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Diocese of Vigevano

Dioecesis Viglevanensis

Bishop(s)

Maurizio Gervasoni , Bishop
Vincenzo Di Mauro, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 14 March 1530
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,509 (582 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lombardia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesivigevano.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Piazza S. Ambrogio 14, 27029 Vigevano [Pavia], Italia
Telephone: 03816913.89
Fax: 03816967.67

Past and Present Ordinaries

Galeazzo Pietra † (14 Mar 1530 Appointed - 27 Oct 1552 Died)
Maurizio Pietra † (27 Oct 1552 Succeeded - 20 May 1576 Died)
Alessandro Casale † (1 Jul 1577 Appointed - 16 Feb 1582 Died)
Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) † (5 Nov 1582 Appointed - 11 Aug 1588 Died)
Pietro Fauno Costacciaro † (12 Jun 1589 Appointed - 9 Sep 1592 Died)
Marsilio Landriani † (10 Nov 1593 Appointed - 27 Aug 1609 Died)
Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (26 May 1610 Appointed - 7 May 1620 Died)
Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (11 Jan 1621 Appointed - 16 Jul 1635 Died)
Juan Gutiérrez † (18 May 1648 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1649 Died)
Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Mart?nez de Via?n, O. de M. † (9 Mar 1654 Appointed - 24 Sep 1657 Confirmed, Archbishop of Otranto)
Attilio Pietrasanta, O. Cist. † (28 Jul 1659 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1666 Died)
Gerolamo Visconti † (3 Oct 1667 Appointed - 26 Oct 1670 Died)
Giovanni Rasino † (1 Jul 1671 Appointed - 18 Nov 1672 Died)
Jean Caramuel y Lobkowitz, O.S.B. † (25 Sep 1673 Appointed - 7 Sep 1682 Died)
Ferdinando de Rojas (Roxas) † (20 Dec 1683 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1685 Died)
Pier Marino Sormani, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Oct 1688 Appointed - 12 Aug 1702 Died)
Gerolamo Archinto † (5 Mar 1703 Appointed - 22 Oct 1710 Died)
Giorgio Cattaneo † (2 Mar 1712 Appointed - 7 Nov 1730 Died)
Carlo Bossi † (18 Jun 1731 Confirmed - 7 Oct 1753 Died)
Francesco Agostino della Chiesa † (17 Feb 1755 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1755 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Scarampi † (18 Jul 1757 Confirmed - 18 Feb 1801 Died)
Francesco Milesi † (18 Sep 1807 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1816 Confirmed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Giovanni Francesco Toppia † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 20 Jul 1828 Died)
Giovanni Battista Accusani † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 19 Jul 1843 Died)
Pio Vincenzo Forzani † (25 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 15 Dec 1859 Died)
Pietro Giuseppe de Gaudenzi † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 15 Oct 1891 Died)
Giacomo Merizzi † (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 28 Nov 1898 Resigned)
Pietro Berruti † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 8 Apr 1921 Died)
Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (27 Aug 1921 Appointed - 18 May 1937 Died)
Giovanni Bargiggia † (6 Jul 1937 Appointed - 11 Apr 1946 Died)
Antonio Picconi † (13 Jun 1946 Appointed - 21 Apr 1952 Died)
Luigi Barbero † (26 Jul 1952 Appointed - 1 Apr 1971 Died)
Mario Rossi † (4 Aug 1971 Appointed - 19 Aug 1988 Died)
Giovanni Locatelli † (12 Nov 1988 Appointed - 18 Mar 2000 Retired)
Claudio Baggini † (18 Mar 2000 Appointed - 12 Mar 2011 Resigned)
Vincenzo Di Mauro (12 Mar 2011 Succeeded - 21 Jul 2012 Resigned)
Maurizio Gervasoni (20 Jul 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 March 1530	Erected	Diocese of Novara	Diocese of Vigevano (erected)
17 July 1974	Metropolitan Changed	Diocese of Vigevano (from Vercelli)
26 June 2016	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vigevano (S. Silvano Martire (Sozzago in Novara))	Diocese of Novara
26 June 2016	Territory Added	Diocese of Novara (Blessed Vergine Assunta (Gravellona Lomellina in Pavia))	Diocese of Vigevano
8 December 2023	Territory Added	Diocese of Tortona (Santa Maria Assunta e San Marziano in Gambarana frazione Cambi?; Assunzione di Maria Vergine in Mezzana Bigli frazione Casoni Borroni; San Giovanni Battista in Mezzana Bigli; and San Giovanni Battista in Mezzana Rabattone)	Diocese of Vigevano

