieri **Roman Catholic Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias, Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias


Ecclesiastical Region of Sicily


Ecclesiastical Province of Agrigento

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento, Archdiocese of Agrigento **Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta, Diocese of Caltanissetta **Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina, Diocese of Piazza Armerina


Ecclesiastical Province of Catania

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania, Archdiocese of Catania **Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale, Diocese of Acireale **Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltagirone, Diocese of Caltagirone


Ecclesiastical Province of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela **Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily, Diocese of Nicosia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Patti, Diocese of Patti


Ecclesiastical Province of Palermo

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo, Archdiocese of Palermo **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale, Archdiocese of Monreale **Roman Catholic Diocese of Cefalù, Diocese of Cefalu **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo, Diocese of Mazara del Vallo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani, Diocese of Trapani


Ecclesiastical Province of Siracusa (Syracuse)

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa, Archdiocese of Siracusa **Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto, Diocese of Noto **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa, Sicily, Diocese of Ragusa


Ecclesiastical Region of Tuscany


Ecclesiastical Province of Firenze (Florence)

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, Archdiocese of Florence **Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro **Roman Catholic Diocese of Fiesole, Diocese of Fiesole **Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia, Diocese of Pistoia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Prato, Diocese of Prato **Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato, Diocese of San Miniato


Ecclesiastical Province of Pisa

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pisa, Archdiocese of Pisa **Roman Catholic Diocese of Livorno, Diocese of Livorno **Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli **Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia, Diocese of Pescia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Volterra, Diocese of Volterra


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

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino **Roman Catholic Diocese of Grosseto, Diocese of Grosseto **Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino **Roman Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza **Roman Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello


Ecclesiastical Region of Triveneto

In the ecclesiastical region of Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Region of Triveneto, Triveneto, there are two ecclesiastical provinces of that are situated in the civil region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Gorizia and Udine); one province that is mainly situated in the civil region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Trento); one province that is mainly situated in the civil region of Veneto (Venice).


Ecclesiastical Province of Gorizia

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gorizia, Archdiocese of Gorizia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Trieste, Diocese of Trieste


Ecclesiastical Province of Udine

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Udine, Archdiocese of Udine


Ecclesiastical Province of Trento

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trento, Archdiocese of Trento **Roman Catholic Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen, Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen


Ecclesiastical Province of Venice

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, Patriarchate (& Metropolitan Archdiocese) of Venice **Roman Catholic Diocese of Adria-Rovigo, Diocese of Adria-Rovigo **Roman Catholic Diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Diocese of Belluno-Feltre **Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia, Diocese of Chioggia **Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone, Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone **Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua, Diocese of Padua **Roman Catholic Diocese of Treviso, Diocese of Treviso **Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona, Diocese of Verona **Roman Catholic Diocese of Vicenza, Diocese of Vicenza **Roman Catholic Diocese of Vittorio Veneto, Diocese of Vittorio Veneto


Ecclesiastical Region of Umbria


Ecclesiastical Province of Perugia-Città della Pieve

* Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve **Roman Catholic Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino **Roman Catholic Diocese of Città di Castello, Diocese of Città di Castello **Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno, Diocese of Foligno **Roman Catholic Diocese of Gubbio, Diocese of Gubbio


