Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna
Archdiocese of Bologna Archidioecesis Bononiensis Arcidiocesi di Bologna | |
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Aerial view of Bologna Cathedral. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,549 km2 (1,370 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 410 (14 deaneries) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Diocese in 3rd century, Archdiocese in 1582 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro |
| Patron saint | Saint Petronius |
| Secular priests | 532 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Matteo Zuppi |
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| Website | |
| chiesadibologna.it | |
The Archdiocese of Bologna (Latin: Archidioecesis Bononiensis; Italian: Arcidiocesi di Bologna) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The current archbishop is Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who was installed in 2015.
The Archdiocese of Bologna is a metropolitan archdiocese and has three suffragan dioceses within its ecclesiastical province: the Diocese of Imola, the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana, and the Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio.