Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi

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Diocese of Lodi

Dioecesis Laudensis
File:Lodi Duomo facciata.JPG
Lodi Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Milan
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
256,855
253,166 (98.6%)
Parishes 126
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti
Vicar General Bassiano Uggè[1]
Emeritus Bishops Giacomo Capuzzi, Giuseppe Merisi
Map
File: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.[2][3]

History

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.

Other bishops were:

Ordinaries

Diocese of Lodi

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

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Parishes

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.[5]

Notes

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External links

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  1. Don Uggè nuovo vicario generale
  2. "Diocese of Lodi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Lodi" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Bishop Giacomo Balardi Arrigoni, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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