Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi
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Diocese of Lodi Dioecesis Laudensis |
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Lodi Cathedral
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| 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 |
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| 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 domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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