Crema (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Oscar Cantoni, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 11 April 1579
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 276 (106 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lombardia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidicrema.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 27, 26013 Crema [Cremona], Italia
Telephone: 0373.25.62.74
Fax: 0373.85.312

Past and Present Ordinaries

Girolamo Diedo † (20 Nov 1580 Appointed - 28 May 1584 Resigned)
Gian Giacomo Diedo † ( 1584 Appointed - 6 Jun 1616 Died)
Pietro Emo, C.R. † (6 Jun 1616 Succeeded - 28 Sep 1629 Died)
Marcantonio Bragadin † (3 Dec 1629 Appointed - 12 Jan 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Ceneda)
Alberto Badoer † (21 Feb 1633 Appointed - 28 Sep 1677 Died)
Marcantonio Zollio † (18 Jul 1678 Appointed - 20 Apr 1702 Died)
Faustino Giuseppe Griffoni Sant’Angelo † (25 Sep 1702 Appointed - 2 May 1730 Died)
Lodovico Calini † (11 Sep 1730 Appointed - 27 Jan 1751 Resigned)
Marco Antonio Lombardi † (15 Mar 1751 Appointed - Dec 1781 Died)
Antonio Maria Gardini † (23 Sep 1782 Appointed - Sep 1800 Died)
Tommaso Ronna † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 23 Apr 1828 Died)
Giuseppe Sanguettola † (6 Apr 1835 Appointed - 10 Feb 1854 Died)
Pietro Maria Ferrè † (19 Mar 1857 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1859 Appointed, Bishop of Pavia)
Carlo Macchi † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 27 Mar 1867 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia)
Francesco Sabbia † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 17 Jun 1893 Died)
Ernesto Fontana † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 4 Nov 1910 Died)
Bernardo Pizzorno † (14 Jan 1911 Appointed - 6 Dec 1915 Resigned)
Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 16 Jan 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
Giacomo Montanelli † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 23 Nov 1928 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Vercelli)
Marcello Mimmi † (30 Jun 1930 Appointed - 31 Jul 1933 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa))
Francesco Maria Franco † (18 Sep 1933 Appointed - 10 Jul 1950 Retired)
Giuseppe Piazzi † (8 Aug 1950 Appointed - 1 Oct 1953 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. † (15 Nov 1953 Appointed - 28 Feb 1963 Appointed, Bishop of Novara)
Franco Costa † (17 Apr 1963 Appointed - 18 Dec 1963 Resigned)
Carlo Manziana, C.O. † (19 Dec 1963 Appointed - 26 Sep 1981 Retired)
Libero Tresoldi † (10 Dec 1981 Appointed - 11 Jul 1996 Retired)
Angelo Paravisi † (11 Jul 1996 Appointed - 2 Sep 2004 Died)
Oscar Cantoni (25 Jan 2005 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
11 April 1579	Erected		Diocese of Crema (erected)

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

1950 72,429 72,434 100.0% 133 18 151 479 49 747 59 ap1951

1970 72,687 72,700 100.0% 148 11 159 457 13 495 60 ap1971

1980 80,615 80,663 99.9% 144 3 147 548 4 237 61 ap1981

1990 83,508 83,591 99.9% 131 4 135 618 5 206 62 ap1991

1999 91,680 92,005 99.6% 116 4 120 764 4 126 62 ap2000

2000 92,265 92,664 99.6% 112 4 116 795 4 106 62 ap2001

2001 89,540 89,990 99.5% 112 4 116 771 4 126 62 ap2002

2002 81,947 90,000 91.1% 111 4 115 712 4 126 62 ap2003

2003 89,100 92,000 96.8% 112 4 116 768 4 115 62 ap2004

2004 91,512 92,493 98.9% 109 4 113 809 8 114 62 ap2005

2006 96,910 97,200 99.7% 108 4 112 865 4 95 62 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	72,429	72,434	100.0%	133	18	151	479	49	747	59	ap1951
1970	72,687	72,700	100.0%	148	11	159	457	13	495	60	ap1971
1980	80,615	80,663	99.9%	144	3	147	548	4	237	61	ap1981
1990	83,508	83,591	99.9%	131	4	135	618	5	206	62	ap1991
1999	91,680	92,005	99.6%	116	4	120	764	4	126	62	ap2000
2000	92,265	92,664	99.6%	112	4	116	795	4	106	62	ap2001
2001	89,540	89,990	99.5%	112	4	116	771	4	126	62	ap2002
2002	81,947	90,000	91.1%	111	4	115	712	4	126	62	ap2003
2003	89,100	92,000	96.8%	112	4	116	768	4	115	62	ap2004
2004	91,512	92,493	98.9%	109	4	113	809	8	114	62	ap2005
2006	96,910	97,200	99.7%	108	4	112	865	4	95	62	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alberto Badoer † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1633 to 28 Sep 1677)
Marcantonio Bragadin † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1629 to 12 Jan 1633)
Lodovico Calini † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1730 to 27 Jan 1751)
Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1953 to 28 Feb 1963)
Franco Costa † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1963 to 18 Dec 1963)
Gian Giacomo Diedo † (Bishop: 1584 to 6 Jun 1616)
Girolamo Diedo † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1580 to 28 May 1584)
Luigi Dossena † (Priest: 25 Mar 1951 to 26 Feb 1973)
Pietro Emo, C.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Jul 1612; Bishop: 6 Jun 1616 to 28 Sep 1629)
Pietro Maria Ferrè † (Priest: 31 Mar 1838; Bishop: 19 Mar 1857 to 20 Jun 1859)
Ernesto Fontana † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 4 Nov 1910)
Francesco Maria Franco † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1933 to 10 Jul 1950)
Antonio Maria Gardini † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1782 to Sep 1800)
Faustino Giuseppe Griffoni Sant’Angelo † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1702 to 2 May 1730)
Marco Antonio Lombardi † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1751 to Dec 1781)
Carlo Macchi † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 27 Mar 1867)
Carlo Manziana, C.O. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1963 to 26 Sep 1981)
Francesco Marchesani † (Priest: 25 Jul 1914 to 30 Jan 1939)
Marcello Mimmi † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1930 to 31 Jul 1933)
Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 16 Jan 1925)
Giacomo Montanelli † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 23 Nov 1928)
Angelo Paravisi † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1996 to 2 Sep 2004)
Giuseppe Piazzi † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1950 to 1 Oct 1953)
Bernardo Pizzorno † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1911 to 6 Dec 1915)
Tommaso Ronna † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 23 Apr 1828)
Francesco Sabbia † (Priest: 23 Dec 1837; Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 17 Jun 1893)
Giuseppe Sanguettola † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 10 Feb 1854)
Libero Tresoldi † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1981 to 11 Jul 1996)
Marcantonio Zollio † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1678 to 20 Apr 1702)

Diocese of Crema

Dioecesis Cremensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased