- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua
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Diocese of Mantua
Dioecesis MantuanaLocation Country Italy Statistics Area 2,080 km2 (800 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics
363,414
345,280 (95.0%)Information Rite Roman Cathedral Cathedral of Mantua Current leadership Bishop Roberto Busti The Diocese of Mantua (Latin: Dioecesis Mantuana) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was erected in 804, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople, and two cardinals.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cathedral of S. Pietro Apostolo; Mantova also contains the Basilica of S. Andrea. The last Bishop of Mantova was His Excellency Egidio Caporello, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1986. The current Bishop is mons. Roberto Busti.
Contents
List of bishops of Mantova since 1521
- Ercole Gonzaga (1521 - 1563)
- Juan Portugal de la Puebla (1770)
- Pietro Rota (1871 - 1879)
- Giovanni Berengo (1879 - 1884)
- Giuseppe Sarto (1884 - 1893)
- Paolo Origo (1895 - 1928)
- Domenico Menna (1928 - 1954)
- Antonio Poma (1954 - 1967)
- Carlo Ferrari (1967 - 1986)
- Egidio Caporello (1986 - 2007)
- Roberto Busti (2007 - present)
Parishes
There are 168 parishes, all in the Lombardy region; 166 are in the Province of Mantua and 2 in the Province of Cremona.[1]
Notes
- ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, http://www.chiesacattolica.it/pls/cci_new/bd_edit_info.ric_parr?cod_reg=&cod_dioc=407&dadiocesi=1, retrieved 2008-03-14.
External links
- Official site
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Giga-Catholic Information
"Mantua". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Categories:- Mantua
- 804 establishments
- Dioceses established in the 9th century
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Lombardy
- Province of Cremona
- Province of Mantua
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