Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo

Diocese of Bergamo Dioecesis Bergomensis
Bergamo Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Milan
Statistics
Area	4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 994,359 938,600 (est.) (94%)
Parishes	389
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4th Century
Cathedral	Basilica Cattedrale di S. Alessandro in Colonna
Patron saint	St. Alexander
Secular priests	667 (diocesan) 195 (Religious Orders) 11 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francesco Beschi
Map
Website
diocesibg.it

The Diocese of Bergamo (Latin: Dioecesis Bergomensis; Italian: Diocesi di Bergamo; Lombard: Diocesi de Bergum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.^[1][2] Geographically, Bergamo stood between the mainland interests of the Republic of Venice, and the territory of the Duchy of Milan. The duchy was regularly contested by the French and the Holy Roman Empire, which brought about repeated military operations. Internally, from the 12th to the 15th century, there was the usual party strife between the Guelphs, who generally supported the political and religious policies of the Papacy; and the Ghibellines, who generally supported the Emperors. As Kings of Italy, the emperors were feudal overlords of Lombardy.

The diocese was founded in the fourth century AD. Its first bishop was Narno, who was succeeded by Viator.