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Archdiocese of Milan
Archidioecesis Mediolanensis

The Cathedral of Milan
Location
Country Italy
Statistics
Area 4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
5,107,053
4,860,053 (95.2%)
Information
Rite Ambrosian
Cathedral Cathedral of Milan
Current leadership
Bishop Card. Angelo Scola
Auxiliary Bishop Erminio De Scalzi, Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, Luigi Stucchi, Mario Delpini
Vicars General Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli
Emeritus Bishops Carlo Maria Martini, Dionigi Tettamanzi

The Archdiocese of Milan (Latin: Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has long maintained its own rite: the Ambrosian rite. It is led by the Archbishop of Milan who serves as metropolitan to the dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia, and Vigevano.

The Church in Milan was established in the 1st century as a small diocese; according to legend by the Apostle Barnabas[1] on his way from Rome back to Cyprus. It was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese in the 4th century.

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Seminaries

The Seminary of the archdiocese has the principal see in Venegono Inferiore. The minor seminary is located in Seveso.

Bishops and archbishops

A list of the bishops and archbishops of Milan is engraved in plaque in the South nave of the Cathedral of Milan, but such list contains some historical errors. The data here below follow the work of Eugenio Cazzani.[2]

Modern archbishops since 1454

Inside view of the Duomo di Milano.

Parishes

The 1104 parishes all fall within the region of Lombardy. They are divided between the Province of Bergamo, the Province of Como, the Province of Lecco, the Province of Milan, the Province of Pavia, and the Province of Varese.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ OCA.org
  2. ^ Cazzani, Eugenio (1996). Vescovi e arcivescovi di Milano. Milano: Massimo. ISBN 88-7030-891-X. (Italian)
  3. ^ Elected Pope Urban III in 1185, but retained the archdiocese of Milan as administrator until his death
  4. ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, http://www.chiesacattolica.it/pls/cci_new/bd_edit_info.ric_parr?cod_reg=&cod_dioc=400&dadiocesi=1, retrieved 2008-03-14 .

See also

References

Coordinates: 45°27′51.51″N 9°11′30.64″E / 45.4643083°N 9.1918444°E / 45.4643083; 9.1918444


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