Diocese of Padua Dioecesis Patavina Diocesi di Padova | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,046,855 1,000,240 (est.) |
Parishes | 459 |
Information | |
Rite | Roman |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria |
Secular priests | 631 (diocesan) 270 (religious orders) 53 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Claudio Cipolla |
Bishops emeritus | Antonio Mattiazzo |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.diocesipadova.it |
The Diocese of Padua (Italian: Diocesi di Padova; Latin: Dioecesis Patavina) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Veneto, northern Italy. It was erected in the 3rd century.[1][2] The diocese of Padua was originally a suffragan (subordinate) of the Patriarchate of Aquileia. When the Patriarchate was suppressed permanently in 1752, it became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Udine. In 1818, when the dioceses of northern Italy were reorganized by Pope Pius VII, it became a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice, and remains so today.[3]
The current bishop is Claudio Cipolla.
The seat of the bishop of Padua is in the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. The diocese also contains the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua and the Basilica of Santa Giustina.
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