Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna

The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Roman Catholic archbishopric in northern Italy, with the archiepiscopal seat in Bologna Cathedral. The current Archbishop is Cardinal Carlo Caffarra since 2003.[1]

The archdiocese has the following suffragans:

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History

The bishopric of Bologna was founded in the 3rd century and raised to the level of an archbishopric on 10 December 1582.

One bishop and three archbishops have been elected to the Papacy as Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory XV, Pope Benedict XIV and Pope Benedict XV.

List of bishops and archbishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Bologna from the late 15th century to the present day.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Bishops
Archbishops

References

  1. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Bologna". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbolo.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  2. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XVI Century (1503-1605)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xvi.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  3. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XVII Century (1605-1700)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xvii.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  4. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XVIII Century (1700-1799)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xviii.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  5. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XIX Century (1800-1903)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xix.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  6. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XX Century (1903-2005)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xx.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  7. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Consistories for the creation of Cardinals in the XXI Century (since 2005)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xxi.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 

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