Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan
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 | |
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The Milan Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 5,608,331 4,908,331 (87.5%) |
| Parishes | 1,107 |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | |
| Established | 1st century (diocese) 374 (archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Nascente |
| Secular priests | 1,712 (diocesan) 738 (Religious Orders) 156 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Mario Delpini |
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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.
Milan's Archdiocese is the largest in Europe, 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.