Diocese of Lodi
Lauden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lodi, Italy, Italy
The Diocese of Lodi is a Latin Church diocese in Lombardy, Italy, with origins in the 4th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan and has been led by Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Lauden(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Bassianus
- Annuario code
- 001002032
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 268,941
- Population
- 284,645
- Catholic share
- 94.5%
- Priests
- 148
- Catholics per priest
- 1,817
- Extent
- 894 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 301
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Maurizio Malvestiti
- Born
- 25 August 1953
- Birthplace
- Marne
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Lodi, 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.
The province of Milan
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Milan.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BergamoBergamo
- Diocese of BresciaBrescia
- Diocese of ComoComo
- Diocese of CremaCrema
- Diocese of CremonaCremona
- Diocese of MantovaMantova
- Archdiocese of MilanoMilano
- Diocese of PaviaPavia
- Diocese of VigevanoVigevano
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A see of great antiquity, the Diocese of Lodi (Latin: Dioecesis Laudensis) has existed since the 4th century. This Latin diocese of the Catholic Church is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].