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| Diocese of Pavia Dioecesis Papiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 782 km2 (302 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
161.562 158.711 (98,2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Pavia |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Giovanni Giudici |
The Diocese of Pavia (Latin: Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese has produced one Pope and Patriarch of Venice, and three cardinals.
The diocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its bishop is the Cattedrale di Maria Assunta e S. Stefano Protomartire. The current Bishop of Pavia is His Excellency Giovanni Giudici, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on December 1, 2003.
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List of bishops of Pavia (incomplete) [link]
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Parishes [link]
The diocese’s 99 parishes are all located in the (civil) region Lombardy: 97 in the Province of Pavia and 2 in the Province of Milan.[1]
Notes [link]
- ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, https://www.chiesacattolica.it/pls/cci_new/bd_edit_info.ric_parr?cod_reg=&cod_dioc=408&dadiocesi=1, retrieved 2008-03-13.
External links [link]
- Official site
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Giga-Catholic Information
"Diocese of Pavia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
https://wn.com/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Pavia
Pavia
Pavia (Italian: [paˈviːa]; Lombard Pavia; Latin: Ticinum; Medieval Latin Papia) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 kilometres (22 miles) south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 68,000. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 572 to 774.
Pavia is the capital of the fertile province of Pavia, known for agricultural products including wine, rice, cereals, and dairy products. Although there are a number of industries located in the suburbs, these tend not to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the town. It is home to the ancient University of Pavia (founded in 1361), which together with the IUSS (Institute for Advanced Studies of Pavia), Ghisleri College, Borromeo College, Nuovo College, Santa Caterina College and the EDiSU, belongs to the Pavia Study System. Pavia is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Pavia. The city possesses many artistic and cultural treasures, including several important churches and museums, such as the well-known Certosa di Pavia.
Pavia (disambiguation)
Pavia is a town and commune in Italy.
Pavia may also refer to:
See also
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia (Italian: Provincia di Pavia) is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is Pavia and the president of the province is Daniele Bosone. As of 2015, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of 2,968.64 square kilometres (1,146.20 sq mi); the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
History
The city Pavia was initially settled by the Ligures and was later occupied by Gaulish tribes; it was conquered by the Romans in 220 BCE. Named "Ticinum" by the Romans, the town was reinforced and became a key part of their defenses in northern Italy; despite this, the town was sacked by Ruler of the Hunnic Empire Attila in 452 CE, and then again by Odoacer in 476 CE. In the sixth century it was the capital of German tribe the Lombards and survived an attempted Frankish invasion. However, following the death of Charlemagne, the Lombard territory became part of Frankish territory.
In the 12th century, it became a commune after Frankish rule ceased, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor fortified areas of the commune and he was crowned in Pavia in 1155. The University of Pavia was founded in 1361. Starting from 1359, Pavia and its neighbourhood were owned by the Visconti and then the Sforza of Milan, until, in 1499, the Duchy of Milan became a Spanish possession. It was the scene of a Franco-Imperial battle in 1525, in which Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor defeated Francis I of France. In 1707 and again 1774, parts of the so-called "principality of Pavia", a province of the Duchy under the Spaniards, were sold to Piedmont; these changes were restored after the collapse of the French Empire in 1814.
