Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna

Archdiocese of Bologna

Archidioecesis Bononiensis

Arcidiocesi di Bologna
Aerial view of Bologna Cathedral.
Location
CountryItaly
Statistics
Area3,549 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2018)
  • 999,070
  • 943,947 (94.5%)
Parishes410 (14 deaneries)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDiocese in 3rd century,
Archdiocese in 1582
CathedralCattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro
Patron saintSaint Petronius
Secular priests532
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopMatteo Zuppi
Vicar General
  • Giovanni Silvagni (vicar general)
  • Gabriele Cavina (pro-vicar general)
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.