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Diocese of Lugano

Dioecesis Luganensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vacant
  • Alain de Raemy, Apostolic Administrator
  • Pier Giacomo Grampa, Bishop Emeritus
  • Valerio Lazzeri, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 8 March 1971
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Square Kilometers: 2,821 (1,089 Square Miles)
  • Description: Canton of Ticino
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesilugano.ch
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 5382, Borghetto 6, CH-6901 Lugano, Svizzera
  • Telephone: (091)913.89.89
  • Fax: 913.89.90

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 March 1971SplitDiocese of Basel e Lugano Diocese of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}
Diocese of Lugano (Ticino)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970220,000240,43191.5%26997366601971,140252ap1971
1980220,313273,30080.6%2321143466361371,043251ap1981
1990240,000275,00087.3%219953147641114833253ap1991
1999235,669282,18183.5%21380293804599611256ap2000
2000235,669282,18183.5%21778295798595599256ap2001
2001235,669282,18183.5%21774291809590574256ap2002
2002235,669282,18183.5%21375288818590544256ap2003
2003233,017306,84675.9%21768285817582519256ap2004
2004233,017306,84675.9%21267279835579500256ap2005
2013256,000336,94376.0%202512531,011658354255ap2014
2016242,900346,53970.1%195462411,007653318255ap2017
2019247,800353,92070.0%192412331,063649256255ap2020
2021248,200354,49070.0%191382291,083646228255ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 734, to Page 736

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