The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Roman Catholic territory in northern Italy, with episcopal see in Bologna. The current Archbishop is Carlo Cardinal Caffarra since 2003. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Carlo Cardinal Caffarra, (born 1 June 1938 in Samboseto di Busseto, Italy) is a cardinal and the current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bologna. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The archdiocese has the following suffragans: A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ...

• diocese of Imola
• diocese of Faenza-Modigliana
• archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio.

History

The bishopric was founded in the 3rd century and raised to the level of archdiocese on 10 December 1582. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Four Archbishops have been elected to the Papacy as Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory XV, Pope Benedict XIV and Pope Benedict XV. The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Julius II, born Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), was Pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi (January 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623), Pope (1621-1623), born at Bologna, succeeded Paul V on February 9, 1621. ... Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (Bologna, March 31, 1675 – May 3, 1758 in Rome), was Pope from 17 August 1740 to 3 May 1758. ... Benedict XV (Latin: ), born Giacomo della Chiesa (November 21, 1854 – January 22, 1922), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from September 3, 1914 to January 22, 1922; he succeeded Pope Pius X (1903–14). ...

List of recent archbishops of Bologna

• Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II)
• Lorenzo Campeggio
• Gabriele Paleotti
• Alfonso Paleotti
• Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese
• Alessandro Ludovisi (later Pope Gregory XV)
• Ludovico Ludovisi
• Girolamo Colonna
• Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (later Pope Benedict XIV)
• Carlo Oppizoni
• Michele Viale-Prelà
• Filippo Maria Guidi
• Carlo Luigi Morichini
• Lucido Maria Parocchi
• Francesco Battaglini
• Serafino Vannutelli
• Domenico Svampa
• Giacomo della Chiesa (later Pope Benedict XV)
• Giorgio Gusmini
• Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
• Giacomo Lercaro
• Antonio Poma
• Enrico Manfredini
• Giacomo Biffi
• Carlo Caffarra

Pope Julius II Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi (January 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623), Pope (1621-1623), born at Bologna, succeeded Paul V on February 9, 1621. ... Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi (October 22 or 27, 1595–Bologna, November 18, 1632), a cardinal and statesman of the Roman Catholic Church was a connoisseur who formed a famous collection of antiquities, housed at the Villa Ludovisi, Rome. ... Scholar Pope, Benedict XIV Benedict XIV, né Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (Bologna, March 31, 1675 - Rome, May 3, 1758) was pope from 1740 to 1758. ... -1... Giacomo Cardinal Biffi (born in Milan on June 13, 1928). ...

External links

• Offical site (Italian)