 In the case of the provosts without ecclesiastical jurisdiction over a territory, these were mainly located in the city of Milan where they were placed at the head of the oldest or most outstanding basilicas of the city.Since the provost also had the role of prefect of the chapter, the Milan cathedral also had its own provost.Following a diocesan synod presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Colombo in 1972, the "pievi" were suppressed, and the title of provost became as an exclusively honorary title preserved within the archdiocese to be granted to distinguished parish priests.