Chioggia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guido † (17 Nov 1236 Appointed - )
Matteo † (11 Feb 1265 Appointed - 1284 Died)
Bartolomeo Querini † (17 Jun 1286 Appointed - 11 Jan 1287 Resigned)
Stefano Betani † (11 Jan 1287 Appointed - 1289 Died)
Enrico , O.F.M. † (16 Sep 1290 Appointed - 1302 Died)
Robert , O.E.S.A. † (24 Sep 1302 Appointed - )
Ottonello , O.P. † ( 1317 Appointed - 1321 Died)
Andrea Dotto † (12 Aug 1322 Appointed - 3 Dec 1337 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
Michele da Verona, O.P. † (7 Oct 1342 Appointed - 1346 Died)
Pierre de Culsel (Clusello), O.P. † (26 Jun 1346 Appointed - 12 Dec 1347 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi)
Benedetto , O.P. † (26 Jan 1348 Appointed - 18 Jan 1353 Appointed, Bishop of Pula (Pola))
Léonard de Cagnoli † (18 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Angelo Canopei † (22 Mar 1363 Appointed - 15 Jan 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Trieste)
Giovanni da Camino, O.S.M. † (19 Feb 1369 Appointed - 1374 Died)
Nicolò † (23 Mar 1374 Appointed - 1375 Died)
Nicolò Foscarini † (16 Jan 1376 Appointed - )
Silvestro † (18 May 1387 Appointed - 1400 Died)
Paolo di Joannes † (25 Feb 1401 Appointed - 24 Jan 1410 Appointed, Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone))
Cristoforo Zeno † (3 Mar 1410 Appointed - 16 Jun 1411 Appointed, Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper))
Pietro Schiena, O.F.M. Obs. † (16 Jul 1411 Appointed - 1414 Died)
Benedetto Manfredi † (14 Mar 1414 Appointed - Jul 1421 Died)
Pasqualino Centoferri, O.E.S.A. † (18 Jul 1421 Appointed - )
Nicolas de Crucibus † (21 Oct 1457 Appointed - 10 Feb 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Hvar (Lesina))
Nicolas degli Inversi, O.S.M. † (8 Feb 1463 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Giacomo Rossi † (4 Sep 1471 Appointed - 1479 Died)
Silvestro Daziari † (24 Jan 1480 Appointed - 29 Jun 1486 Died)
Bernardino Venier (Fenier) † (24 Jan 1487 Appointed - Oct 1535 Resigned)
Giovanni dei Tagliacozzi † (20 Oct 1535 Appointed - 5 Oct 1540 Died)
Alberto Pascaleo de Utino, O.P. † (5 Nov 1540 Appointed - Dec 1543 Died)
Giacomo Nacchianti, O.P. † (30 Jan 1544 Appointed - 24 Apr 1569 Died)
Francesco Pisani † (19 Jul 1569 Appointed - 8 Feb 1572 Died)
Girolamo Negri (Nigris) † (10 Oct 1572 Appointed - 1578 Resigned)
Marco Medici, O.P. † (15 Dec 1578 Appointed - 30 Aug 1583 Died)
Gabriele Fiamma, C.R.S.A. † (23 Jan 1584 Appointed - 14 Jul 1585 Died)
Massimiliano Beniamino, O.F.M. Conv. † (9 Sep 1585 Appointed - 10 Mar 1601 Died)
Lorenzo Prezzato † (4 Jun 1601 Appointed - 29 Oct 1610 Died)
Raphael Riva (Ripa), O.P. † (24 Nov 1610 Appointed - 1611 Died)
Angelo Baroni, O.P. † (31 Aug 1611 Appointed - Nov 1612 Died)
Bartolomeo Cartolario † (11 Feb 1613 Appointed - Nov 1614 Died)
Pietro Paolo Miloto † (9 Feb 1615 Appointed - Nov 1618 Died)
Pasquale Grassi † (29 Apr 1619 Appointed - 12 Dec 1636 Died)
Francesco Grassi † (16 Jan 1640 Appointed - 4 Apr 1669 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Baldi, C.R.S. † (15 Jul 1669 Appointed - 8 Oct 1679 Died)
Stefano Rosato † (3 Jul 1684 Appointed - 22 Jan 1696 Died)
Antonio Grassi † (21 May 1696 Appointed - 4 Nov 1715 Died)
Giovanni Soffietti, C.R.M. † (5 Feb 1716 Appointed - 19 Jan 1733 Appointed, Bishop of Adria)
Giovanni Maria Benzoni † (2 Mar 1733 Appointed - 12 Jun 1744 Resigned)
Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Jun 1744 Appointed - 16 Nov 1750 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
Gian Alberto De’ Grandi, C.R.L. † (16 Nov 1750 Appointed - 21 Jul 1752 Died)
Vincenzo Dominico Bragadin, O.F.M. Cap. † (26 Sep 1753 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1762 Died)
Giannagostino Gradenigo, O.S.B. † (22 Nov 1762 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1768 Appointed, Bishop of Ceneda)
Giovanni Morosini, O.S.B. † (28 May 1770 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1772 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
Federico Maria Giovanelli † (12 Jul 1773 Confirmed - 20 May 1776 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Giovanni Benedetto Maria Ciuran (Civran) † (15 Jul 1776 Confirmed - 28 Oct 1794 Died)
Stefano Domenico Sceriman, O.P. † (1 Jun 1795 Confirmed - 12 Jun 1806 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Peruzzi † (18 Sep 1807 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Vicenza)
Giuseppe Manfrin Provedi † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1829 Died)
Antonio Savorin † (15 Mar 1830 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1840 Died)
Giacomo De’ Foretti † (24 Jan 1842 Confirmed - 25 Apr 1867 Died)
Domenico Agostini † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 22 Jun 1877 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Sigismondo Brandolini Rota † (25 Jun 1877 Appointed - 30 Aug 1877 Resigned)
Ludovico Marangoni, O.F.M. Conv. † (21 Sep 1877 Appointed - 21 Nov 1908 Died)
Antonio Bassani † (21 Nov 1908 Succeeded - 1 Oct 1918 Resigned)
Domenico Mezzadri † (2 Jul 1920 Appointed - 8 Dec 1936 Died)
Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. † (13 Dec 1937 Appointed - 28 Nov 1951 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca)
Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. † (31 Jan 1952 Appointed - 1 May 1976 Retired)
Sennen Corrà † (1 May 1976 Appointed - 19 Jul 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone)
Alfredo Magarotto † (22 Feb 1990 Appointed - 31 May 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Vittorio Veneto)
Angelo Daniel (27 Nov 1997 Appointed - 10 Jan 2009 Retired)
Adriano Tessarollo (28 Mar 2009 Appointed - 3 Nov 2021 Retired)
Giampaolo Dianin (3 Nov 2021 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Chioggia (erected)
23 March 1928	Territory Added	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Casetta, Motta, Moresolo, Zennare (in the lower part), and S. Dominici)	Diocese of Chioggia

