Archdiocese of Bologna
Archdiocese of Bologna | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Emilia-Romagna |
Ecclesiastical province | Bologna |
Diocesan bishop | Matteo Maria Cardinal Zuppi |
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Ernesto Vecchi |
Vicar General | Giovanni Silvagni |
founding | 1582 |
surface | 3,549 km² |
Parishes | 412 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Residents | 999.070 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics | 943,957 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
proportion of | 94.5% |
Diocesan priest | 342 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious priest | 190 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,774 |
Permanent deacons | 153 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Friars | 247 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious sisters | 689 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | San Pietro in Bologna |
Website | www.bologna.chiesacattolica.it |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio Diocese of Imola |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Archdiocese of Bologna ( Latin : Archidioecesis Bononiensis , Italian : Arcidiocesi di Bologna ) located in Italy is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its seat in Bologna .
General information
The archbishop is metropolitan of the dioceses of Faenza-Modigliana , Imola and the archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio .
The Archbishop of Bologna, one of the largest dioceses in Italy, has always been a cardinal (since Scipione Borghese 1610).
history
The diocese was founded in the 3rd century. Towards the end of the 4th century it was incorporated into the ecclesiastical province of Milan and in the fifth century into the ecclesiastical province of Ravenna. During the clashes between empire and papacy in the Middle Ages, the bishops of Bologna remained loyal to the pope for the most part.
On December 10, 1582, the diocese of Bologna was by Pope Gregory XIII. raised to the archbishopric and metropolitan seat. Despite opposition from the previous metropolitan, the Archbishop of Ravenna, Pope Clement VIII confirmed Gregory XIII's decision in 1604. In 1796 the French occupied the archbishopric areas and pursued an anti-religious policy. After Carlo Oppizzoni (1802–1855) was able to mediate during his 53-year term in office, after his death and especially after joining the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1859, anti-clerical sentiment reappeared. From 1859 to 1882 the Archbishops Michele Viale-Prelà , Filippo Maria Guidi , Carlo Luigi Morichini and Lucido Maria Parocchi could not reside in the archbishop's palace.
Bishops and archbishops
Giacomo Lercaro , Archbishop of Bologna from 1952 to 1968, was one of the formative personalities of the Second Vatican Council .
Seven (arch) bishops of Bologna later became Popes: John X in 914, Innocent VII (previously Cosma Migliorati) in 1404, Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli) in 1447, Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) in 1503, Gregory XV . (Alessandro Ludovisi) 1621, Benedict XIV. (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini) 1740 and finally Benedict XV. (Giacomo Della Chiesa) 1914.
- See also
Dean's offices / parishes
- Vicariato di Bologna Centro
- Vicariato di Bologna Ravone
- Vicariato di Bologna Sud - est
- Vicariato di Bologna North
- Vicariato di Bologna Ovest
- Vicariato di Persiceto - Castelfranco Emilia
- Vicariato di Cento
- Vicariato di Galliera
- Vicariato di Budrio
- Vicariato di Castel San Pietro Terme
- Vicariato di San Lazzaro - Castenaso
- Vicariato di Setta
- Vicariato di Vergato
- Vicariato di Porretta Terme
- Vicariato di Bazzano
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Bologna (Italian)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Bologna on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)