Archdiocese of Milan Archidioecesis Mediolanensis Arcidiocesi di Milano | |
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The Milan Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,243 km (1,638 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 5,608,331 4,908,331 (87.5%) |
Parishes | 1,107 |
Information | |
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 |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
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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 theββareas 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.
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 whom 1,712 are secular priests.
Historyβ»
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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 | |
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Catholic | |
Coat of arms | |
Incumbent: Mario Delpini Installed 9 September 2017 | |
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First holder | Anathalon |
Established | 1st century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale 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 northwest Italy. The most distinguished of these was Ariberto da Intimiano (1018β45). As the power of the burghers grew, that of the archbishops waned. And with it the imperial authority which the prelate represented, and from the 12th century Milan became a Guelph town that fought the Emperor. 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 leadershipβ»
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.
Seminariesβ»
The Seminary of the archdiocese has the principal seat in Venegono Inferiore. The minor seminary is located in Seveso.
Bishops and archbishopsβ»
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.
Late antiquityβ»
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- Anathalon
- Caius
- Castricianus
- Calimerus (about 270β280)
- Monas (283β313?)
- Mirocles (313β316?)
- Maternus (316β328?)
- Protasius (328β343?)
- Eustorgius I (343β349?)
- Dionysius (349β355)
- Auxentius (355β374), Arian, considered an intruder by the Catholic Church
- Ambrose (374β397)
- Simplician (397β400)
- Venerius (400β408)
- Marolus (408β423)
- Martinianus (423β435)
- Glycerius (436β438)
- Lazarus (438β449)
- Eusebius (449β462)
- Gerontius (462β465)
- Benignus (465β472)
- Senator (472β475)
- Theodorus I (475β490)
- Lawrence I (490β512)
- Eustorgius II (512β518)
- Magnus [it] (518β530?)
- Dacius (530β552)
- Vitale [it] (552β555)
- Ausanus [it] (556β559?)
Genoa periodβ»
- Honoratus (560β571?)
- Frontone (571β573?)
- Lawrence II (573β592)
- Constantius (593β600)
- Deodatus (601β628)
- Asterius (629β639)
- Forte (639β641)
Middle Agesβ»
- John the Good (641β669)
- Antoninus (669β671)
- Maurilius (671)
- Ampelius (671β676)
- Mansuetus (676β685)
- Benedict (685β732)
- Theodorus II (732β746)
- Natalis (746β747)
- Arifred (747β748)
- Stabile (748β750)
- Leto (751β755)
- Tommaso (755β783)
- Peter (784β803)
- Odelperto (803β813)
- Anselm I (813β818)
- Buono (818β822)
- Angilbert I (822β823)
- Angilberto II Pusterla (824β859)
- Tadone (860β868)
- Ansperto Confalonieri of Biassono (868β881)
- Anselmo II Capra (882β896)
- Landulf I (896β899)
- Andrea of Canciano (899β906)
- Aicone (906β918)
- Gariberto of Besana (918β921)
- Lambert (921β931)
- Elduin (931β936)
- Arderico (936β948)
- Adelman (948β953)
- Walpert (953β970)
- Arnulf I (970β974)
- Gotofredo I (974β979)
- Landulf II of Carcano (980β998)
- Arnolfo II da Arsago (998β1018)
- Ariberto da Intimiano (1018β1045)
- Guido da Velate (1045β1069)
- Attone (1070β1075)
- Gotofredo II da Castiglione (1070β1075), antibishop
- Tedald (1075β1080)
- Anselmo III da Rho (1086β1093)
- Arnolfo III (1093β1097)
- Anselmo IV da Bovisio (1097β1101)
- Grossolano (1102β1112)
- Giordano da Clivio (1112β1120)
- Olrico da Corte (1120β1126)