Former prelatures


Titular Prelatures

* ''Titular Archiepiscopal Sees'' : ** Metropolitan : Patriarchate of Aquileia, Patriarchate of Grado ** other : Archdiocese of Gradisca * ''Titular Episcopal Sees'' (158): Acquapendente, Æca, Agropoli, Alessano, Altino, Amiterno, Anglona, Anzio, Aquaviva (titular see), Aquaviva, Arna, Arpi, Asolo, Atella, Aveia, Bagnoregio, Belcastro, Bettona, Bevagna, Biccari, Bisarcio, Bitetto, Blanda, Blera, Bolsena, Bomarzo, Brescello, Buxentum, Campli, Canne, Canosa, Caorle, Capo della Foresta, Capri, Carini, Carinola, Carmeiano, Castello, Castro, Castro di Puglia, Castro di Sardegna, Caudium, Celano, Cerenzia, Cerveteri, Città Ducale, Civitanova, Civitate, Claterna, Cuma, Dolia, Dragonara, Eclano, Egnazia Appula, Equilio, Eraclea, Erdonia, Faleri, Falerone, Ferento, Fidene, Fiorentino, Fondi, Forconio, Fordongianus, Forlimpopoli, Formia, Foro Flaminio, Frigento, Gabi, Galazia in Campania, Gallese, Galtellì, Grumentum, Guardialfiera, Isola, Labico, Lavello, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lentini, Lentini, Lesina, Lettere, Lilibeo, Lorium, Luni, Malamocco, Martana, Martirano, Massa Lubrense, Minervino Murge, Minori, Minturno, Miseno, Montecorvino, Montefiascone, Montemarano, Monterano, Monteverde, Mottola, Nepi, Nomento, Numana, Oderzo, Ofena, Orte, Ostra, Otricoli, Ottana, Passo Corese, Pausula, Pesto, Plestia, Ploaghe, Polignano, Populonia, Potenza Picena, Ravello, Roselle, Sabiona, Sala Consilina, Salpi, San Leone, Santa Giusta, Satriano, Scala, Sepino, Sorres, Spello, Strongoli, Subaugusta, Suelli, Sulci, Sutri, Taormina, Tauriano, Termini Imerese, Tharros, Thurio, Tindari, Torcello, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortiboli, Tortiboli, Tre Taverne, Treba, Trevi, Trevi nel Lazio, Trevico, Tricala, Troina, Tronto, Tuscania, Umbriatico, Urbisaglia, Velia, Vescovìo, Vibo Valentia, Vico Equense, Voghenza, Volturno, Vulturara, Zuglio * ''Titular Abbacies (?nullius) (all 10 united to current dioceses)'' : Farfa, Fontevivo, Nonantola, Pomposa, San Colombano, San Martino al Monte Cimino, San Michele Arcangelo di Montescaglioso, San Salvatore Maggiore, Santa Maria di Polsi, Santissimo Salvatore


