Milano {Milan} (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Dionigi Tettamanzi, Cardinal, Archbishop
Franco Giulio Brambilla, Auxiliary Bishop
Mario Delpini, Auxiliary Bishop
Erminio De Scalzi, Auxiliary Bishop
Marco Ferrari, Auxiliary Bishop
Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, Auxiliary Bishop
Luigi Stucchi, Auxiliary Bishop
Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
Angelo Mascheroni, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 4th Century
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 4,243 (1,638 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lombardia
Official Web Site: http://www.chiesadimilano.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza Fontana 2, 20122 Milano, Italia
Telephone: 02.85.561
Fax: 02.861.396

Historical Details

Diocese of Milano
- Latin Name: Mediolanensis
- Erected: 1st Century
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ippolito II D'Este † (20 May 1519 Appointed - 1550 Resigned)
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi † (19 Mar 1550 Appointed - 6 Apr 1555 Died)
Filippo Archinto † ( 1556 Appointed - 21 Jun 1558 Died)
St. Charles Borromeo † (8 Feb 1560 Appointed - 3 Nov 1584 Died)
Gaspare Visconti † (28 Nov 1584 Appointed - 12 Jan 1595 Died)
Federico Borromeo (Sr.) † ( 1595 Appointed - 21 Sep 1631 Died)
Cesare Monti † (20 Dec 1632 Appointed - 16 Aug 1650 Died)
Alfonso Michele Litta † (17 Jun 1652 Appointed - 28 Aug 1679 Died)
Federico Visconti † (23 Jun 1681 Appointed - 7 Jan 1693 Died)
Federico Caccia † (13 Apr 1693 Appointed - 14 Jan 1699 Died)
Giuseppe Archinto † (18 May 1699 Appointed - 9 Apr 1712 Died)
Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba † (5 Oct 1712 Appointed - 6 Dec 1736 Resigned)
Gaetano Stampa † (6 May 1737 Appointed - 23 Dec 1742 Died)
Giuseppe Pozzobenelli † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 27 Apr 1783 Died)
Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli † (24 May 1802 Appointed - 21 Jun 1810 Died)
Carlo Sozzi † ( 1810 Appointed - 1818 Resigned)
Karl Kajetan Graf von Gaisruck (Gaysruck) † (1 Mar 1818 Appointed - 19 Nov 1846 Died)
Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli † (10 Apr 1847 Appointed - 7 May 1859 Died)
Paolo Angelo Ballerini † (30 Jun 1859 Appointed - 27 Mar 1867 Appointed, Patriarch of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said))
Luigi Nazari di Calabiana † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 23 Oct 1893 Died)
Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 2 Feb 1921 Died)
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † (13 Jun 1921 Appointed - 6 Feb 1922 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Eugenio Tosi, O.SS.C.A. † (7 Mar 1922 Appointed - 7 Jan 1929 Died)
Bl. Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. † (26 Jun 1929 Appointed - 30 Aug 1954 Died)
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini † (1 Nov 1954 Appointed - 21 Jun 1963 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Giovanni Umberto Colombo † (10 Aug 1963 Appointed - 29 Dec 1979 Retired)
Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. (29 Dec 1979 Appointed - 11 Jul 2002 Retired)
Dionigi Tettamanzi (11 Jul 2002 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Milano
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Milano (erected)
Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
4th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Milano	Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

1950 3,500,000 .0% 2,100 2,100 0 11,500 879 ap1951

1970 4,210,000 4,250,000 99.1% 2,443 1,168 3,611 1,165 1 2,181 12,945 1,044 ap1971

1980 4,918,500 5,123,416 96.0% 2,371 1,185 3,556 1,383 1 1,779 11,500 1,120 ap1981

1990 4,858,000 5,060,400 96.0% 2,337 1,038 3,375 1,439 7 1,546 9,400 1,140 ap1991

