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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan

January 01, 1970

The Archdiocese of Milan (Italian: Arcidiocesi di Milano; Latin: 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 long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the Ambrosian rite, which is still used in the greater part of the diocesan territory. Among its past archbishops, the better known are Ambrose, Charles Borromeo, Pope Pius XI and Pope Paul VI.

Archdiocese of Milan

Archidioecesis Mediolanensis

Arcidiocesi di Milano
Location
CountryItaly
Statistics
Area4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
5,608,331
4,908,331 (87.5%)
Parishes1,107
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Rite
Established1st century (diocese)
374 (archdiocese)
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Nascente
Secular priests1,712 (diocesan)
738 (Religious Orders)
156 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMario Delpini
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
chiesadimilano.it

The Archdiocese of Milan is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milan, which includes the suffragan dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia, and Vigevano.[2][3]

Milan's Archdiocese is the largest in Europe,[4] and the one having the most priests in the world, with, as of 2021, 2,450 priests living in the diocese, among which 1,712 are secular priests.

History edit

According to the legend, the Gospel was brought to Milan by the apostle Barnabas, and the first Bishop of Milan, Anathalon, was a disciple of that apostle. But a diocese cannot have been established there, as such, before 200, as the dioceses of the church evolved from the civil (Roman) dioceses following the reforms of Emperor Diocletian, for the list of the bishops of Milan names only five predecessors of Mirocles, who participated at the Lateran council held in 313 in Rome. During the persecutions of the third and early fourth century, several Christians suffered martyrdom and were venerated at Milan: among them Gervasius and Protasius (first persecution of Diocletian), Victor, Nabor and Felix, and Nazarius and Celsus. The persecutions ended in 313 when the Emperors Constantine I and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan which proclaimed the religious toleration in the Roman Empire.

Archbishop of Milan
Catholic
 
 
Coat of arms
Incumbent:
Mario Delpini
Installed 9 September 2017
Information
First holderAnathalon
Established1st century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Nascente

Historically, the Milanese church has been in full communion with the Papacy. Among its bishops should be named Eustorgius I and Dionysius, who firmly opposed apostasy imposed by the Roman Emperor Constantius II. Dionysus was exiled to Cappadocia (355), while the Romans put Auxentius on the episcopal throne of Milan. At the death of Auxentius, Ambrose was elected bishop by the people of Milan (374-97). Among his successors, Simplicianus, Senator and Dacius (530-52), who lived almost always in exile at Constantinople on account of the Gothic War.

During the Lombard invasion, many things happened to the church in Milan. The Schism of the Three Chapters guaranteed autonomy of the Milanese Church for 38 years, since the Lombards were enemies of the Byzantines. At the siege of Milan by the Lombard Alboin, the Bishop Honoratus (568) sought refuge in Genoa, with a great number of his clergy, which returned to Milan only 70 years later under John the Good.

In the 10th-century, the archbishops of Milan became feudatory of the Emperor extending his jurisdiction to all North-West Italy. The most distinguished of these was Ariberto da Intimiano (1018–45). As the power of the burghers grew, that of the archbishops waned, and with it the imperial authority which the prelate represented, and since the 12th century Milan became a Guelph town who fought the Emperor.[5] The archbishop Ottone Visconti in the 13th-century caused himself to be proclaimed perpetual lord, thus putting an end to the Republic of Milan and establishing the power of the House of Visconti who ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1277 to 1447.

The figure who marked the modern history of the church of Milan was Charles Borromeo, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584, who was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church. His pastoral efforts were followed also by his successors, such as Federico Borromeo (died 1631) and Giuseppe Pozzobonelli (died 1783).

In the 20th century, two Cardinal Archbishops of Milan were elected to the papacy: in 1922, Cardinal Achille Ratti was elected as Pope Pius XI, and in 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was elected as Pope Paul VI. The church of Milan was governed from 1979 to 2002 by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, who had been a favorite of the Catholic left.

Present leadership edit

As of 7 July 2017, the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Milan is Archbishop Mario Enrico Delpini, who has been serving since his appointment by Pope Francis, having served previously as the Vicar-General and the Auxiliary Bishop of Milan. Delpini had succeeded the retiring Cardinal Angelo Scola, who had been in office since 2011 and had been a possible papabile.

