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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua

Coordinates: 45°10′00″N 10°48′00″E / 45.1667°N 10.8000°E / 45.1667; 10.8000
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Diocese of Mantua

Dioecesis Mantuana
Mantua Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceMilan
Statistics
Area2,080 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
376,405
322,782 (85.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Establishedc. 804
CathedralCattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo
Co-cathedralBasilica di Sant'Andrea Apostolo
Secular priests160 (diocesan)
22 (Religious Orders)
20 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGianmarco Busca
Bishops emeritusRoberto Busti
Map
Website
www.diocesidimantova.it
Basilica di S. Andrea Apostolo (Co-cathedral)

The Diocese of Mantua (Latin: Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century,[1] though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827).[2] It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan since 1819.[3]

The cathedra of its bishop is in the Cathedral of S. Pietro Apostolo. Mantua also contains the Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova. The current Bishop of Mantua is Gianmarco Busca, appointed by Pope Francis on June 3, 2016. The bishop emeritus is Roberto Busti. In 2013, there was one priest in the diocese for every 1,660 Catholics; in 2016, there was one priest for every 1,763 Catholics. The Diocese of Mantua is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan.

Bishops of Mantova

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to 1200

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  • Laiulfus (attested 827)[4]
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  • Egilulf (attested 881)[5]
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  • Patrus (attested 945)[6]
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  • Wilielmus (attested 962–964)[7]
  • Gumpoldus (attested 966–981)[8]
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  • Joannes (attested 997)[9]
  • Hiltolfus (attested 1007–1040)[10]
  • Martianus (attested 1045–1052)[11]
  • Helisaeus (attested 1055–1064)[12]
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  • Ubaldus (attested 1086–1098)[13]
[Cono (Chono) (attested 1093–1112)] Imperialist. Intrusus[14]
  • Hugo (attested 1101–1113)[15]

1200 to 1511

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1511 to 1807

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Cardinal Sigismondo Gonzaga (10 February 1511–10 May 1521 Resigned) Administrator[25]

since 1800

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Parishes

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There are 168 parishes in the diocese of Mantua, all in the Lombardy region; 166 are in the Province of Mantua and 2 in the Province of Cremona.[41]

