Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua

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Diocese of Padua
Dioecesis Patavina
Location
Country Italy
Statistics
Area 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,039,117
1,027,662 (98.9%)
Information
Rite Roman
Cathedral Cathedral of Padua
Current leadership
Bishop Antonio Mattiazzo
Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (Padua)
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (Padua)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua (Italian: Diocesi di Padova Latin: Dioecesis Patavina) is a see of the Catholic Church in the Veneto, northern Italy. It was erected in the 3rd century, and is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice. The current Bishop of Padova is Antonio Mattiazzo.

The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. The diocese also contains the somewhat grander Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua.

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[edit] Territory

The Diocese of Padua covers the most part of the Province of Padua, out of a main part of the higher plain; instead it includes areas from the surrounding provinces of Vicenza (Altopiano di Asiago, Mount Grappa), Venice (Riviera del Brenta), Treviso (Valdobbiadene) and Belluno.

[edit] List of Bishops of Padua

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