Archbishop Delpini is assisted by four Auxiliary Bishops: Erminio De Scalzi, Luigi Stucchi, Franco Agnesi, and Paolo Martinelli. The resignations of Stucchi and De Scalzi were accepted by Pope Francis on 30 April 2020. That same day, he appointed Giovanni Raimondi and Giuseppe Vegezzi as auxiliary bishops.[1]

Seminaries edit

The Seminary of the archdiocese has the principal seat in Venegono Inferiore. The minor seminary is located in Seveso.

Bishops and archbishops edit

A list of the bishops and archbishops of Milan is engraved on a plaque in the South nave of the Cathedral of Milan, but that list contains historical errors. The list below follows the work of Eugenio Cazzani.[6]

Late antiquity edit

[Barnabas the Apostle, 1st century][7]

Genoa period edit

  • Honoratus (560–571?)
  • Frontone (571–573?)
  • Lawrence II (573–592)
  • Constantius (593–600)
  • Deodatus (601–628)
  • Asterius (629–639)
  • Forte (639–641)

Middle Ages edit

Modern period edit

Parishes edit

The 1,104 parishes all fall within the region of Lombardy. They are divided between the Province of Bergamo, the Province of Como, the Province of Lecco, the Province of Milan, the Province of Pavia, and the Province of Varese.[10]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 30.04.2020". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
  4. ^ "Milano laica e religiosa" (in Italian). L'Osservatore Romano. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. ^ Benigni, Umberto (1913). "Archdiocese of Milan" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ Cazzani, Eugenio; Majo, Angelo (1996). Vescovi e arcivescovi di Milano (in Italian). Milano Milano: Massimo NED. ISBN 887030891X. OCLC 797465268.
  7. ^ The name of Barnabas first appears in connection with the Church of Milan in the 11th century. Lanzoni, p. 1009: "tutti i documenti e monumenti storici e liturgici anteriori al secolo XI, quelli della stessa Milano, ignorano affatto (o, meglio, escludono) l'episcopato milanese dell'apostolo Barnaba."
  8. ^ Elected Pope Urban III in 1185, but retained the archdiocese of Milan as administrator until his death
  9. ^ "Delpini, messa in Sant'Ambrogio: 'Mi scuso se ho rubato la scena'". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  10. ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), , Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, archived from the original on 2008-03-10, retrieved 2008-03-14.

Sources edit

  • Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1856). Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Vol. undecimo (11). Venice: G. Antonelli. pp. 35–305.
  • Lanzoni, Francesco (1927). Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604). Faenza: F. Lega. (in Italian)
  • Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1913). Italia pontificia Vol. VI. pars i. (in Latin). Berolini: Weidmann. pp. 24-119.
  • Savio, Fedele (1904). "La «Datiana Historia», o vita dei primi vescovi di Milano," (in Italian). In Rivista di scienze storiche Vol. 1 (1904), pp. 270-282; 385-397; 480-489.
  • Savio, Fedele (1913). Gli antichi vescovi d'Italia dalle origini al 1300 descritti per regioni: La Lombardia, Parte 1: Milano. (in Italian). Firenze: Libreria Editrice Fiorentina, 1913.

External links edit

  • Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Milan
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Milan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • News from the Archdiocese of Milan

