The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century, though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827). It has been a

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of the Archdiocese of Milan since 1819. The

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of its bishop is in the

Cathedral of S. Pietro Apostolo Mantua Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale di San Pietro apostolo; Duomo di Mantova) in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter. It is the seat of the Bishop of Mantua. History An initial structure probabl ...

. Mantua also contains the Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova. The current Bishop of Mantua is

Gianmarco Busca Gianmarco Busca (born 30 November 1965 in Edolo) is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua, Italy. Biography Busca was ordinated priest on June 8, 1991 and was incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia The Roman Catho ...

, appointed by Pope Francis on June 3, 2016. The bishops emeriti are Egidio Caporello and Roberto Busti. In 2013, there was one priest in the diocese for every 1,660 Catholics; in 2016, there was one priest for every 1,763 Catholics. The Diocese of Mantua is a

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in the ecclesiastical province of the

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Archdiocese of Milan.

Bishops of Mantova

to 1200

:... *Laiulfus (attested 827) :... *Egilulf (attested 881) :... *Patrus (attested 945) :... *Wilielmus (attested 962–964) *Gumpoldus (attested 966–981) :... *Joannes (attested 997) *Hiltolfus (attested 1007–1040) *Martianus (attested 1045–1052) *Helisaeus (attested 1055–1064) :... *Ubaldus (attested 1086–1098) :

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''Imperialist. Intrusus'' *Hugo (attested 1101–1113)

1200 to 1511

*Errico (1192–1229) *Pellizzario (1229–1230) *Guidotto da Correggio (1231–1235) * Giacomo da Castell'Arquato (1237–1251) * Martin de Puzalerio (1252–1268) *Philippus de Casaloldo (1270–1303) ''Bishop elect'' *Philippus dei Bonacolsi (1303) *Giacomo Benfatti, O.P. (1304–1332) *Gotifredus (1338–1347) *Ruffinus de Landa (1347–1367) *Guido da Arezzo (1367–1385) *Scaramuzzo Gonzaga (1386–1390) * Antonio Uberti (1390–1417) * Giovanni degli Uberti (1418–1428) * Matteo Boniperti, O.P. (1428–1444) * Galeazzo Cavriani (1444–1466) * Francesco Gonzaga (1466–1483) *Ludovico Gonzaga (1483–1511)

1511 to 1807

:Cardinal Sigismondo Gonzaga (10 February 1511–10 May 1521 Resigned) ''Administrator'' *

Ercole Gonzaga Ercole Gonzaga (23 November 1505 – 2 March 1563) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal. Biography Born in Mantua, he was the son of the Marquis Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Francesco Gonzaga and Isabella d'Este, and nephe ...

(10 May 1521 – 2 March 1563) * Federico Gonzaga 4 June 1563 21 February 1565 * Francesco Gonzaga 15 May 1565 6 January 1566 *

Gregorio Boldrini Gregorio is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguayan army general and de facto President of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 * Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), ...

, O.P. 7 February 1567 2 November 1574 *

Marco Fedele Gonzaga Marco Fedele Gonzaga (died 8 September 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1574–1583), and Bishop of Ossero (1550–1574). Alessandro Andreasi 14 November 1583 23 March 1593 * Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. ( 30 April 1593 2 March 1620) * Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (2 March 1620–September 1644) * Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. (5 February 1646 – 23 June 1669) *

Ferdinando Tiberius Gonzaga Ferdinando may refer to: Politics * Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609) * Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670) * Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663–1713), eldest son of Cosimo I ...

(23 February 1671 – 1673) *

Joannes Lucidus Cataneo Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's d ...

(12 March 1674–February 1685) *

Enrico Vialardi Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), En ...

, B. (3 March 1687 – 6 December 1711) *

Alessandro Arrigoni (bishop) Alessandro Arrigoni (died 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1713–1718). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Alessandro Arrigoni was born in Mantua, Italy on 24 August 1674. On 30 January 1713, he was appointed during t ...

(30 January 1713 – 13 August 1718) *

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(26 April 1719 – 21 December 1761) ( it) *

Juan Portugal de la Puebla ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(29 March 1762 – 17 January 1770 , , Resigned) * Giovanni Battista de Pergen (29 January 1770 – 12 November 1807)

since 1800

Giuseppe Maria Bozzi Giuseppe Maria Bozzi (6 January 1772 - 14 December 1833) was an Italian priest who became Bishop of Mantua, based in the city of Mantua, Italy. Biography Early years Giuseppe Maria Bozzi was born in Rosate, Milan on 7 January 1772. His father, Gi ...

(16 May 1823 – 14 December 1833) *

Giovanni Battista Bellé Giovanni Battista Bellé (4 October 1776 - 30 June 1844) was an Italian priest who became Bishop of Mantua, based in the city of Mantua, Italy. Giovanni Battista Bellé was born in Lodi, Lombardy, on 4 October 1776. He was ordained a priest on 28 ...

(24 July 1835 – 30 June 1844) *

Giovanni Corti Giovanni Corti (14 April 1797 - 12 December 1868) was an Italian priest who became Bishop of Mantua. He supported the cause of Italian reunification at a time when his diocese was under Austrian rule, although he defended the temporal powers of the ...

(12 April 1847 – 12 December 1868) *

Pietro Rota Pietro Rota (30 January 1805 – 3 February 1890) was an Italian priest who became Bishop of Mantua, based in the city of Mantua, Northern Italy. He was given the mandate of restoring the diocese to obedience to the Pope after succeeding a popular ...

(27 October 1871 – 3 May 1879 Retired) * Giovanni Maria Berengo (12 May 1879 – 1884) * Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (10 November 1884 – 1893) *

Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

(18 March 1895 – 13 November 1928) *

Domenico Menna Domenico Menna (1632 – August, 1691) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1683–1691). ''(in Latin)''Antonio Poma Antonio Poma (12 June 1910 – 24 September 1985) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bologna from 1968 to 1983, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. Biography Poma was born in Villanterio, and s ...

(8 September 1954 – 1967) *

Carlo Ferrari Carlo Ferrari (1813–1871), called il Ferrarin, was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Verona and studied sporadically at the Cignaroli Academy of Fine Arts there, while practising as a copyist and restorer in the studio of the fresco ...

(19 October 1967 – 28 June 1986 Retired) * Egidio Caporello (28 June 1986 – 13 July 2007 Retired) * Roberto Busti (13 July 2007 – 3 June 2016 Retired) *

(3 June 2016– )

Parishes

There are 168 parishes in the diocese of Mantua, all in the

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

region; 166 are in the

Province of Mantua The Province of Mantua ( it, provincia di Mantova; Mantovano, Lower Mantovano: ; Upper Mantovano: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua. It is bordered to the north-east by the Province o ...

and 2 in the

Province of Cremona The Province of Cremona ( it, provincia di Cremona; Cremunés: ; Cremasco: ; Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital city is Cremona. The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the ...

.Source for parishes: .

References

Books

* (in Latin) * * * * * *

Studies

* *Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1923). ''Italia Pontificia'
Vol. VII:l Venetiae et Histria, Pars I: Provincia Aquileiensis
Berlin: Weidmann, pp. 305–354. (in Latin). * *Schwartz, Gerhard (1907)
''Die Besetzung der Bistümer Reichsitaliens unter den sächsischen und salischen Kaisern: mit den Listen der Bischöfe, 951-1122''
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner. pp. 53–56.

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mantova Mantua 804 establishments Mantua Mantua Province of Cremona Province of Mantua 9th-century establishments in Italy