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Ambrosian Rite

Ambrosian Rite: a rite or use within the Latin Church. Its status, head, countries, liturgical books, history, and sources, with public-domain texts to read.

Centre
Milan (Source: Wikidata ↗)
Where it is used
Archdiocese of Milan (most parishes) and Ambrosian parishes in the dioceses of Bergamo, Lodi, Lugano, and Novara (Source: Chiesa di Milano ↗)
Liturgical books
Messale Ambrosiano (2nd ed., 2024; © ITL srl) (Source: Chiesa di Milano ↗)
Own jurisdiction in
Italy (1) (Source: GCatholic ↗) As listed on 21 October 2026.

Where it has its own jurisdiction

Showing the Ambrosian Rite, present jurisdictions: 1 country.

United Arab EmiratesAfghanistanAlbaniaArmeniaAngolaArgentinaAustriaAustraliaAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaBangladeshBelgiumBurkina FasoBulgariaBurundiBeninBrunei DarussalamBoliviaBrazilBahamasBhutanBotswanaBelarusBelizeCanadaDemocratic Republic of the CongoCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoSwitzerlandCôte d'IvoireChileCameroonChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEstoniaEgyptWestern SaharaEritreaSpainEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland Islands / MalvinasFranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGreenlandThe GambiaGuineaEquatorial GuineaGreeceGuatemalaGuamGuinea-BissauGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelIndiaIraqIranIcelandItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKuwaitKazakhstanLaosLebanonSri LankaLiberiaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaLibyaMoroccoMoldovaMontenegroMadagascarNorth MacedoniaMaliMyanmarMongoliaMauritaniaMalawiMexicoMalaysiaMozambiqueNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPanamaPeruPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPakistanPolandPuerto RicoPalestinePortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaSerbiaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSudanSwedenSloveniaSlovakiaSierra LeoneSenegalSomaliaSurinameSouth SudanEl SalvadorSyriaKingdom of eSwatiniChadFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsTogoThailandTajikistanTimor-LesteTurkmenistanTunisiaTurkeyTrinidad and TobagoTaiwanTanzaniaUkraineUgandaUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuKosovoYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
SyriaLebanonIsrael
A. Lebanon
SyriaSaudi ArabiaLebanonJordanIsraelPalestineEgypt
B. The Holy Land
IndiaKerala
C. South India: Kerala outlined (shading is by country)

Countries where the Ambrosian Rite has its own jurisdiction: 1 country.

Countries with the Church's own jurisdiction; faithful elsewhere are served by local ordinaries.

Countries shaded (1)
  • Italy

Source: GCatholic ↗, as listed on 21 October 2026.

Borders are illustrative (Natural Earth, de facto lines) and imply no position. Shading shows where a Church has its own jurisdiction, not where all its faithful live. Made with Natural Earth ↗ (public domain). Sources and method.

History

  1. 4th c. (traditional attribution to St Ambrose) Origins of the Milanese liturgy (Source: Catholic Encyclopedia ↗)
  2. 1976 Messale Ambrosiano, first post-conciliar edition (Card. Colombo) (Source: Chiesa di Milano ↗)
  3. 17 November 2024 Messale Ambrosiano, second edition, in force (Abp Delpini) (Source: Chiesa di Milano ↗)

Dates are given as ranges or centuries where the sources give no single date.

Texts and resources

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In the library

Main sources: Chiesa di Milano ↗. Checked 2026-10-26. Sources and method.