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January 01, 1970
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The Archdiocese of Milan Italian Arcidiocesi di Milano Latin 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 long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage the Ambrosian rite which is still used in the greater part of the diocesan territory Among its past archbishops the better known are Ambrose Charles Borromeo Pope Pius XI and Pope Paul VI Archdiocese of MilanArchidioecesis MediolanensisArcidiocesi di MilanoThe Milan CathedralLocationCountryItalyStatisticsArea4 243 km2 1 638 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2021 5 608 331 4 908 331 87 5 Parishes1 107InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteAmbrosian RiteRoman RiteEstablished1st century diocese 374 archdiocese CathedralCattedrale di S Maria NascenteSecular priests1 712 diocesan 738 Religious Orders 156 Permanent DeaconsCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopMario DelpiniAuxiliary BishopsFranco AgnesiLuca Raimondi it 1 Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi it 1 Bishops emeritusAngelo ScolaErminio De ScalziAngelo MascheroniMapWebsitechiesadimilano wbr it The Archdiocese of Milan is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milan which includes the suffragan dioceses of Bergamo Brescia Como Crema Cremona Lodi Mantova Pavia and Vigevano 2 3 Milan s Archdiocese is the largest in Europe 4 and the one having the most priests in the world with as of 2021 2 450 priests living in the diocese among which 1 712 are secular priests Contents 1 History 2 Present leadership 3 Seminaries 4 Bishops and archbishops 4 1 Late antiquity 4 2 Genoa period 4 3 Middle Ages 4 4 Modern period 5 Parishes 6 See also 7 Notes and references 8 Sources 8 1 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message According to the legend the Gospel was brought to Milan by the apostle Barnabas and the first Bishop of Milan Anathalon was a disciple of that apostle But a diocese cannot have been established there as such before 200 as the dioceses of the church evolved from the civil Roman dioceses following the reforms of Emperor Diocletian for the list of the bishops of Milan names only five predecessors of Mirocles who participated at the Lateran council held in 313 in Rome During the persecutions of the third and early fourth century several Christians suffered martyrdom and were venerated at Milan among them Gervasius and Protasius first persecution of Diocletian Victor Nabor and Felix and Nazarius and Celsus The persecutions ended in 313 when the Emperors Constantine I and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan which proclaimed the religious toleration in the Roman Empire Archbishop of MilanCatholic nbsp nbsp Coat of armsIncumbent Mario DelpiniInstalled 9 September 2017InformationFirst holderAnathalonEstablished1st centuryCathedralCattedrale di S Maria Nascente Historically the Milanese church has been in full communion with the Papacy Among its bishops should be named Eustorgius I and Dionysius who firmly opposed apostasy imposed by the Roman Emperor Constantius II Dionysus was exiled to Cappadocia 355 while the Romans put Auxentius on the episcopal throne of Milan At the death of Auxentius Ambrose was elected bishop by the people of Milan 374 97 Among his successors Simplicianus Senator and Dacius 530 52 who lived almost always in exile at Constantinople on account of the Gothic War During the Lombard invasion many things happened to the church in Milan The Schism of the Three Chapters guaranteed autonomy of the Milanese Church for 38 years since the Lombards were enemies of the Byzantines At the siege of Milan by the Lombard Alboin the Bishop Honoratus 568 sought refuge in Genoa with a great number of his clergy which returned to Milan only 70 years later under John the Good In the 10th century the archbishops of Milan became feudatory of the Emperor extending his jurisdiction to all North West Italy The most distinguished of these was Ariberto da Intimiano 1018 45 As the power of the burghers grew that of the archbishops waned and with it the imperial authority which the prelate represented and since the 12th century Milan became a Guelph town who fought the Emperor 5 The archbishop Ottone Visconti in the 13th century caused himself to be proclaimed perpetual lord thus putting an end to the Republic of Milan and establishing the power of the House of Visconti who ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1277 to 1447 The figure who marked the modern history of the church of Milan