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1821 100,305 .0% OTC

1835 70 OTC

1886 157,091 .0% 251 0 71 OTC

1950 182,000 183,000 99.5% 15 15 30 6,066 20 200 200 ap1951

1969 186,220 186,389 99.9% 162 23 185 1,006 31 486 81 ap1971

1980 183,678 183,871 99.9% 142 21 163 1,126 24 384 94 ap1981

1990 176,402 176,806 99.8% 126 20 146 1,208 22 319 87 ap1991

1999 174,000 176,000 98.9% 117 10 127 1,370 3 11 253 87 ap2000

2000 174,000 176,000 98.9% 120 11 131 1,328 8 12 248 87 ap2001

2001 174,000 175,900 98.9% 119 11 130 1,338 8 12 225 87 ap2002

2002 174,200 177,477 98.2% 116 8 124 1,404 8 9 221 87 ap2003

2003 173,600 176,855 98.2% 113 10 123 1,411 8 11 216 87 ap2004

2004 173,055 175,950 98.4% 111 11 122 1,418 8 12 213 87 ap2005

2010 179,179 188,900 94.9% 103 11 114 1,571 10 12 157 87 ap2011

2014 183,400 193,000 95.0% 98 11 109 1,682 13 12 155 87 ap2015

2017 182,200 191,800 95.0% 97 9 106 1,718 14 9 135 87 ap2018

2020 181,000 189,800 95.4% 92 11 103 1,757 13 12 119 87 ap2021

2022 178,650 187,330 95.4% 88 8 96 1,860 13 10 112 87 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1821		100,305	.0%							OTC
1835								70	OTC
1886		157,091	.0%			251	0				71	OTC
1950	182,000	183,000	99.5%	15	15	30	6,066		20	200	200	ap1951
1969	186,220	186,389	99.9%	162	23	185	1,006		31	486	81	ap1971
1980	183,678	183,871	99.9%	142	21	163	1,126		24	384	94	ap1981
1990	176,402	176,806	99.8%	126	20	146	1,208		22	319	87	ap1991
1999	174,000	176,000	98.9%	117	10	127	1,370	3	11	253	87	ap2000
2000	174,000	176,000	98.9%	120	11	131	1,328	8	12	248	87	ap2001
2001	174,000	175,900	98.9%	119	11	130	1,338	8	12	225	87	ap2002
2002	174,200	177,477	98.2%	116	8	124	1,404	8	9	221	87	ap2003
2003	173,600	176,855	98.2%	113	10	123	1,411	8	11	216	87	ap2004
2004	173,055	175,950	98.4%	111	11	122	1,418	8	12	213	87	ap2005
2010	179,179	188,900	94.9%	103	11	114	1,571	10	12	157	87	ap2011
2014	183,400	193,000	95.0%	98	11	109	1,682	13	12	155	87	ap2015
2017	182,200	191,800	95.0%	97	9	106	1,718	14	9	135	87	ap2018
2020	181,000	189,800	95.4%	92	11	103	1,757	13	12	119	87	ap2021
2022	178,650	187,330	95.4%	88	8	96	1,860	13	10	112	87	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Vincenzo Di Mauro (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 2010; Bishop: 12 Mar 2011 to 21 Jul 2012)
Maurizio Gervasoni (Bishop: 20 Jul 2013 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giovanni Battista Accusani † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 19 Jul 1843)
Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Mart?nez de Via?n, O. de M. † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1654 to 24 Sep 1657)
Gerolamo Archinto † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1703 to 22 Oct 1710)
Claudio Baggini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 2000 to 12 Mar 2011)
Igino Bandi †
Luigi Barbero † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1952 to 1 Apr 1971)
Giovanni Bargiggia † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1937 to 11 Apr 1946)
Pietro Berruti † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 8 Apr 1921)
Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †
Carlo Bossi † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1731 to 7 Oct 1753)
Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1582 to 11 Aug 1588)
Vincenzo Capelli †
Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †
Jean Caramuel y Lobkowitz, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1673 to 7 Sep 1682)
Alessandro Casale † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1577 to 16 Feb 1582)
Paolo Castiglioni † (Priest: 18 Dec 1897 to 1900)
Giorgio Cattaneo † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1712 to 7 Nov 1730)
Melchiorre Crivelli (Cribelli), O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1553 to 26 Feb 1560)
Francesco Agostino della Chiesa † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1755 to 11 Aug 1755)
Pietro Fauno Costacciaro † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1589 to 9 Sep 1592)
Pio Vincenzo Forzani † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1844 to 15 Dec 1859)
Pietro Giuseppe de Gaudenzi † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 15 Oct 1891)
Juan Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 18 May 1648 to 20 Mar 1649)
Marsilio Landriani † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1593 to 27 Aug 1609)
Giovanni Locatelli † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1988 to 18 Mar 2000)
Giacomo Merizzi † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1891 to 28 Nov 1898)
Francesco Milesi † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 23 Sep 1816)
Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (Bishop: 26 May 1610 to 7 May 1620)
Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. †
Antonio Picconi † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1946 to 21 Apr 1952)
Galeazzo Pietra † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1530 to 27 Oct 1552)
Maurizio Pietra † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Jun 1541; Bishop: 27 Oct 1552 to 20 May 1576)
Attilio Pietrasanta, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1659 to 7 Nov 1666)
Sante Portalupi †
Giovanni Rasino † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1671 to 18 Nov 1672)
Ferdinando de Rojas (Roxas) † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1683 to 30 Dec 1685)
Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Jan 1621 to 16 Jul 1635)
Mario Rossi † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1971 to 19 Aug 1988)
Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Aug 1921; Bishop: 29 Jan 1922 to 18 May 1937)
Giuseppe Maria Scarampi † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1757 to 18 Feb 1801)
Pier Marino Sormani, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1688 to 12 Aug 1702)
Dionigi Tettamanzi † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jul 2012 to 5 Oct 2013)
Giovanni Francesco Toppia † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 20 Jul 1828)
Gerolamo Visconti † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1667 to 26 Oct 1670)