Roman Catholic 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.[1] The current bishop, as of 2008, is Simone Giusti[2].

Livorno was traditionally called Leghorn in English. The first bishop was Filippo Ganucci[3]

Bishops

  • Alberto Ablondi, (1970-2000)

Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Bishop Simone Giusti [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  3. ^ [1], [2].


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