was Charles Borromeo archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 who was a leading figure during the Counter Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church His pastoral efforts were followed also by his successors such as Federico Borromeo died 1631 and Giuseppe Pozzobonelli died 1783 In the 20th century two Cardinal Archbishops of Milan were elected to the papacy in 1922 Cardinal Achille Ratti was elected as Pope Pius XI and in 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was elected as Pope Paul VI The church of Milan was governed from 1979 to 2002 by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini who had been a favorite of the Catholic left Present leadership editAs of 7 July 2017 the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Milan is Archbishop Mario Enrico Delpini who has been serving since his appointment by Pope Francis having served previously as the Vicar General and the Auxiliary Bishop of Milan Delpini had succeeded the retiring Cardinal Angelo Scola who had been in office since 2011 and had been a possible papabile Archbishop Delpini is assisted by four Auxiliary Bishops Erminio De Scalzi Luigi Stucchi Franco Agnesi and Paolo Martinelli The resignations of Stucchi and De Scalzi were accepted by Pope Francis on 30 April 2020 That same day he appointed Giovanni Raimondi and Giuseppe Vegezzi as auxiliary bishops 1 Seminaries editThe Seminary of the archdiocese has the principal seat in Venegono Inferiore The minor seminary is located in Seveso Bishops and archbishops editA list of the bishops and archbishops of Milan is engraved on a plaque in the South nave of the Cathedral of Milan but that list contains historical errors The list below follows the work of Eugenio Cazzani 6 Late antiquity edit Barnabas the Apostle 1st century 7 Anathalon Caius Castricianus Calimerus about 270 280 Monas 283 313 Mirocles 313 316 Maternus 316 328 Protasius 328 343 Eustorgius I 343 349 Dionysius 349 355 Auxentius 355 374 Arian considered an intruder by the Catholic Church Ambrose 374 397 Simplician 397 400 Venerius 400 408 Marolus 408 423 Martinianus 423 435 Glycerius 436 438 Lazarus 438 449 Eusebius 449 462 Gerontius 462 465 Benignus 465 472 Senator 472 475 Theodorus I 475 490 Lawrence I 490 512 Eustorgius II 512 518 Magnus it 518 530 Dacius 530 552 Vitale it 552 555 Ausanus it 556 559 Genoa period edit Honoratus 560 571 Frontone 571 573 Lawrence II 573 592 Constantius 593 600 Deodatus 601 628 Asterius 629 639 Forte 639 641 Middle Ages edit John the Good 641 669 Antoninus 669 671 Maurilius 671 Ampelius 671 676 Mansuetus 676 685 Benedict 685 732 Theodorus II 732 746 Natalis 746 747 Arifred 747 748 Stabile 748 750 Leto 751 755 Tommaso 755 783 Peter 784 803 Odelperto 803 813 Anselm I 813 818 Buono 818 822 Angilbert I 822 823 Angilberto II Pusterla 824 859 Tadone 860 868 Ansperto Confalonieri of Biassono 868 881 Anselmo II Capra 882 896 Landulf I 896 899 Andrea of Canciano 899 906 Aicone 906 918 Gariberto of Besana 918 921 Lambert 921 931 Elduin 931 936 Arderico 936 948 Adelman 948 953 Walpert 953 970 Arnulf I 970 974 Gotofredo I 974 979 Landulf II of Carcano 980 998 Arnolfo II da Arsago 998 1018 Ariberto da Intimiano 1018 1045 Guido da Velate 1045 1069 Attone 1070 1075 Gotofredo II da Castiglione 1070 1075 antibishop Tedald 1075 1080 Anselmo III da Rho 1086 1093 Arnolfo III 1093 1097 Anselmo IV da Bovisio 1097 1101 Grossolano 1102 1112 Giordano da Clivio 1112 1120 Olrico da Corte 1120 1126 Anselmo V della Pusterla 1126 1135 Robaldo 1135 1145 Umberto I da Pirovano 1146 1166 Galdino della Sala 1166 1176 Algisio da Pirovano 1176 1185 Umberto II Crivelli 1185 1187 8 Milone da Cardano 1187 1195 Umberto III da Terzago 1195 1196 Filippo I da Lampugnano 1196 1206 Umberto IV da Pirovano 1206 1211 Gerardo da Sesso 1211 1212 Enrico I da Settala 1213 1230 Guglielmo I da Rizolio 1230 1241 Leon da Perego 1241 1257 Ottone Visconti 1262 1295 Ruffino da Frisseto 1295 1296 Francesco I da Parma 1296 1308 Cassone della Torre 1308 1317 Aicardo da Intimiano 1317 1339 Giovanni II Visconti 1342 1354 Roberto Visconti 1354 1361 Guglielmo II della Pusterla 1361 1370 Simon da Borsano 1370 1380 Antonio de Saluzzi 1380 1401 Pietro II di Candia 1402 1410 Francesco II Crippa 1409 1414 Bartolommeo Capra 1414 1433 Francesco III Piccolpasso 1433 1443 Enrico II Rampini 1443 1450 Giovanni III Visconti 1450 1453 Nicolo Amidano 1453 1454 Timoteo Maffei 1454 Gabriele Sforza 1454 1457 Carlo I da Forli 1457 1461 Cardinal Stefano Nardini 1461 1484 Cardinal Giovan IV Arcimboldi 1484 1488 absentee Guido Antonio Arcimboldi 1488 1497 absentee Ottaviano Arcimboldi 