Archdiocese of Vercelli

Historical Details

• Diocese of Vercelli
  • Latin Name: Vercellensis
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giuliano della Rovere † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1 Nov 1503 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni † (17 Oct 1572 Appointed - 26 Feb 1587 Died)
• Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. † (29 Mar 1599 Appointed - 21 Sep 1610 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano † (5 Jun 1697 Appointed - 4 May 1700 Died)
• Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto † (29 Nov 1727 Appointed - 9 Aug 1728 Died)
• Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri Thaon, O.P. † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 9 Dec 1742 Died)
• Gian Pietro Solaro † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 1768 Died)
• Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d'Arignano † (11 Sep 1769 Appointed - 28 Sep 1778 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
• Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (12 Jul 1779 Appointed - 7 Dec 1802 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Canaveri † (1 Jun 1803 Appointed - 11 Jan 1811 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Grimaldi † (1 Oct 1817 Appointed - 14 Jan 1830 Died)
• Alessandro d'Angennes † (24 Feb 1832 Appointed - 8 May 1869 Died)
• Celestino Matteo Fissore † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1889 Died)
• Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (24 May 1889 Appointed - 26 Dec 1904 Died)
• Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (3 Mar 1905 Appointed - 13 Sep 1916 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria)
• Giovanni Gamberoni † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 17 Feb 1929 Died)
• Giacomo Montanelli † (17 Feb 1929 Succeeded - 1944 Died)
• Francesco Imberti † (16 Oct 1945 Appointed - 5 Sep 1966 Retired)
• Albino Mensa † (12 Oct 1966 Appointed - 4 Jun 1991 Retired)
• Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (4 Jun 1991 Appointed - 13 Jun 1995 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)
• Enrico Masseroni (10 Feb 1996 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Vercelli
1950	198,478	198,824	99.8%	347	50	397	499		86	955	139	ap1951
1970	199,566	199,672	99.9%	223	35	258	773		68	821	143	ap1971
1980	191,100	191,650	99.7%	194	40	234	816	1	70	797	147	ap1981
1990	177,660	178,200	99.7%	162	31	193	920	8	53	582	117	ap1991
1999	177,000	178,000	99.4%	126	22	148	1,195	10	31	485	117	ap2000
2000	174,000	175,000	99.4%	124	15	139	1,251	11	25	477	117	ap2001
2001	179,000	180,000	99.4%	128	24	152	1,177	11	29	470	117	ap2002
2002	179,100	180,000	99.5%	122	20	142	1,261	11	30	472	117	ap2003
2003	179,000	180,000	99.4%	112	27	139	1,287	10	31	358	117	ap2004
2004	179,000	181,000	98.9%	112	27	139	1,287	10	31	351	118	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gianni Ambrosio (Priest: 7 Jul 1968 to 22 Dec 2007)
• Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1991 to 13 Jun 1995)
• Enrico Masseroni (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1996)
• Giuseppe Versaldi (Priest: 29 Jun 1967 to 4 Apr 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1697 to 4 May 1700)
• Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1572 to 26 Feb 1587)
• Giovanni Battista Canaveri † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1803 to 11 Jan 1811)
• Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d'Arignano † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1769 to 28 Sep 1778)
• Alessandro d'Angennes † (Archbishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 8 May 1869)
• Giuliano della Rovere † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1502 to 1 Nov 1503)
• Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri Thaon, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 9 Dec 1742)
• Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1599 to 21 Sep 1610)
• Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 7 Dec 1802)
• Celestino Matteo Fissore † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1889)
• Giovanni Gamberoni † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 17 Feb 1929)
• Giuseppe Maria Grimaldi † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 14 Jan 1830)
• Francesco Imberti † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1945 to 5 Sep 1966)
• Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1727 to 9 Aug 1728)
• Albino Mensa † (Archbishop: 12 Oct 1966 to 4 Jun 1991)
• Giacomo Montanelli † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Nov 1928; Archbishop: 17 Feb 1929 to 1944)
• Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (Archbishop: 24 May 1889 to 26 Dec 1904)
• Giovanni Picco † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1962 to 1967)
• Gian Pietro Solaro † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 1768)
• Secundo Tagliabue † (Priest: 28 Jun 1931 to 25 Jan 1957)
• Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1905 to 13 Sep 1916)
• Mattia Vicario † (Priest: 16 Mar 1872 to 18 Mar 1895)