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Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua

Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 11°52′00″E / 45.4167°N 11.8667°E / 45.4167; 11.8667
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Diocese of Padua

Dioecesis Patavina

Diocesi di Padova
Padua Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Statistics
Area3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
1,039,117
1,027,662 (98.9%)
Parishes459
Information
RiteRoman
Established3rd Century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Maria
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClaudio Cipolla[1]
Bishops emeritusAntonio Mattiazzo
Map
Website
www.diocesipadova.it
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (Padua)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua (Template:Lang-it; Template:Lang-la) is an episcopal see of the Catholic Church in Veneto, northern Italy. It was erected in the 3rd century and is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice.[2][3]

The current Bishop is Claudio Cipolla.

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

Territory

The Diocese of Padua covers the most part of the Province of Padua, out of a main part of the higher plain. It also includes areas from the surrounding provinces of Vicenza (Thiene, Asiago and Plateu of the Sette Comuni, Monte Grappa, southern Valsugana), Venice (Riviera del Brenta), Treviso (Valdobbiadene) and Belluno (Quero).

List of Bishops of Padua

References

  1. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcipolla.html
  2. ^ "Diocese of Padova {Padua}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Padova" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Diocese of Padova". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  5. ^ Corner, Flaminio (1755). Creta sacra sive de episcopis utriusque ritus graeci et latini in insula Cretae. Vol. Vol. II. Venice: Jo. Battista Pasquale. p. 89. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ Mons Filippo Franceschi di Brandeglio

45°25′00″N 11°52′00″E / 45.4167°N 11.8667°E / 45.4167; 11.8667

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