Diocese of Lodi
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Lombardy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milan |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Milan |
| Diocesan bishop | Maurizio Malvestiti |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Giacomo Capuzzi Giuseppe Merisi |
| Vicar General | Bassiano Uggè |
| surface | 894 km² |
| Parishes | 123 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 291,737 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 277,825 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 186 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,389 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 186 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | San Bassiano |
| address | Via Cavour 31 26900 Lodi Italia |
| Website | www.diocesi.lodi.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi ( lat. : Dioecesis Laudensis , ital. : Diocese of Lodi ) is one in Italy located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Lodi .
It includes the territory of the political province of Lodi as well as parts of the provinces of Pavia , Milan and Cremona .
Already under the Roman name Laus Pompeia , the city had been the seat of a bishop since the 4th century , but the early days of the diocese until the 9th century in terms of traditional history are completely in the dark.
The cathedral of Lodi is partly preserved in Romanesque forms. Next to it is the old bishop's palace.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed on November 14, 2005 the previous auxiliary bishop in Milan , Giuseppe Merisi , Bishop of Lodi and thus the successor to Giacomo Capuzzi , whose resignation due to age reasons the Pope had accepted on the same day.
