Padova {Padua} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Claudio Cipolla, Bishop
Antonio Mattiazzo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 3,297 (1,273 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Triveneto
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesipadova.it/
Mailing Address: Via Dietro Duomo 15, 35139 Padova, Italia
Telephone: 049.822.61.11
Fax: 049.822.61.50

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gerardo Offreducci da Marostica † ( 1165 Appointed - 1213 Died)
Giovanni Maltraversi † (3 Dec 1214 Appointed - 5 Nov 1228 Died)
Giacomo Corrado † (Apr 1229 Appointed - Apr 1239 Died)
Sigebaldo Caballazio † ( 1240 Appointed - 1249 Appointed, Bishop of Novara)
Giovanni Forreze (Forzate) † ( 1250 Appointed - 4 Jun 1283 Died)
Percivalle de Comitibus † ( 1285 Appointed - 1287 Resigned)
Bernardo Platon † (4 Mar 1287 Appointed - 21 May 1295 Died)
Giovanni Savelli, O.P. † (14 Nov 1295 Appointed - 10 Jan 1299 Appointed, Bishop of Bologna)
Giovanni Savelli, O.P. † (10 Jan 1299 Appointed - Feb 1299 Resigned)
Ottobuono di Razzi † (11 Feb 1299 Appointed - 29 Apr 1302 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
Paganus della Torre † (9 Apr 1302 Appointed - 23 Mar 1319 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
Hildebrand Conti † (27 Jun 1319 Appointed - 2 Nov 1352 Died)
Giovanni Orsini † (14 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1359 Died)
Pietro Pileo da Prata † (12 Jun 1359 Appointed - 23 Jan 1370 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Giovanni Piacentini † (13 Jan 1369 Appointed - 28 Apr 1371 Appointed, Archbishop of Patrae Veteres (Patras))
Elie de Donzenac † (28 Apr 1371 Appointed - 14 Nov 1373 Appointed, Bishop of Castres)
Raimondo , O.S.B. † (23 Jan 1374 Appointed - )
Giovanni Enselmini † (1 Oct 1388 Appointed - 20 Mar 1392 Resigned)
Ugo Roberti † (7 May 1392 Appointed - 12 Apr 1396 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
Stefano Carrara † (10 Apr 1402 Appointed - 3 Oct 1412 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo)
Albano Micheli † (8 Mar 1406 Appointed - 1409 Died)
Pietro Marcelli † (16 Nov 1409 Appointed - 1428 Died)
Pietro Donà (Donato) † (16 Jun 1428 Appointed - 7 Oct 1447 Died)
Fantino Dandolo † (8 Jan 1448 Appointed - 17 Feb 1459 Died)
Pietro Barbo † (9 Mar 1459 Appointed - 26 Mar 1460 Resigned)
Jacopo Zeno † (26 Mar 1460 Appointed - 1481 Died)
Pietro Foscari † (15 Apr 1481 Appointed - 11 Aug 1485 Died)
Pietro Barozzi † (14 Mar 1487 Appointed - 10 Jan 1507 Died)
Pietro Dandolo † (20 Oct 1507 Appointed - 1509 Died)
Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) † (11 Jun 1509 Appointed - 8 Mar 1517 Died)
Marco Cornaro † (9 Mar 1517 Appointed - 24 Jul 1524 Died)
Francesco Pisani † (8 Aug 1524 Appointed - 1555 Resigned)
Luigi (Alvise) Pisani † ( 1555 Appointed - 3 Jun 1570 Died)
Nicolò Ormanetto † (3 Jul 1570 Appointed - 18 Jun 1577 Died)
Federico Cornaro (Sr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. † (19 Jul 1577 Appointed - 4 Oct 1590 Died)
Alvise Cornaro † (4 Oct 1590 Succeeded - 20 Oct 1594 Died)
Marco Cornaro (Corner) † (12 Dec 1594 Appointed - 11 Jun 1625 Died)
Pietro Valier (Valerio) † (18 Aug 1625 Appointed - 9 Apr 1629 Died)
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro † (30 Apr 1629 Appointed - 11 Jun 1631 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Marco Antonio Cornaro † (15 Nov 1632 Appointed - 1639 Died)
Luca Stella † (11 Jul 1639 Appointed - 21 Dec 1641 Died)
Giorgio Cornaro † (14 Jul 1642 Appointed - 1663 Died)
St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo † (24 Mar 1664 Appointed - 18 Jun 1697 Died)
Giorgio Cornaro † (26 Aug 1697 Appointed - 10 Aug 1722 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo † (20 Jan 1723 Appointed - 26 Jan 1730 Died)
Giovanni Minotto Ottoboni † (8 Feb 1730 Appointed - 9 Dec 1742 Died)
Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (11 Mar 1743 Appointed - 6 Jul 1758 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Sante Veronese † (11 Sep 1758 Appointed - 1 Feb 1767 Died)
Antonio Maria Priuli † (6 Apr 1767 Appointed - 26 Oct 1772 Died)
Nicolò Antonio Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (14 Dec 1772 Appointed - 12 Nov 1796 Died)
Francesco Scipio Dondi Orologio † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 6 Oct 1819 Died)
Modesto Farina † (13 Aug 1821 Confirmed - 10 May 1856 Died)
Federico Manfredini † (19 Mar 1857 Confirmed - 17 Aug 1882 Died)
Giuseppe Callegari † (25 Sep 1882 Appointed - 14 Apr 1906 Died)
Luigi Pellizzo † (27 Jul 1906 Appointed - 24 Mar 1923 Resigned)
Elia Dalla Costa † (23 May 1923 Appointed - 19 Dec 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
Carlo Agostini † (30 Jan 1932 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Apr 1949 Appointed - 7 Jan 1982 Retired)
Filippo Franceschi † (7 Jan 1982 Appointed - 30 Dec 1988 Died)
Antonio Mattiazzo (5 Jul 1989 Appointed - 18 Jul 2015 Retired)
Claudio Cipolla (18 Jul 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Padova {Padua} (erected)
742	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua}	Diocese of Malamocco (erected)
6 July 1751	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Padova {Padua} (from Aquileia to Udine)
28 January 1927	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Malo)	Diocese of Vicenza
18 March 1927	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Right bank of the river Brenta near Piazzala sul Brenta)	Diocese of Vicenza
23 March 1928	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Casetta, Motta, Moresolo, Zennare (in the lower part), and S. Dominici)	Diocese of Chioggia
14 September 1929	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Battutilo, Cazzago, and Ballò)	Diocese of Treviso
20 August 1930	Territory Added	Diocese of Vicenza (Bubbio, Burcia, and the area between Bosà and Cittadella)	Diocese of Padova {Padua}
20 August 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Saline, Vicentina, and Brancaglia)	Diocese of Vicenza
21 November 1953	Territory Added	Diocese of Adria (Frazione Padovana)	Diocese of Padova {Padua}
13 January 2024	Territory Lost	Diocese of Padova {Padua} (Mura di Colceresa)	Diocese of Vicenza

