Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi

Diocese of Lodi
Dioecesis Laudensis

Lodi Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Milan
Statistics
Area 894 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
256,855
253,166 (98.6%)
Parishes 126
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti
Emeritus Bishops Giacomo Capuzzi, Giuseppe Merisi
Map
Website
www.diocesi.lodi.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Lodi (Latin: Dioecesis Laudensis) has existed since the fourth century, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.[1]

History

Under Diocletian, according to the local legend, 4000 Christians with their bishop, whose name is unknown, were burned alive in their church. St. Bassianus, the patron of the city of Lodi, was certainly bishop in 378.

Other bishops were:

Parishes

The diocese has 406 parishes, all in the Lombardy region: 386 in the Province of Lodi, 12 in the Province of Milan, 6 in the Province of Cremona and 2 in the Province of Pavia.[2]

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, retrieved 2008-03-14.

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.

Coordinates: 45°19′00″N 9°30′00″E / 45.3167°N 9.5000°E