References

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  1. ^ Lanzoni, p. 943: "Dalla epistola di certo Crispo, diacono di Milano, a un preposto di Mantova di nome Mauro, attribuita dall'editore tedesco (Epistolarum, III, 698, n. 7 in Mon. Germ. hist.) al 690-710 e, il Kehr. (o. e, VII, 1, p. 305) credè poter raccogliere che in quel tempo la diocesi di Mantova esisteva."
  2. ^ Kehr, Italia pontificia VII. 1, pp. 307-308: "Primus quidem episcopus Mantuanus, cuius memoria sine omni dubio certa est, Laiulfus concilio Mantuano a. 827 celebrate interfuit."
  3. ^ Kehr, Italia pontificia VII. 1, p. 308.
  4. ^ Bishop Laiulfus attended the council held at Mantua under the auspices of Pope Eugenius II and the Emperors Louis and Lothair in 827. Laiulfus was part of the delegation from the province of Veneta, suffragans of the Patriarch of Aquileia (Kehr, p. 307: "Episcopi Mantuani antiquitus patriarchae Aquileiensi suffragabantur usque ad a. 1453.") J.D. Mansi, Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XIV (Venice: A. Zatta 1769), p. 494. Kehr, p. 307.
  5. ^ Egilulf: Kehr, pp. 308, no. 1.
  6. ^ Petrus: Kehr, p. 307.
  7. ^ Wilielmus: Schwartz, p. 53.
  8. ^ Gumpoldus (Gumbaldus): Schwartz, p. 53.
  9. ^ Joannes: Schwartz, p. 53.
  10. ^ Hitolfus: Pezza-Rossa, p. 18. Schwartz, pp. 53-54.
  11. ^ On 27 July 1052, Pope Leo IX confirmed for Bishop Martianus all that the Church of Mantua possessed, from the Popes, Emperors and Counts, as well as the possessions of the Canons, whom he confirmed to be under the governance of the bishop. Pezza-Rossa, pp. 19-20. Schwartz, p. 54. Kehr, p. 308, no. 2.
  12. ^ Helisaeus: Pezza-Rossa, pp. 21-23. Schwartz, p. 54.
  13. ^ Ubaldus: Pezza-Rossa, pp. 23-24. Schwartz, pp. 54-55.
  14. ^ Chono (Chuno): Schwartz, p. 55.
  15. ^ Hugo: Pezza-Rossa, pp. 24-25. Schwartz, p. 55.
  16. ^ Giuseppe Gardoni, "I registri della chiesa vescovile di Mantova nel secolo XIII," in: A.B. Langeli and A. Rigon (edd.), I registri vescovili dell' Italia settentrionale (Secoli XII-XV) (Roma: Herder 2003), p. 160 (in Italian).
  17. ^ Gardoni, pp. 160-161.
  18. ^ Guidotto was assassinated. Gardoni, p. 161.
  19. ^ Eubel, I, p. 325. An accession date of 1237 is preferred by A. G. Pizza-Rossa, Storia cronologica dei vescovi mantovani (Mantua 1847), p. 31-32; and G. Gardoni, p. 161 and 164. In 1251, he was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
  20. ^ Martin had been Provost of Parma. He was appointed Bishop of Mantua on 31 May 1252, by Pope Innocent IV, and then in 1254 he also became Auditor General of the Roman Curia. On 4 October 1263 he was appointed to preach the Crusade in Lombardy. He died on 24 July 1268. Ireneo AFFÒ (1787). Memorie istorico-critiche del beato Martino da Parma, vescovo di Mantova (in Italian). Parma: Carmignani. Eubel, I, p. 325 with note 3.
  21. ^ Count Philippus was never consecrated a bishop. His religious functions were carried out by the Bishop of Trent, Filippo dei Bonacolsi. Casaloldo died in Brescia on 12 November 1303. Cappelletti XII, pp. 58-59 ("Così la chiesa mantovana rimase per trent' anni, circa, senza poter essere assistita e governata dal proprio pastore.") Eubel I, p. 325.
  22. ^ Gonzaga was removed from his episcopal seat because he was a supporter of Clement VII against Urban VI.
  23. ^ Eubel, I, p. 325.
  24. ^ Eubel II, p. 185. Raffaele Tamalio (2011), "I tempi e la vita di Ludovico Gonzaga, vescovo eletto di Mantova," in: Roberto Brunelli (ed.), Un Collezionista mantovano del Rinascimento. Il vescovo Ludovico Gonzaga nel V centenario della morte, Museo Diocesano Francesco Gonzaga Mantova, 2011, pp. 13-22. (in Italian)
  25. ^ Sigismondo, the brother of the Marquis Francesco Gonzaga of Mantua, was named a cardinal on 1 December 1505 by Pope Julius II. He was never consecrated a bishop. He was appointed Administrator of the diocese of Mantua on 10 February 1511 by Pope Julius. He resigned upon the appointment of his nephew as the new bishop, on 10 May 1521. Cardinal Sigismondo was appointed Legate of the Marches, and took up residence in Macerata. He died in Mantua on 4 October 1525. Pezza-Rossa, p. 46. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, pp. 11. no. 13; 234.
  26. ^ Pezza-Rossa, p. 47-48. Eubel III, p. 234.
  27. ^ Gonzaga had been Minister General of his Order. He was nominated Bishop Cefalù in Sicily (1587-1593) by King Philip II of Spain; he was then Bishop of Pavia from January to April, 1593. Eubel, III, p. 163 with note 13. Gauchat, IV, p. 146; p. 230 with note 2; p. 273.
  28. ^ A native of Mantua, Suardi was a Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law), and was appointed a Referendary of the Two Signatures (justice and mercy). Suardi had been Bishop of Alba (1516-1519), and was made Coadjutor of Bishop Gonzaga in his senility on 13 May 1619. Gauchat, IV, p. 75 with note 4; p. 230 with note 3.
  29. ^ Vitale was born in the diocese of Bergamo. He was consecrated in Rome on 11 February 1646 by Cardinal Giovanni Panciroli. Gauchat, IV, p. 230 with note 4.
  30. ^ Gonzaga was born in Cremona. He was Doctor in utroque iure from Bologna. He was consecrated in Rome on 1 March 1671 by Cardinal Benedetto Odescalchi. Ritzler, V, p. 254 with note 2.
  31. ^ Cataneo was a native of Mantua. He was Doctor in utroque iure from Bologna (1673). He was consecrated in Rome on 8 April 1674 by Cardinal Pietro Vidoni. Ritzler, V, p. 254 with note 3.
  32. ^ A native of Casale, Vialardi was a lecturer in theology in his Order's houses, and then Visitor General of the Order. Ritzler, V, p. 254 with note 4.
  33. ^ Arrigoni was a native Mantuan. He was Doctor in utroque iure from Parma (1695). He was appointed Governor of Reate, San Severino, Fano and Montalto successively. He was then named a Referendary of the Two Signatures (justice and mercy) on 1 April 1699. He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Ferdinando d'Adda on 5 February 1713. Ritzler, V, p. 254 with note 5.
  34. ^ Ritzler, V, p. 254 with note 6.
  35. ^ Juan was born in Antiquera in the diocese of Malaga, Spain. He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law) from Pavia (1724). He was Canon of the Imperial Collegiate Church of Santa Maria de Scala (Milan). He had been titular Archbishop of Perge in Pamphylia (1760-1762). He was consecrated in Rome on 3 August 1760 by Cardinal Antonio Erba-Odescalchi. He was transferred to Mantua on 29 March 1762; he resigned the diocese of Mantua on 17 January 1770, and resumed the Archbishopric of Perge. He was transferred to the titular see of Constantinople on 4 March 1771. Ritzler, VI, p. 274 with note 2; p. 333 with note 3.
  36. ^ Von Pergen was born in Vienna (Austria). He had been a Canon and Prebendary of the Cathedral of Olmouc. He attended the German College in Rome, and received a doctorate in theology from the University of Rome, La Sapienza (1740). He was appointed an Auditor causarum Apostolic Palatii, and then he became an Auditor of the Rota. He was consecrated in Rome on 4 March 1770 by Cardinal Henry Stuart. Ritzler, VI, p. 275 with note 3.
  37. ^ In accordance with the Concordat of 1818 between the Holy See and the Austrian Empire, the Emperor had the right to nominate bishops in territory under his dominion, and the Pope had the right to confirm or reject the candidate. If the Austrian government made no nomination within six months of the occurrence of a vacancy, the right to appoint belonged exclusively to the Pope.
  38. ^ On 10 November 1884, Berengo was appointed Archbishop of Udine.
  39. ^ On 15 June 1893, Sarto was appointed Patriarch of Venezia. In 1903 he was elected Pope Pius X by the College of Cardinals. Cipolla, Constantino, ed. (2014). Giuseppe Sarto, Vescovo di Mantova. Laboratorio sociologico, 18 papers (in Italian). Milano: FrancoAngeli. ISBN 978-88-917-1886-0.
  40. ^ On 16 July 1967 Poma was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna.
  41. ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, archived from the original on 2007-11-21, retrieved 2008-03-14.

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