Archdiocese of Milano
Mediolanen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Milano, Italy
The Archdiocese of Milan is a Latin rite metropolitan see in Lombardy, Italy, one of the oldest and largest dioceses in Europe and the historic see of St. Ambrose. It is led by Archbishop Mario Enrico Delpini.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1st century
- Latin
- Mediolanen(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Ambrosio<li>san Carlos Borromeo<li>san Galdino
- Annuario code
- 001002243
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 4,900,000
- Population
- 5,647,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 86.8%
- Priests
- 1,650
- Catholics per priest
- 2,970
- Extent
- 4,243 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1,155
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
- Archbishop
- Mario Delpini
- Born
- 29 July 1951
- Birthplace
- Gallarate
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
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nascente stands in Milano, 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.
The province of Milan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BergamoBergamo
- Diocese of BresciaBrescia
- Diocese of ComoComo
- Diocese of CremaCrema
- Diocese of CremonaCremona
- Diocese of LodiLodi
- Diocese of MantovaMantova
- Diocese of PaviaPavia
- Diocese of VigevanoVigevano
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Covering Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese, the Archdiocese of Milan (Italian: Arcidiocesi di Milano; Latin: Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It serves as metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milan, whose suffragan dioceses are Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia, and Vigevano.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.