Roman Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
| Diocese of Ascoli Piceno Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno | |
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 Cathedral of Ascoli Piceno | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 840 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 107,433 107,096 (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Madre di Dio, S. Emidio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovanni D'Ercole |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Latin: Dioecesis Asculanus in 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.[1]
History
The traces of this bishopric appear in the fourth century with St. Emidius, martyred under Diocletian and Claudius, present at the Synod of Rimini (Arian Controversy, 359). In the fifth century, Lusentius, who was present at the Synod of Milan which sent the famous letter to Pope Leo I (440-461), was bishop of Ascoli.
One of its bishops, Giulio de' Medici, afterwards became Pope Clement VII (1523-34).[2]
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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Coordinates: 42°51′17″N 13°34′31″E / 42.8547°N 13.5753°E