Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa.
The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986 to Diocese of Massa. In 1988 it was united with the Diocese of Pontremoli.History
The see of Massa Carrara was created in 1822 at the instance of Duchess Maria Beatrice, and its first bishop was Francesco Maria Zoppi. It was then suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa; but for a period from 1855 was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena.Bishops
Diocese of Massa
Erected: 18 February 1822
Latin Name: Massensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Francesco Maria Zoppi
- Francesco Strani
- Giacomo Bernardi
- Giovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi
- Amilcare Tonietti
- Emilio Maria Miniati
- Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B.
- Giuseppe Bertazzoni
- Cristoforo Arduino Terzi, O.F.M.
Diocese of Apuania
Name Changed: 20 July 1939
Latin Name: Apuaniensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Carlo Boiardi
- Aldo Forzoni
Diocese of Massa
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Latin Name: Massensis
- Aldo Forzoni
Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
United: 23 February 1988 with the Diocese of Pontremoli
Latin Name: Massensis-Apuanus
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa
- Bruno Tommasi
- Eugenio Binini
- Giovanni Santucci
