Diocese of Grosseto
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Diocese of Grosseto Dioecesis Grossetana |
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Grosseto Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,239 km2 (478 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 128,338 122,464 (95.4%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 April 1138 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rodolfo Cetoloni |
| Emeritus Bishops | Giacomo Babini |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.grosseto.it | |
The Diocese of Grosseto (Latin: Dioecesis Grossetana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany. Its current bishop is Rodolfo Cetoloni.
Rusellæ was an episcopal city from the fifth century. St. Gregory the Great commended to the spiritual care of Balbinus, Bishop of Rusellæ, the inhabitants of Vetulonia.
In 1138 pope Innocent II transferred the see to Grosseto and Rolando, the last Bishop of Roselle, became the first Bishop of Grosseto.
From 1858 to 1867, for political and economical reasons, the see remained vacant.
Erected: 9 April 1138
Latin Name: Grossetanus
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
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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