- Anselmo V della Pusterla (1126β1135)
- Robaldo (1135β1145)
- Umberto I da Pirovano (1146β1166)
- Galdino della Sala (1166β1176)
- Algisio da Pirovano (1176β1185)
- Umberto II Crivelli (1185β1187)
- Milone da Cardano (1187β1195)
- Umberto III da Terzago (1195β1196)
- Filippo I da Lampugnano (1196β1206)
- Umberto IV da Pirovano (1206β1211)
- Gerardo da Sesso (1211β1212)
- Enrico I da Settala (1213β1230)
- Guglielmo I da Rizolio (1230β1241)
- Leon da Perego (1241β1257)
- Ottone Visconti (1262β1295)
- Ruffino da Frisseto (1295β1296)
- Francesco I da Parma (1296β1308)
- Cassone della Torre (1308β1317)
- Aicardo da Intimiano (1317β1339)
- Giovanni II Visconti (1342β1354)
- Roberto Visconti (1354β1361)
- Guglielmo II della Pusterla (1361β1370)
- Simon da Borsano (1370β1380)
- Antonio de' Saluzzi (1380β1401)
- Pietro II di Candia (1402β1410)
- Francesco II Crippa (1409β1414)
- Bartolommeo Capra (1414β1433)
- Francesco III Piccolpasso (1433β1443)
- Enrico II Rampini (1443β1450)
- Giovanni III Visconti (1450β1453)
- NicolΓ² Amidano (1453β1454)
- Timoteo Maffei (1454)
- Gabriele Sforza (1454β1457)
- Carlo I da ForlΓ¬ (1457β1461)
- Cardinal Stefano Nardini (1461β1484)
- Cardinal Giovan IV Arcimboldi (1484β1488) (absentee)
- Guido Antonio Arcimboldi (1488β1497) (absentee)
- Ottaviano Arcimboldi (1497) (absentee)
- Cardinal Ippolito I d'Este (1497β1520) (absentee)
- Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1520β1550) (absentee)
- Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1550β1555) (absentee)
- Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1555β1556) (absentee)
- Filippo II Archinto (1556β1558) (absentee)
- vacant
Modern periodβ»
- Cardinal Carlo Borromeo (1564β1584)
- Cardinal Gaspare Visconti (1584β1595)
- Cardinal Federico I Borromeo (1595β1631)
- Cardinal Cesare Monti (1632β1650)
- Cardinal Alfonso Litta (1652β1679)
- Cardinal Federico II Visconti (1681β1693)
- Cardinal Federico III Caccia (1693β1699)
- Cardinal Giuseppe I Archinto (1699β1712)
- Cardinal Benedetto II Erba Odescalchi (1712β1737)
- Cardinal Carlo Gaetano Stampa (1737β1742)
- Cardinal Giuseppe II Pozzobonelli (1743β1783)
- Filippo Maria Visconti (1784β1801)
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Caprara (1802β1810)
- vacant
- Cardinal Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1816β1846)
- Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli (1847β1859)
- Paolo Angelo Ballerini (1859β1867)
- Luigi Nazari di Calabiana (1867β1893)
- Cardinal Andrea Ferrari (May 21, 1894 β February 2, 1921)
- Cardinal Ambrogio Damiano Ratti (June 13, 1921βFebruary 6, 1922), elected Pope Pius XI
- Cardinal Eugenio Tosi (1922β1929)
- Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster (June 26, 1929 β August 30, 1954)
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini (November 1, 1954βJune 19, 1963), elected Pope Paul VI
- Cardinal Giovanni Colombo (August 10, 1963 β December 29, 1979)
- Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (December 29, 1979 β June 11, 2002)
- Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi (July 11, 2002 β June 28, 2011)
- Cardinal Angelo Scola (June 28, 2011 β July 7, 2017)
- Mario Delpini (September 9, 2017 β Present)
Parishesβ»
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.
See alsoβ»
Notes and referencesβ»
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "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.
Sourcesβ»
- Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1856). Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Vol. undecimo (11). Venice: G. Antonelli. pp. 35β305.
- 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 Β«Datiana HistoriaΒ», 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 linksβ»
- 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
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