Diocese of Lugano
Luganen(sis)
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Lugano, Switzerland
Latin Catholic diocese covering the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, immediately subject to the Holy See. The see has been vacant since 2022, administered by Apostolic Administrator Alain de Raemy.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1888
- Latin
- Luganen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Charles Borromeo
- Annuario code
- 001002064
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 247,800
- Population
- 353,920
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 70.0%
- Priests
- 226
- Catholics per priest
- 1,096
- Extent
- 2,811 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 88
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Alain de Raemy
- Born
- 19 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Barcelona (Spagna)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Lawrence stands in Lugano, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Covering the canton of Ticino, the Diocese of Lugano (Latin: Dioecesis Luganensis) is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Switzerland, subject immediately to the Holy See. Its principal patron is Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, with Abundius, Bishop of Como, honored as secondary patron. A count in 2004 recorded 233,017 baptised persons among 306,846 inhabitants.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.