Diocese of Cremona Dioecesis Cremonensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,917 km2 (740 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 360,956 312,400 (est.) (86.5%) |
| Parishes | 222 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Secular priests | 258 (diocesan) 20 (Religious Orders) 15 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonio Napolioni |
| Bishops emeritus | Dante Lafranconi |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidicremona.it | |
The Diocese of Cremona (Latin: Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan.[1][2] The bishop of Cremona's cathedra is in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
As of 2008[update], the Diocese of Cremona had 223 parishes, all located within the region of Lombardy, and the majority (174) within the Province of Cremona, besides 28 in the Province of Mantua, 17 in the Province of Bergamo, and 4 in the Province of Milan.[needs update][3]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cremona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cremona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, archived from the original on 2008-03-10, retrieved 2008-03-15.