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Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

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Bishop(s)

  • Mario Enrico Delpini, Archbishop
  • Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Giovanni Luca Raimondi, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Angelo Scola, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Erminio De Scalzi, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Angelo Mascheroni, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Ambrosian / Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 4,208 (1,625 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Lombardia
  • Official Web Site: http://www.chiesadimilano.it/
  • Mailing Address: Palazzo Arcivescovile, Piazza Fontana 2, 20122 Milano, Italia
  • Telephone: 02.85.561
  • Fax: 02.861.396

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Milano
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Milano (erected)
Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
4th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Milano Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
10 June 1925Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Chignolo Po) Diocese of Pavia
10 June 1925Territory AddedDiocese of Pavia (Cascina Bianca di Spirago) Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
15 July 1939Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Paltanedo, Campore, Gottardo, and Toppi) Diocese of Como
15 July 1939Territory AddedDiocese of Como (Valley of Cucciago from Molinetto to Bernardelli) Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
23 May 1978Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Frazione Riozzo from Natività di San Giovanni Battista in Melegnano in Cerro al Lambro) Diocese of Lodi
15 January 1979Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Torrevecchia Pia (Natività di Maria Vergine, Ss. Astanzio e Antoniano, and Ss. Pietro e Paolo)) Diocese of Pavia
3 January 1981Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (SS. Vito e Modesto in Lomazzo) Diocese of Como
12 July 1982Territory AddedDiocese of Como (SS. Gervasio e Protasio) Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
15 September 1982Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Saint John the Evangelist in Montorfano and Lipomo) Diocese of Como
3 March 1989Territory LostArchdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Sant'Antonino and San Giacomo Maggiore) Diocese of Lodi

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
18861,322,603.0%2,1670717OTC
19503,500,000.0%2,1002,100011,500879ap1951
19704,210,0004,250,00099.1%2,4431,1683,6111,16512,18112,9451,044ap1971
19804,918,5005,123,41696.0%2,3711,1853,5561,38311,77911,5001,120ap1981
19904,858,0005,060,40096.0%2,3371,0383,3751,43971,5469,4001,140ap1991
19994,755,0135,058,54594.0%2,2443712,6151,818237548,8001,109ap2000
20004,773,4785,078,18994.0%2,2663722,6381,809297568,8331,108ap2001
20014,789,1485,089,14894.1%2,2489403,1881,502321,3447,2381,108ap2002
20024,922,5975,134,28595.9%2,2429263,1681,553451,2697,2381,108ap2003
20034,903,6865,116,68695.8%2,2099193,1281,567541,2626,7511,108ap2004
20044,860,0535,107,05395.2%2,2169133,1291,553671,2456,8041,108ap2005
20094,886,4065,296,39392.3%2,0558302,8851,6931101,1146,1801,107ap2010
20134,970,9755,451,09091.2%1,9648192,7831,7861311,1086,2101,108ap2014
20165,032,1305,512,24591.3%1,8617872,6481,9001491,0434,9241,108ap2017
20195,078,2975,558,41291.4%1,7797732,5521,9891511,0524,4391,108ap2020
20214,908,3315,608,33187.5%1,7127382,4502,0031561,0333,9151,107ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Milano
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 795, to Page 797
  • Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 332, and Page 333
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 188
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 240
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 569, and Page 570
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 681
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 1,076

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