Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano.
Petronius of Bologna
Innocenzo Francucci da Imola, "San Petronio in gloria", Museo Davia Bargellini
Statue of St Petronius in Piazza di Porta Ravegnana
Francesco del Cossa, St Petronius (detail) Pala dei Mercanti
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna
The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The current archbishop is Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who was installed in 2015.
Aerial view of Bologna Cathedral.
Saint Petronius, bishop in 431–450
Blessed Niccolò Albergati, bishop in 1417–1443
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, then Pope Julius II, bishop in 1483–1499