Latin patriarchate Venezia, Italy
Diocese of Venezia
Venetiarum
Latin Church
The Patriarchate of Venice is a metropolitan Latin see and one of only four extant patriarchates in the Latin Church, elevated to patriarchal status in 1451. Its current ordinary is Patriarch Francesco Moraglia, and its seat is the Basilica of Saint Mark.
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- Established
- 774
- Catholics
- 327,000
- Priests
- 266
- Territory
- 871 km²
Parishes and churches
130 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo StefanoVeneziaMass times recorded
- Sant’AlviseVeneziaMass times recorded
- Sant’Andrea ApostoloFavaro VenetoMass times recorded
- Sant’Antonio di PadovaMestreView parish
- Sant’Elena ImperatriceVeneziaMass times recorded
- Sant’EliodoroAltinoView parish
- Sant’Eufemia Vergine MartireVeneziaView parish
- Sant’IgnazioLidoView parish
- Sant’Ilario VescovoMestreView parish
- Visitazione della Beata Vergine MariaLidoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Patriarch
- Francesco Moraglia
- Born
- 25 May 1953
- Birthplace
- Genova
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The cathedral
Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark stands in Venezia, 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
Venice is the seat of one of only four extant patriarchates in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church: the Patriarchate of Venice (Italian: Patriarcato di Venezia; Latin: Patriarchatus Venetiarum), sometimes also called the Archdiocese of Venice, located in the Metropolitan City of Venice. Its ordinary, the Patriarch of Venice, is by tradition created a cardinal by the pope, and his episcopal seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mark.
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Patriarca Francesco confers mandate on evangelizers and catechists
Patriarch Francesco gave mandates to evangelizers, educators, catechists, and pastoral workers of the Diocese of Venice during a ceremony at the basilica cattedrale di San Marco Evangelista on September 26, 2026. The Diocese of Venice holds this event annually at the start of pastoral activities following the summer break.
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Patriarca di Venezia Francesco Moraglia condemns intolerance in Mestre
Patriarch Francesco Moraglia condemned recent acts of intimidation at a school and a public park in Mestre. The Patriarch of Venice released a statement on September 19, 2026, describing the incidents as worrying episodes of aversion and intolerance. He stated that people must recover the reasons for living together through speech and actions.
- Bishops of Triveneto issue statement on end of life
- Patriarch Moraglia expresses bitterness over Veneto's assisted suicide law
- Gremio di Bioetica issues statement on regional end-of-life bill
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