1999 4,755,013 5,058,545 94.0% 2,244 371 2,615 1,818 23 754 8,800 1,109 ap2000

2000 4,773,478 5,078,189 94.0% 2,266 372 2,638 1,809 29 756 8,833 1,108 ap2001

2001 4,789,148 5,089,148 94.1% 2,248 940 3,188 1,502 32 1,344 7,238 1,108 ap2002

2002 4,922,597 5,134,285 95.9% 2,242 926 3,168 1,553 45 1,269 7,238 1,108 ap2003

2003 4,903,686 5,116,686 95.8% 2,209 919 3,128 1,567 54 1,262 6,751 1,108 ap2004

2004 4,860,053 5,107,053 95.2% 2,216 913 3,129 1,553 67 1,245 6,804 1,108 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
1950		3,500,000	.0%	2,100		2,100	0			11,500	879	ap1951
1970	4,210,000	4,250,000	99.1%	2,443	1,168	3,611	1,165	1	2,181	12,945	1,044	ap1971
1980	4,918,500	5,123,416	96.0%	2,371	1,185	3,556	1,383	1	1,779	11,500	1,120	ap1981
1990	4,858,000	5,060,400	96.0%	2,337	1,038	3,375	1,439	7	1,546	9,400	1,140	ap1991
1999	4,755,013	5,058,545	94.0%	2,244	371	2,615	1,818	23	754	8,800	1,109	ap2000
2000	4,773,478	5,078,189	94.0%	2,266	372	2,638	1,809	29	756	8,833	1,108	ap2001
2001	4,789,148	5,089,148	94.1%	2,248	940	3,188	1,502	32	1,344	7,238	1,108	ap2002
2002	4,922,597	5,134,285	95.9%	2,242	926	3,168	1,553	45	1,269	7,238	1,108	ap2003
2003	4,903,686	5,116,686	95.8%	2,209	919	3,128	1,567	54	1,262	6,751	1,108	ap2004
2004	4,860,053	5,107,053	95.2%	2,216	913	3,129	1,553	67	1,245	6,804	1,108	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Giacomo Biffi (Priest: 23 Dec 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1975 to 19 Apr 1984)
Franco Giulio Brambilla (Priest: 7 Jun 1975; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 2007)
Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (Priest: 18 Dec 1982 to 3 Sep 2007)
Roberto Busti (Priest: 27 Jun 1964 to 13 Jul 2007)
Adriano Caprioli (Priest: 28 Jun 1959 to 27 Jun 1998)
Francesco Coccopalmerio (Priest: 28 Jun 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 1993 to 15 Feb 2007)
Diego Coletti (Priest: 26 Jun 1965 to 9 Dec 2000)
Renato Corti (Priest: 28 Jun 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1981 to 19 Dec 1990)
Mario Delpini (Priest: 7 Jun 1975; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 2007)
Erminio De Scalzi (Priest: 27 Jun 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 May 1999)
Vincenzo Di Mauro (Priest: 12 Jun 1976 to 3 Sep 2007)
Marco Ferrari (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1987)
Giovanni Giudici (Priest: 27 Jun 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1990 to 1 Dec 2003)
Alessandro Maggiolini (Priest: 26 Jun 1955 to 7 Apr 1983)
Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. (Archbishop: 29 Dec 1979 to 11 Jul 2002)
Angelo Mascheroni (Priest: 7 Jun 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1990 to 10 Jan 2005)
Giuseppe Merisi (Priest: 27 Feb 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1995 to 14 Nov 2005)
Luigi Negri (Priest: 28 Jun 1972 to 17 Mar 2005)
Attilio Nicora (Priest: 27 Jun 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Apr 1977 to 1987)
Emilio Patriarca (Priest: 28 Jun 1962 to 22 Jun 1999)
Gianfranco Ravasi (Priest: 28 Jun 1966 to 3 Sep 2007)
Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (Priest: 14 Jun 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 2004)
Giovanni Saldarini (Priest: 31 May 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Nov 1984 to 31 Jan 1989)
Angelo Scola (Priest: 18 Jul 1970 to 18 Jul 1991)
Luigi Stucchi (Priest: 28 Jun 1966; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 2004)
Dionigi Tettamanzi (Priest: 28 Jun 1957 to 1 Jul 1989; Archbishop: 11 Jul 2002 - )
Libero Tresoldi (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Sep 1970 to 10 Dec 1981)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Filippo Archinto † (Archbishop: 1556 to 21 Jun 1558)
Giuseppe Archinto † (Archbishop: 18 May 1699 to 9 Apr 1712)
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi † (Archbishop: 19 Mar 1550 to 6 Apr 1555)
Enrico Assi † (Priest: 29 May 1943; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1975 to 26 May 1983)
Paolo Angelo Ballerini † (Archbishop: 30 Jun 1859 to 27 Mar 1867)
Domenico Bernareggi † (Priest: 14 Apr 1900; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1945 to 22 Oct 1962)
Francesco Bertoglio † (Priest: 31 Mar 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 1964 to 6 Jul 1977)
Egidio Bignamini † (Priest: 21 May 1910 to 18 Nov 1945)
Federico Borromeo (Sr.) † (Archbishop: 1595 to 21 Sep 1631)
St. Charles Borromeo † (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Feb 1560; Priest: 4 Sep 1563; Apostolic Administrator: 7 Dec 1563; Archbishop: 12 May 1564 to 3 Nov 1584)
Federico Caccia † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1693 to 14 Jan 1699)
