Diocese of Padua
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Diocese of Padua Dioecesis Patavina Diocesi di Padova |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,039,117 1,027,662 (98.9%) |
| Parishes | 459 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Claudio Cipolla |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antonio Mattiazzo |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesipadova.it | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua (Italian: Diocesi di Padova; Latin: Dioecesis Patavina) is an episcopal see of the Catholic Church in Veneto, northern Italy. It was erected in the 3rd century and is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice.
The current Bishop is Claudio Cipolla.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. The diocese also contains the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua and the Basilica of Santa Giustina.
The Diocese of Padua covers the most part of the Province of Padua, out of a main part of the higher plain. It also includes areas from the surrounding provinces of Vicenza (Thiene, Asiago and Plateau of the Sette Comuni, Monte Grappa, southern Valsugana), Venice (Riviera del Brenta), Treviso (Valdobbiadene) and Belluno (Quero).
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