Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino

Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Archidioecesis Senensis-Collensis-Ilcinensis

Siena Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Statistics
Area 2,265 km2 (875 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
185,751
178,098 (95.9%)
Parishes 178
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Siena)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di Ss. Marziale e Alberto (Colle di Val d'Elsa)
Concattedrale di S. Salvatore (Montalcino)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani
Emeritus Bishops Gaetano Bonicelli
Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Map
Website
www.arcidiocesi.siena.it
Co-cathedral of Colle di Val d'Elsa
Co-cathedral in Montalcino

The Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino (Latin: Archidioecesis Senensis-Collensis-Ilcinensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Tuscany.[1][2] Its mother church is the Cathedral of Siena.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Siena

Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Senensis

Archdiocese of Siena

Elevated: 23 April 1459
Latin Name: Senensis
Metropolitan See

Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino

30 September 1986 united with the Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa and the Diocese of Montalcino
Latin Name: Senensis-Collensis-Ilcinensis

References

  1. Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino - catholic-hierarchy.org
  2.  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Montalcino". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 11°19′50″E / 43.3186°N 11.3306°E / 43.3186; 11.3306

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