Suffragan diocese Como, Italy
Diocese of Como
Comen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Como is a Latin Church diocese in Lombardy, Italy, dating to the 4th century and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Milan. Its bishop since 2016 is Cardinal Oscar Cantoni, created cardinal in 2022.
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- Established
- 386
- Catholics
- 525,000
- Priests
- 304
- Territory
- 4,244 km²
Parishes and churches
334 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa Maria MaddalenaDescoView parish
- Santa Maria MaddalenaFerrera di VareseMass times recorded
- Santa Maria MaddalenaSanta Maria MaddalenaMass times recorded
- Santa Maria MaggioreSondaloView parish
- Santa Maria NascenteIsolaView parish
- Santa Maria NascenteLipomoView parish
- Santa Maria NascentePiantedoMass times recorded
- Santa Maria NascenteTorre di Santa MariaView parish
- Santa Maria ReginaComoMass times recorded
- Santa TeclaTornoMass times recorded
- Santi Agostino e AntoninoComoView parish
- Santi Ambrogio e AntonioCasnate con BernateMass times recorded
- Santi Angeli CustodiColico PianoView parish
- Santi Bartolomeo e NicolaMelloView parish
- Santi Carpoforo e BrigidaComoView parish
- Santi Cosma e DamianoSernioView parish
- Santi Cosma e DamianoVilla GuardiaMass times recorded
- Santi Donato e ClementeGermasinoMass times recorded
- Santi Donato e Giovanni BoscoValmoreaView parish
- Santi Eusebio e GiacomoPeglioView parish
- Santi Fabiano e SebastianoRancio ValcuviaMass times recorded
- Santi Fabiano e SebastianoVervioView parish
- Santi Fedele e GregorioPlesioView parish
- Santi Fedele e SilvestroCadegliano-ViconagoMass times recorded
- Santi Felice Vescovo e Francesco d’AssisiComoView parish
- Santi Fermo e LorenzoConcagnoView parish
- Santi Gervasio e ProtasioSondrioMass times recorded
- Santi Gervasio e ProtasioBormioMass times recorded
- Santi Giacomo e AndreaChiavennaMass times recorded
- Santi Giacomo e AntonioRasuraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Oscar Cantoni
- Born
- 1 September 1950
- Birthplace
- Lenno
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Como Cathedral stands in Como, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Northern Italy's Diocese of Como (Latin: Dioecesis Comensis) traces its establishment to the Fourth Century. A Latin Church jurisdiction, it serves as a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, and the Bishop of Como keeps his cathedra in the Como Cathedral. According to local legend, Como owed its conversion to the apostolate of Hermagoras of Aquileia, who died around the year 70.
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Don Francesco Vanotti offers reflection on catechesis at Diocese of Catanzaro-Squillace Assembly
Don Francesco Vanotti shared reflections on transforming catechesis during the diocesan assembly of Catanzaro-Squillace. Vanotti, who serves as the director of the catechetical office for the Diocese of Como, suggested that changing catechisms, teaching materials, or meeting schedules is insufficient for true change. He stated that effective catechesis depends on how a Christian community accompanies people toward faith and its own ability to be transformed by the Gospel. Vanotti proposed moving from a logic of projects to a logic of processes. He noted that while Italian pastoral work has historically relied on long-term projects, such models struggle to keep pace with the rapid changes in the lives of new generations. In contrast, a process-based approach accepts longer timelines and does not require a single definitive model for every location. Instead, this method uses existing experiences, supports new experiments, and relies on continuous verification.
- Arcidiocesi Metropolitana di Catanzaro-Squillace holds assembly
- Semogo festeggia il cinquantesimo di sacerdozio di Padre Tobia Sosio
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Bishop of Como appoints don Stephan Tymonchak and don Cesare Bianchi
The Bishop of Como has appointed Father Stephan Tymonchak and Father Cesare Bianchi to new roles within the diocese. Father Tymonchak will serve as a collaborator for the pastoral community of the Cassina, Luisago, and Portichetto parishes. He will also continue his work as a religious assistant at the San Fermo della Battaglia hospital chaplaincy. Father Bianchi has been named the diocesan delegate for the 2027 National Eucharistic Congress in Orvieto.
- Diocese of Como postpones assembly
- Bishop of Como appoints vicar foraneo, parish administrators and collaborators
- Cardinal Oscar Cantoni ordains 4 as deacons
- Bishop Oscar Cantoni addresses Diocese of Como clergy
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