Diocese of Mantova

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Bishop(s) Roberto Busti, Bishop Egidio Caporello, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 804 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 2,080 (803 Square Miles) Conference Region: Lombardia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidimantova.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Sordello 15, C.P. 205, 46100 Mantova, Italia Telephone: 0376.31.95.11 Fax: 0376.22.47.40

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ercole Gonzaga † (10 May 1521 Appointed - 3 Mar 1563 Died)
• Juan Portugal de la Puebla † (17 Jan 1770 Appointed - 29 Jan 1770 Appointed, Archbishop of the unknown of Titular See)
• Giovanni Battista Bellé † (24 Jul 1835 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Corti † (12 Apr 1847 Appointed - )
• Pietro Rota † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 12 May 1879 Retired)
• Giovanni Maria Berengo † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 10 Nov 1884 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
• St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (10 Nov 1884 Appointed - 15 Jun 1893 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 1928 Died)
• Domenico Menna † (16 Nov 1928 Appointed - 1954 Retired)
• Antonio Poma † (8 Sep 1954 Succeeded - 16 Jul 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna)
• Carlo Ferrari † (19 Oct 1967 Appointed - 28 Jun 1986 Retired)
• Egidio Caporello (28 Jun 1986 Appointed - 13 Jul 2007 Retired)
• Roberto Busti (13 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
804	Erected		Diocese of Mantova (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	374,586	375,000	99.9%	312	16	328	1,142		23	690	153	ap1951
1969	339,288	340,434	99.7%	305	31	336	1,009		42	723	168	ap1971
1980	345,000	346,988	99.4%	314	28	342	1,008		314	28	170	ap1981
1990	336,000	338,403	99.3%	284	25	309	1,087		31	415	169	ap1991
1999	334,234	340,519	98.2%	243	34	277	1,206		40	438	168	ap2000
2000	332,106	344,888	96.3%	234	32	266	1,248		36	411	168	ap2001
2001	336,828	349,676	96.3%	229	27	256	1,315		31	375	168	ap2002
2002	333,216	347,014	96.0%	227	26	253	1,317		30	368	168	ap2003
2003	328,016	341,944	95.9%	222	28	250	1,312		31	379	168	ap2004
2004	345,280	363,414	95.0%	212	34	246	1,403		36	349	168	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Roberto Busti (Bishop: 13 Jul 2007 - )
• Egidio Caporello (Bishop: 28 Jun 1986 to 13 Jul 2007)
• Anselmo Guido Pecorari (Priest: 27 Sep 1970 to 29 Nov 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Bellé † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1835)
• Giovanni Maria Berengo † (Bishop: 12 May 1879 to 10 Nov 1884)
• Giovanni Corti † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1847)
• Carlo Ferrari † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1967 to 28 Jun 1986)
• Ercole Gonzaga † (Bishop: 10 May 1521 to 3 Mar 1563)
• Domenico Menna † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1928 to 1954)
• Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 1928)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan 1924 to 19 Oct 1928)
• Antonio Poma † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 1951; Coadjutor Bishop: 1952; Bishop: 8 Sep 1954 to 16 Jul 1967)
• Juan Portugal de la Puebla † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Jan 1770 to 29 Jan 1770)
• Pietro Rota † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 12 May 1879)
• Ernesto Ruffini † (Priest: 10 Jul 1910 to 11 Oct 1945)
• St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 15 Jun 1893)