Gallery of Archdioceses

File:Cattedrale di San Gerlando.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Agrigento is Agrigento Cathedral, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Gerlando. File:Ancona S.Ciriaco (43).JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo is Ancona Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco. File:Osimo - Cathedral St Leo.jpg , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo is Osimo Cathedral, Basilica Concattedrale di S. Leopardo. File:Bari BW 2016-10-19 13-57-32.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto is Bari Cathedral, Cattedrale di San Sabino. File:Cattedralebitonto.JPG, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto is Bitonto Cathedral, Cattedrale di San Valentino. File:Benevento-Facciata Duomo 2.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Benevento is Benevento Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. File:Bologna-San Pietro visto dalla Torre degli Asinelli.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Bologna is Bologna Cathedral, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro. File:San Bartolomeo Campobasso.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano is Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo(Boiano). File:AUT 1832.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Cagliari is Cagliari Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria e Santa Cecilia. File:Duomocz1.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace is Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Dom von Squillace.jpg , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace is Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta(Squillace). File:Catania BW 2012-10-06 12-26-52.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Catania is Catania Cathedral, Cattedrale di Sant'Agata. File:Chieti kirche 01.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto is Cattedrale di S. Giustino. File:Cattedrale di San Giuseppe a Vasto.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto is Concattedrale di S. Giuseppe(Vasto). File:Duomo cosenza1.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano is Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Fermo duomo.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Fermo is Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo. File:Firenze.Duomo01.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Florence is Florence Cathedral, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. File:Cattedrale foggia.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino is Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo. File:Duomobovino.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino is Basilica Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta(Bovino). File:St.LawrenceCathedral.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Genoa is Genoa Cathedral, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo. File:Duomo di Gorizia.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Gorizia is Cattedrale di Ss. Ilario e Taziano. File:L'Aquila -Cathedral- 2007 by-RaBoe 06.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila is Cattedrale di SS. Massimo e Giorgio. File:Lecce cathedral main entrance.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Lecce is Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta. File:Dome Lucques Duomo San Martino Lucca.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Lucca is Lucca Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Martino. File:Messina Dome.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela is Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria SS. Assunta. File:Church Messina Chiesa di San Salvatore.jpg, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela is Concattedrale Archimandritato del Santissimo Salvatore(Messina). File:Lipari Cattedrale.jpg , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela is Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo(Lipari). File:Basilica Cattedrale.jpg , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela is Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta(San Lucia) . File:Milan Cathedral from Piazza del Duomo.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Milan is Milan Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Maria Nascente. File:Diomo di Modena.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Abbazia di nonantola 00.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is Basilica Abbaziale di San Silvestro I Papa(Nonantola). File:Naples duomo facade.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Naples is Naples Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. File:Duomo di oristano, esterno 01.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Oristano is Oristano Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Panoramica Cattedrale di Palermo.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Palermo is Palermo Cathedral, Cattedrale di l’Assunzione di Maria. File:Catedral de perugia.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve is Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo. File:Il Duomo di Pesaro.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Pesaro is Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Pescara - Cattedrale di San Cetteo 01.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne is Cattedrale di S. Cetteo Vescovo e Martire. File:PisaDuomoSunset20020322.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Pisa is Pisa Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:PiazzaDuomoPZ.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo is Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta e S. Gerardo Vescovo. File:Dom Ravenna (4b).jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is Cattedrale di Risurrezione di N.S. Gesù Cristo. File:Cattedrale di Cervia.JPG, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is Cattedrale di S. Pietro(Cervia). File:Il prospetto principale del duomo.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova is Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo. File:San Giovanni in Laterano 2021.jpg , The seat of the Diocese of Rome is Archbasilica of St. John Lateran File:SAN NICOLA sassari(126).JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Sassari is Sassari Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari. File:Salerno 2013-05-17 09-37-10.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno is Salerno Cathedral, Cattedrale-Basilica di S. Matteo. File:Cattedrale Campagna.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno is Concattedrale-Basilica di S. Maria della Pace(Campagna). File:Concattedrale acerno.jpg , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno is Acerno Cathedral, Concattedrale di S. Donato(Acerno). File:Siena Cathedral 1.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino is Siena Cathedral, Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta. File:Colle Val d'Elsa -Duomo-.JPG, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino is the Colle di Val d'Elsa Cathedral, Cathedral of Ss. Marziale & Alberto. File:Duomo di montalcino 03.JPG , The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino is Montalcino Cathedral, Concattedrale di S. Salvatore(Montalcino). File:Ortigia, duomo, facciata 01.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Siracusa is the Cathedral of Syracuse, Cathedral of the Nativity of Mary Most Holy. File:0960SpoletoDuomo.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia is Spoleto Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. File:358NorciaCattedrale.jpg, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia is Concattedrale di S. Maria Argentea(Norcia). File:Cattedrale di san cataldo.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Taranto is Basilica Cattedrale di S. Cataldo. File:Duomo Torino.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Turin is Turin Cathedral, Cattedrale Metropolitana di S. Giovanni Battista. File:Trento-Piazza del Duomo.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Trento is Trento Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale di S. Vigilio Vescovo. File:UdineDuomovistacentrale.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Udine is Cattedrale Metropolitana di S. Maria Annunziata. File:Veneza47.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Venice is St Mark's Basilica, Basilica Cattedrale Patriachale di S. Marco. File:DuomoVercelli.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Vercelli is Vercelli Cathedral, Cattedrale-Basilica di S. Eusebio.


See also

* List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) * List of cathedrals in Italy


Sources and external links


GCatholic - Italy




Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy, * Italy religion-related lists, Roman Catholic dioceses Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country, Italy