Diocese of Lugano

DIOCESE OF LUGANO (Dioecesis Luganensis)

Country : Switzerland
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1971

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1948.

The arms show the arms of the Ticino canton, with a grill of St. Lawrence, the diocesan patron saint.

Arms of Administrators

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  Eugène Amable Jean Claude Lachat (1885-1886)

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  Vincenzo Molo (1887-1904)

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  Alfredo Peri-Morosini (1904-1916)

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  Stefano Aurelio Bacciarini (1917-1935)

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  Angelo Giuseppe Jelmini (1935-1968)

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  Guiseppe Martinoli (1968-1971)

Arms of Bishops

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  Guiseppe Martinoli (1971-1978)

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  Ernesto Togni (1978-1985)

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  Eugenio Corecco (1986-1995)

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  Giuseppe Torti (1995-2003)

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  Pier Giacomo Grampa (2004-2013)

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  Valerio Lazzeri (2013-present)

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