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

1886 82,972 .0% 107 0 29 OTC

1950 155,816 155,820 100.0% 111 23 134 1,162 28 267 47 ap1951

1970 123,750 124,000 99.8% 111 33 144 859 42 286 69 ap1971

1980 122,380 122,520 99.9% 95 32 127 963 38 321 72 ap1981

1990 123,800 124,500 99.4% 109 26 135 917 3 33 232 68 ap1991

1999 120,600 121,000 99.7% 97 40 137 880 4 58 76 68 ap2000

2000 120,600 121,000 99.7% 94 40 134 900 3 57 76 68 ap2001

2001 120,600 121,000 99.7% 85 40 125 964 3 43 156 68 ap2002

2002 122,700 123,000 99.8% 86 40 126 973 3 43 150 68 ap2003

2003 123,000 124,000 99.2% 82 34 116 1,060 3 37 128 68 ap2004

2004 123,000 124,000 99.2% 82 39 121 1,016 3 42 168 68 ap2005

2006 124,000 125,000 99.2% 79 37 116 1,068 3 39 165 68 ap2007

2013 121,500 125,500 96.8% 66 42 108 1,125 3 46 106 68 ap2014

2016 108,000 118,000 91.5% 68 25 93 1,161 3 29 101 68 ap2017

2019 108,000 118,000 91.5% 65 15 80 1,350 7 19 86 68 ap2020

2021 107,580 117,540 91.5% 63 15 78 1,379 7 17 71 68 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		82,972	.0%			107	0				29	OTC
1950	155,816	155,820	100.0%	111	23	134	1,162		28	267	47	ap1951
1970	123,750	124,000	99.8%	111	33	144	859		42	286	69	ap1971
1980	122,380	122,520	99.9%	95	32	127	963		38	321	72	ap1981
1990	123,800	124,500	99.4%	109	26	135	917	3	33	232	68	ap1991
1999	120,600	121,000	99.7%	97	40	137	880	4	58	76	68	ap2000
2000	120,600	121,000	99.7%	94	40	134	900	3	57	76	68	ap2001
2001	120,600	121,000	99.7%	85	40	125	964	3	43	156	68	ap2002
2002	122,700	123,000	99.8%	86	40	126	973	3	43	150	68	ap2003
2003	123,000	124,000	99.2%	82	34	116	1,060	3	37	128	68	ap2004
2004	123,000	124,000	99.2%	82	39	121	1,016	3	42	168	68	ap2005
2006	124,000	125,000	99.2%	79	37	116	1,068	3	39	165	68	ap2007
2013	121,500	125,500	96.8%	66	42	108	1,125	3	46	106	68	ap2014
2016	108,000	118,000	91.5%	68	25	93	1,161	3	29	101	68	ap2017
2019	108,000	118,000	91.5%	65	15	80	1,350	7	19	86	68	ap2020
2021	107,580	117,540	91.5%	63	15	78	1,379	7	17	71	68	ap2022