Diocese of Mantova
Mantuan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Mantova, Italy
The Diocese of Mantova is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in Lombardy, Italy, dating to around 804 and a suffragan of Milan since 1819. It has been led by Bishop Gianmarco Busca since 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 804
- Latin
- Mantuan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Anselm of Lucca
- Annuario code
- 001002149
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 322,782
- Population
- 376,405
- Catholic share
- 85.8%
- Priests
- 160
- Catholics per priest
- 2,017
- Extent
- 2,080 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 155
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
- Gianmarco Busca
- Born
- 30 November 1965
- Birthplace
- Edolo
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
Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Mantova stands in Mantova, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Basilica di Sant'Andrea Apostolo.
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 LodiLodi
- Archdiocese of MilanoMilano
- Diocese of PaviaPavia
- Diocese of VigevanoVigevano
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
An ancient see of northern Italy, the Diocese of Mantua (Latin: Dioecesis Mantuana) already existed at the beginning of the 8th century, although Laiulfus (827) is the earliest bishop attested by name. Since 1819 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The bishop's cathedra stands in the Cathedral of S. Pietro Apostolo, and the city also holds the Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova.
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].