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

1886 505,418 .0% 833 0 325 OTC

1950 837,015 839,024 99.8% 913 294 1,207 693 670 3,065 401 ap1951

1970 860,000 860,051 100.0% 902 442 1,344 639 602 4,334 432 ap1971

1980 956,000 965,040 99.1% 917 399 1,316 726 648 3,427 453 ap1981

1990 982,777 986,387 99.6% 843 379 1,222 804 10 601 2,845 459 ap1991

1999 1,014,030 1,019,578 99.5% 834 356 1,190 852 15 596 2,467 459 ap2000

2000 1,008,967 1,018,354 99.1% 834 333 1,167 864 18 558 2,455 459 ap2001

2001 1,012,128 1,021,648 99.1% 819 304 1,123 901 18 516 2,518 459 ap2002

2002 1,027,874 1,036,547 99.2% 811 438 1,249 822 19 492 2,428 459 ap2003

2003 1,022,451 1,034,223 98.9% 805 319 1,124 909 19 482 2,332 459 ap2004

2004 1,027,662 1,039,117 98.9% 782 329 1,111 924 25 479 2,256 459 ap2005

2013 1,008,112 1,076,954 93.6% 724 294 1,018 990 50 395 1,722 459 ap2014

2016 1,029,000 1,075,698 95.7% 685 273 958 1,074 53 330 1,713 459 ap2017

2019 1,012,157 1,059,437 95.5% 666 270 936 1,081 54 416 1,433 459 ap2020

2021 1,000,240 1,046,855 95.5% 631 270 901 1,110 53 403 1,474 459 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		505,418	.0%			833	0				325	OTC
1950	837,015	839,024	99.8%	913	294	1,207	693		670	3,065	401	ap1951
1970	860,000	860,051	100.0%	902	442	1,344	639		602	4,334	432	ap1971
1980	956,000	965,040	99.1%	917	399	1,316	726		648	3,427	453	ap1981
1990	982,777	986,387	99.6%	843	379	1,222	804	10	601	2,845	459	ap1991
1999	1,014,030	1,019,578	99.5%	834	356	1,190	852	15	596	2,467	459	ap2000
2000	1,008,967	1,018,354	99.1%	834	333	1,167	864	18	558	2,455	459	ap2001
2001	1,012,128	1,021,648	99.1%	819	304	1,123	901	18	516	2,518	459	ap2002
2002	1,027,874	1,036,547	99.2%	811	438	1,249	822	19	492	2,428	459	ap2003
2003	1,022,451	1,034,223	98.9%	805	319	1,124	909	19	482	2,332	459	ap2004
2004	1,027,662	1,039,117	98.9%	782	329	1,111	924	25	479	2,256	459	ap2005
2013	1,008,112	1,076,954	93.6%	724	294	1,018	990	50	395	1,722	459	ap2014
2016	1,029,000	1,075,698	95.7%	685	273	958	1,074	53	330	1,713	459	ap2017
2019	1,012,157	1,059,437	95.5%	666	270	936	1,081	54	416	1,433	459	ap2020
2021	1,000,240	1,046,855	95.5%	631	270	901	1,110	53	403	1,474	459	ap2022