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Bishop of Lodi

Diocese of Lodi
Dioecesis Laudensis
Lodi Duomo facciata.JPG
Lodi Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Milan
Statistics
Area 894 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
286,469
272,900 (est.) (95.3%)
Parishes 126
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Secular priests 190 (diocesan)
14 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti
Vicar General Bassiano Uggè
Emeritus Bishops Giacomo Capuzzi, Giuseppe Merisi
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi in Italy.svg
Website
www.diocesi.lodi.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Lodi (Latin: Dioecesis Laudensis) has existed since the fourth century, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. In 2013 in the diocese of Lodi there was one priest for every 1,337 Catholics.

Under Diocletian, according to the local legend, 4000 Christians with their bishop, whose name is unknown, were burned alive in their church. St. Bassianus, the patron of the city of Lodi, was certainly bishop in 378.

Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Laudensis Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milan

The diocese has 406 parishes, all in the Lombardy region: 386 in the Province of Lodi, 12 in the Province of Milan, 6 in the Province of Cremona and 2 in the Province of Pavia.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 


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