Camillo Caccia Dominioni † (Priest: 23 Sep 1899 to 12 Nov 1946)
Pietro Calchi Novati † (Priest: 9 Aug 1891 to 21 Dec 1914)
Costantino Caminada † (Priest: 26 May 1923 to 22 May 1953)
Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli † (Archbishop: 24 May 1802 to 21 Jun 1810)
Alberto Castelli † (Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 28 Jan 1953)
Ettore Castelli † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1943 to 3 May 1945)
Paolo Castiglioni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 1937 to 1943)
Anacleto Cazzaniga † (Priest: 29 May 1926 to 12 Jan 1953)
Bernardo Citterio † (Priest: 30 May 1931; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Nov 1969 to 30 Dec 2000)
Carlo Colombo † (Priest: 19 Sep 1931; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Mar 1964 to 28 Oct 1985)
Giovanni Umberto Colombo † (Priest: 29 May 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Oct 1960; Archbishop: 10 Aug 1963 to 29 Dec 1979)
Carlo Confalonieri † (Priest: 18 Mar 1916 to 27 Mar 1941)
Angelo Dell'Acqua † (Priest: 9 May 1928 to 14 Dec 1958)
Ippolito II D'Este † (Archbishop: 20 May 1519 to 1550)
Antonio Dugnani † (Priest: 21 Sep 1771 to 11 Apr 1785)
Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari † (Archbishop: 21 May 1894 to 2 Feb 1921)
Teresio Ferraroni † (Priest: 6 Jun 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1966 to 1970)
Efrem Forni † (Priest: 6 Jul 1913 to 27 Nov 1937)
Karl Kajetan Graf von Gaisruck (Gaysruck) † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1818 to 19 Nov 1846)
Giovanni Gamberoni † (Priest: 19 Mar 1891 to 10 Apr 1911)
Alfonso Michele Litta † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1652 to 28 Aug 1679)
Achille Locatelli † (Priest: 23 Dec 1879 to 22 Nov 1906)
Alessandro Lualdi † (Priest: 1880 to 14 Nov 1904)
Silvio Luoni † (Priest: 1 Oct 1944 to 15 May 1978)
Ferdinando Maggioni † (Priest: 26 Jul 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Sep 1967 to 17 Jul 1980)
Enrico Manfredini † (Priest: 26 May 1945 to 4 Oct 1969)
Giovanni Mauri † (Priest: Dec 1876; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 13 Nov 1936)
Angelo Maria Meraviglia Mantegazza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 1894)
Vincenzo Molo † (Priest: 8 Mar 1856 to 20 Sep 1887)
Enrico Montalbetti † (Priest: 10 Jun 1911 to 5 May 1935)
Cesare Monti † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1632 to 16 Aug 1650)
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini † (Archbishop: 1 Nov 1954 to 21 Jun 1963)
Pietro Mozzanica † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Dec 1934 to 16 Jul 1936)
Luigi Nazari di Calabiana † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 23 Oct 1893)
Roberto Nogara † (Priest: 6 Jun 1903 to 22 Aug 1934)
Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1712 to 6 Dec 1736)
Luigi Oldani † (Priest: 2 Jun 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 1961 to 5 Aug 1976)
Luis Olivares, S.D.B. † (Priest: 4 Apr 1896 to 15 Nov 1905)
Carlo Oppizoni (Opizzoni) † (Priest: 25 May 1793 to 20 Sep 1802)
Sergio Pignedoli † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1955 to 23 Sep 1960)
Giuseppe Pozzobenelli † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 27 Apr 1783)
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † (Priest: 20 Dec 1879 to 3 Jul 1919; Archbishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 6 Feb 1922)
Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli † (Archbishop: 10 Apr 1847 to 7 May 1859)
Francesco Rossi † (Priest: 30 May 1931 to 21 Apr 1963; Auxiliary Bishop: 1971 to 18 Dec 1972)
Giovanni Rossi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1922 to 21 Apr 1930)
Giuseppe Schiavini † (Priest: 6 Jul 1913; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Apr 1955 to 1 Apr 1974)
Bl. Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1929 to 30 Aug 1954)
Enea Selis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1969 to 2 Sep 1971)
Carlo Sozzi † (Archbishop: 1810 to 1818)
Cesare Speciano (Speciani) † (Priest: 1567 to 28 Nov 1584)
Gaetano Stampa † (Archbishop: 6 May 1737 to 23 Dec 1742)
Eugenio Tosi, O.SS.C.A. † (Archbishop: 7 Mar 1922 to 7 Jan 1929)
Valentino Vailati † (Priest: 22 Aug 1937 to 8 Dec 1960)
Antonio Tommaso Videmari † (Priest: 29 Mar 1884 to 2 Mar 1923)
Federico Visconti † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1681 to 7 Jan 1693)
Gaspare Visconti † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1584 to 12 Jan 1595)
Dionigi Vismara † (Priest: 1 Dec 1890 to 11 May 1909)

Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

Archidioecesis Mediolanensis