| Diocese of Mantua Dioecesis Mantuana |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,080 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
363,414 345,280 (95.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mantua |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Roberto Busti |
The Diocese of Mantua (Latin: Dioecesis Mantuana) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was erected in 804, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople, and two cardinals.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cathedral of S. Pietro Apostolo; Mantova also contains the Basilica of S. Andrea. The last Bishop of Mantova was His Excellency Egidio Caporello, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1986. The current Bishop is mons. Roberto Busti.
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There are 168 parishes, all in the Lombardy region; 166 are in the Province of Mantua and 2 in the Province of Cremona.[1]