| Diocese of Pavia Dioecesis Papiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 782 km2 (302 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
161.562 158.711 (98,2%) |
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| Rite | Roman |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Pavia |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Giovanni Giudici |
The Diocese of Pavia (Latin: Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Venice, and three cardinals.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cattedrale di Maria Assunta e S. Stefano Protomartire. The current Bishop of Pavia is His Excellency Giovanni Giudici, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on December 1, 2003.
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The diocese’s 99 parishes are all located in the (civil) region Lombardy: 97 in the Province of Pavia and 2 in the Province of Milan.[1]