Diocese of Savona-Noli

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Bishop(s) Vittorio Lupi, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 400 (154 Square Miles) Conference Region: Liguria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisavonanoli.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Vescovato 13, 17100 Savona, Italia Telephone: 019.85.08.92 Fax: 019.85.33.42

Historical Details

• Diocese of Savona
  • Latin Name: Savonensis
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Savona e Noli
  • Latin Name: Savonensis et Naulensis
  • United: 25 November 1820
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Battista Cibò † ( 1467 Appointed - 1472 Appointed, Bishop of Molfetta)
• Giuliano della Rovere † (20 Sep 1499 Appointed - 24 Jan 1502 Appointed, Bishop of Vercelli)
• Filippo Ghighi † (20 Sep 1802 Appointed - 10 Jan 1830 Died)
• Giuseppe Vincenzo Airenti, O.P. † (2 Oct 1820 Appointed - 5 Jul 1830 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Agostino-Maria de Mari † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed - )
• Alessandro Riccardi di Netro † (24 Jan 1842 Appointed - 22 Feb 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
• Giovanni Cerruti † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - )
• Giuseppe Boraggini † (12 May 1879 Appointed - )
• Giuseppe Salvatore Scatti † (9 Jan 1898 Appointed - 30 Jun 1926 Died)
• Pasquale Righetti † (20 Dec 1926 Appointed - 7 Jul 1948 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Parodi † (14 Sep 1948 Appointed - 15 Jul 1974 Retired)
• Franco Sibilla † (15 Jul 1974 Appointed - 8 Sep 1980 Appointed, Bishop of Asti)
• Giulio Sanguineti (15 Dec 1980 Appointed - 7 Dec 1989 Appointed, Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato)
• Roberto Amadei (21 Apr 1990 Appointed - 21 Nov 1991 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
• Dante Lafranconi (7 Dec 1991 Appointed - 8 Sep 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
• Domenico Calcagno (25 Jan 2002 Appointed - 7 Jul 2007 Resigned)
• Vittorio Lupi (30 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Savona
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Savona (erected)
Diocese of Savona e Noli
25 November 1820	United	Diocese of Noli Diocese of Savona	Diocese of Savona e Noli
Diocese of Savona-Noli
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Savona e Noli	Diocese of Savona-Noli

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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
Diocese of Savona e Noli
1950	130,285	131,000	99.5%	163	124	287	453		147	862	65	ap1951
1970	166,163	167,000	99.5%	135	108	243	683	1	123	865	76	ap1971
1980	176,700	179,395	98.5%	130	81	211	837	1	102	758	77	ap1981
Diocese of Savona-Noli
1990	137,212	143,282	95.8%	115	64	179	766	1	81	663	74	ap1991
1999	139,588	143,039	97.6%	93	50	143	976	7	61	517	71	ap2000
2000	131,659	135,806	96.9%	94	58	152	866	5	65	506	71	ap2001
2001	140,547	144,029	97.6%	91	49	140	1,003	6	56	490	71	ap2002
2002	154,500	157,571	98.1%	82	56	138	1,119	6	62	461	71	ap2003
2003	156,133	158,983	98.2%	81	52	133	1,173	9	56	461	71	ap2004
2004	131,069	133,462	98.2%	80	53	133	985	9	53	421	71	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Roberto Amadei (Bishop: 21 Apr 1990 to 21 Nov 1991)
• Domenico Calcagno (Bishop: 25 Jan 2002 to 7 Jul 2007)
• Dante Lafranconi (Bishop: 7 Dec 1991 to 8 Sep 2001)
• Vittorio Lupi (Bishop: 30 Nov 2007 - )
• Giulio Sanguineti (Bishop: 15 Dec 1980 to 7 Dec 1989)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Vincenzo Airenti, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 5 Jul 1830)
• Giuseppe Boraggini † (Bishop: 12 May 1879)
• Giovanni Cerruti † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867)
• Giovanni Battista Cibò † (Bishop: 1467 to 1472)
• Giuliano della Rovere † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1499 to 24 Jan 1502)
• Filippo Ghighi † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1802 to 10 Jan 1830)
• Agostino-Maria de Mari † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1833)
• Giovanni Battista Parodi † (Bishop: 14 Sep 1948 to 15 Jul 1974)
• Alessandro Riccardi di Netro † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1842 to 22 Feb 1867)
• Pasquale Righetti † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1926 to 7 Jul 1948)
• Raffaele Sansone Riario † (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Dec 1511 to Apr 1516)
• Giuseppe Salvatore Scatti † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1898 to 30 Jun 1926)
• Franco Sibilla † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1974 to 8 Sep 1980)