Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio
The Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It has existed since 1989. In northern Italy, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. The historic Diocese of Piacenza was combined with the territory of the diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano, which was briefly united with the archdiocese of Genoa.
The Romanesque façade of the Duomo of Piacenza
Co-cathedral in Bobbio
Piacenza is a city and comune (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more than 102,000 inhabitants.
Francesco Mochi's 1615 equestrian statue of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, in the city's main square, Piazza Cavalli
Mosaic of the old coat of arms for the city, bearing a horse with one raised leg
Two gold Doppie (1626) depicting Odoardo Farnese (obv) and Placentia floret ("Piacenza flourishes")(rev)
The French Pass the River Po at Piacenza, by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, 1803