Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia
Diocese of Brescia Dioecesis Brixiensis | |
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Brescia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,538 km2 (1,752 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 473 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta e Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Duomo Nuovo) |
| Secular priests | 735 (diocesan) 199 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pierantonio Tremolada |
| Bishops emeritus | Luciano Monari Giulio Sanguineti |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diocesi.brescia.it | |
The Diocese of Brescia (Latin: Dioecesis Brixiensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).
Its cathedral episcopal see is the 'new' Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta e Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Duomo Nuovo) dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to the Apostles Peter and Paolo, in Brescia. The city also has a Co-cathedral: Concattedrale invernale di Santa Maria Assunta, also dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, a Minor basilica: Basilica-Santuario di S. Maria delle Grazie dedicated to Our Lady of Graces, and another World Heritage Site (now not in use): Chiesa di San Salvatore.
The diocese has four more Minor basilicas: Basilica di S. Lorenzo Martire, in Verolanuova; Basilica di S. Maria della Visitazione, in Bagnolo Mella; Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, in Botticino Sera and Basilica Sant’Antonino Martire, in Concesio.