The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a

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of the

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. 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 The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has l ...

since 1819. The

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of its

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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 Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy (Italy). It is one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga, the church ...

. The current Bishop of Mantua is Gianmarco Busca, appointed by

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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

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of the

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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) : ono (Chono) (attested 1093–1112)''Imperialist. Intrusus'' *Hugo (attested 1101–1113)

1200 to 1511

*Errico (1192–1229) *Pellizzario (1229–1230) *Guidotto da Correggio (1231–1235) *

Giacomo da Castell'Arquato Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob. People * Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name Other uses * Giacomo (horse), a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby * ''Giácomo'' (film) ...

(1237–1251) *

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(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 Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

(1390–1417) *

Giovanni degli Uberti Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

(1418–1428) *

Matteo Boniperti Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escenda ...

, O.P. (1428–1444) * Galeazzo Cavriani (1444–1466) * Francesco Gonzaga (1466–1483) *Ludovico Gonzaga (1483–1511)

1511 to 1807

:Cardinal

Sigismondo Gonzaga Sigismondo Gonzaga (1469, Mantua – 3 October 1525, Mantua) was an Italian cardinal. He was the third son of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. Life He was the son of Frederick I of Mantua and commanded his brother Francesco II's troops b ...

(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, O.P. 7 February 1567 2 November 1574 * Marco Fedele Gonzaga 28 November 1574 8 September 1583 *

Alessandro Andreasi Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * A ...

14 November 1583 23 March 1593 * Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. ( 30 April 1593 2 March 1620) *

Vincenzo Agnello Suardi Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (1582 – September 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1620–1644) and Bishop of Alba (1616–1620).Maffeo Vitale Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. (died 23 June 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1646–1669). ''(in Latin)''

, O.F.M. (5 February 1646 – 23 June 1669) * Ferdinando Tiberius Gonzaga (23 February 1671 – 1673) * Joannes Lucidus Cataneo (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) (30 January 1713 – 13 August 1718) * Antonio Guidi di Bagno (26 April 1719 – 21 December 1761) ( it) *

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(29 March 1762 – 17 January 1770 , , Resigned) *

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(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 (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 Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

(12 May 1879 – 1884) *

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto Pope Pius X ( it, Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of C ...

(10 November 1884 – 1893) * Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo (18 March 1895 – 13 November 1928) * Domenico Menna (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1954 Retired) *

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 (19 October 1967 – 28 June 1986 Retired) *

Egidio Caporello Egidio Caporello (8 June 1931 – 18 July 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. Caporello was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served in the Roman Curia from 1982 to 1986 and was ordained titular bishop of ''Caprulae.'' C ...

(28 June 1986 – 13 July 2007 Retired) *

Roberto Busti The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(13 July 2007 – 3 June 2016 Retired) * Gianmarco Busca (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 ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

Province of Cremona Province of Mantua 9th-century establishments in Italy