1497 absentee Cardinal Ippolito I d Este 1497 1520 absentee Cardinal Ippolito II d Este 1520 1550 absentee Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi 1550 1555 absentee Cardinal Ippolito II d Este 1555 1556 absentee Filippo II Archinto 1556 1558 absentee vacant Modern period edit Cardinal Carlo Borromeo 1564 1584 Cardinal Gaspare Visconti 1584 1595 Cardinal Federico I Borromeo 1595 1631 Cardinal Cesare Monti 1632 1650 Cardinal Alfonso Litta 1652 1679 Cardinal Federico II Visconti 1681 1693 Cardinal Federico III Caccia 1693 1699 Cardinal Giuseppe I Archinto 1699 1712 Cardinal Benedetto II Erba Odescalchi 1712 1737 Cardinal Carlo Gaetano Stampa 1737 1742 Cardinal Giuseppe II Pozzobonelli 1743 1783 Filippo Maria Visconti 1784 1801 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Caprara 1802 1810 vacant Cardinal Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck 1816 1846 Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli 1847 1859 Paolo Angelo Ballerini 1859 1867 Luigi Nazari di Calabiana 1867 1893 Cardinal Andrea Ferrari May 21 1894 February 2 1921 Cardinal Ambrogio Damiano Ratti June 13 1921 February 6 1922 elected Pope Pius XI Cardinal Eugenio Tosi 1922 1929 Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster June 26 1929 August 30 1954 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini November 1 1954 June 19 1963 elected Pope Paul VI Cardinal Giovanni Colombo August 10 1963 December 29 1979 Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini December 29 1979 June 11 2002 Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi July 11 2002 June 28 2011 Cardinal Angelo Scola June 28 2011 July 7 2017 Mario Delpini September 9 2017 Present 9 Parishes editThe 1 104 parishes all fall within the region of Lombardy They are divided between the Province of Bergamo the Province of Como the Province of Lecco the Province of Milan the Province of Pavia and the Province of Varese 10 See also editAmbrosian chant Ambrosian Rite Cathedral of Milan Angelo Scola Early Christian churches in MilanNotes and references edit a b c Resignations and Appointments 30 04 2020 Holy See Press Office Holy See 30 April 2020 Retrieved 30 April 2020 Archdiocese of Milano Milan Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 self published source Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved February 29 2016 self published source Milano laica e religiosa in Italian L Osservatore Romano 3 June 2012 Retrieved 15 March 2013 Benigni Umberto 1913 Archdiocese of Milan In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Cazzani Eugenio Majo Angelo 1996 Vescovi e arcivescovi di Milano in Italian Milano Milano Massimo NED ISBN 887030891X OCLC 797465268 The name of Barnabas first appears in connection with the Church of Milan in the 11th century Lanzoni p 1009 tutti i documenti e monumenti storici e liturgici anteriori al secolo XI quelli della stessa Milano ignorano affatto o meglio escludono l episcopato milanese dell apostolo Barnaba Elected Pope Urban III in 1185 but retained the archdiocese of Milan as administrator until his death Delpini messa in Sant Ambrogio Mi scuso se ho rubato la scena Corriere della Sera in Italian 9 September 2017 Retrieved 10 September 2017 Source for parishes CCI 2008 Parrocchie Chiesa Cattolica Italiana archived from the original on 2008 03 10 retrieved 2008 03 14 Sources editCappelletti Giuseppe 1856 Le chiese d Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni in Italian Vol undecimo 11 Venice G Antonelli pp 35 305 Lanzoni Francesco 1927 Le diocesi d Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII an 604 Faenza F Lega in Italian Kehr Paul Fridolin 1913 Italia pontificia Vol VI pars i in Latin Berolini Weidmann pp 24 119 Savio Fedele 1904 La Datiana Historia o vita dei primi vescovi di Milano in Italian In Rivista di scienze storiche Vol 1 1904 pp 270 282 385 397 480 489 Savio Fedele 1913 Gli antichi vescovi d Italia dalle origini al 1300 descritti per regioni La Lombardia Parte 1 Milano in Italian Firenze Libreria Editrice Fiorentina 1913 External links edit Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Milan Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Archdiocese of Milan Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company List of archbishops part one List of archbishops part two News from the Archdiocese of Milan 45 27 51 51 N 9 11 30 64 E 45 4643083 N 9 1918444 E 45 4643083 9 1918444 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan amp oldid 1196848766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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