Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna

Archdiocese of Bologna
Archidioecesis Bononiensis
Arcidiocesi di Bologna

Aerial view of Bologna Cathedral.
Location
Country Italy
Statistics
Area 3,549 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
964,733
936,093 (97.0%)
Parishes 414 (14 deaneries)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established Diocese in 3rd century,
Archdiocese in 1582
Cathedral Bologna Cathedral
Patron saint Saint Petronius
Secular priests 431
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Matteo Zuppi
Vicar General
  • Giovanni Silvagni (vicar general)
  • Gabriele Cavina (pro-vicar general)
Emeritus Bishops
  • Cardinal Carlo Caffarra (Archbishop Emeritus)
  • Ernesto Vecchi (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Website
www.bologna.chiesacattolica.it
Saint Petronius, bishop 431  450
Blessed Niccolò Albergati, bishop 1417  1443.
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, then Pope Julius II, archbishop 1483  1499.
Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti, first archbishop, 1582  1597.
Cardinal Scipione Borghese, archbishop 1610  1612.
Cardinal Prospero Lambertini, then Pope Benedict XIV, archbishop 1731  1754.
Cardinal Andrea Gioannetti, archbishop 1775  1800.
Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa, then Pope Benedict XV, archbishop 1907  1914.

The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Roman Catholic archbishopric in northern Italy, with the archiepiscopal seat in Bologna Cathedral. The current Archbishop is Matteo Zuppi since 2015.[1]

The archdiocese has the following suffragans:

History

The bishopric of Bologna was founded in the 3rd century and raised to the level of an archbishopric on 10 December 1582.

Nine of the early bishops have been canonized, and three other bishops and three archbishops have been elected to the Papacy as Pope Innocent VII (1404), Pope Nicholas V (1447), Pope Julius II (1503), Pope Gregory XV (1621), Pope Benedict XIV (1740) and Pope Benedict XV (1914).

List of bishops and archbishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Bologna from 313 to the present day.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Bishops

Archbishops

References

  1. 1 2 "Archdiocese of Bologna". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  2. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 16th Century (1503-1605)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  3. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 17th Century (1605-1700)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  4. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 18th Century (1700-1799)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  5. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 19th Century (1800-1903)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  6. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 20th Century (1903-2005)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  7. Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the 21st Century (since 2005)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  8. King, H. P. F. (1962). "Archdeacons of Lincoln". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1: Lincoln Diocese. British History Online. pp. 6–8.

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Coordinates: 44°29′45″N 11°20′36″E / 44.4958°N 11.3433°E / 44.4958; 11.3433

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