| Diocese of Padua Dioecesis Patavina |
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| 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 |
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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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.