Archdiocese of Florence

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Archdiocese of Florence
Archidioecesis Florentina

Statistics
Country:	Italy
Rite:	Roman
Area:	2.205 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	888.237 815.000
Cathedral:	Cathedral of Florence
Ordinaries
Bishop:	vacant

The Archdiocese of Florence (Latin: Archidioecesis Florentina) is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. Traditionally founded in the 1st century, it was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on May 10, 1419, by Pope Martin V. Its mother church is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, which has as its pastor the Archbishop of Florence. Since June 2008 the See of Florence is vacant, as the last Archbishop, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Cardinal Antonelli is the administrator of the Archdiocese, until a new Archbishop is named. Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli is the Archbishop Emeritus of Florence.

[edit] List of Archbishops of Florence since 1513

• Giulio de' Medici 1513-1523 Elected Pope Julius II
• ...
• Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1574-1596) Elected Pope Leo XI
• ...
• Leone Strozzi (7 Jul 1700 - 4 Oct 1703)
• Tommaso della Gherardesca (12 Nov 1703 - 21 Sep 1721)
• Giuseppe Maria Martelli (20 May 1722 - 23 May 1741)
• Francesco Gaetano Incontri (1741 - 25 Mar 1781)
• Antonio Martini (7 Jul 1781 - 31 Dec 1809 )
• Pietro Francesco Morali (15 Mar 1815 - 29 Sep 1826)
• Ferdinando Minucci (28 Jan 1828 - 2 Jul 1856)
• Giovacchino Limberti (23 Aug 1857 - 27 Oct 1874)
• Eugenio Cecconi (21 Dec 1874 - 15 Jun 1888)
• Agostino Bausa (11 Feb 1889 - 15 Apr 1899)
• Alfonso Mistrangelo (19 Jun 1899 - 7 Nov 1930)
• Elia Cardinal Dalla Costa (19 Dec 1931 - 22 Dec 1961)
• Ermenegildo Florit (9 Mar 1962 - 3 Jun 1977)
• Giovanni Cardinal Benelli (3 Jun 1977 - 26 Oct 1982)
• Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli (18 Mar 1983 - 21 Mar 2001)
• Ennio Cardinal Antonelli (21 Mar 2001 - 7 June 2008)

[edit] External links

• Website of the Archdiocese of Florence