Diocese of Vigevano

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Galeazzo Pietra † (14 Mar 1530 Appointed - 27 Oct 1552 Died)
• Maurizio Pietra † (27 Oct 1552 Succeeded - 20 May 1576 Died)
• Alessandro Casale † (1 Jul 1577 Appointed - 16 Feb 1582 Died)
• Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) † (5 Nov 1582 Appointed - 11 Aug 1588 Died)
• Pietro Fauno Costacciaro † (12 Jun 1589 Appointed - 9 Sep 1592 Died)
• Marsilio Landriani † (10 Nov 1593 Appointed - 27 Aug 1609 Died)
• Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (26 May 1610 Appointed - 7 May 1620 Died)
• Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (11 Jan 1621 Appointed - 16 Jul 1635 Died)
• Juan Gutiérrez † (18 May 1648 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1649 Died)
• Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaín, O. de M. † (9 Mar 1654 Appointed - 24 Sep 1657 Confirmed, Archbishop of Otranto)
• Attilio Pietrasanta, O. Cist. † (28 Jul 1659 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1666 Died)
• Gerolamo Visconti † (3 Oct 1667 Appointed - 26 Oct 1670 Died)
• Giovanni Rasino † (1 Jul 1671 Appointed - 18 Nov 1672 Died)
• Jean Caramuel y Lobkowitz, O.S.B. † (25 Sep 1673 Appointed - 7 Sep 1682 Died)
• Ferdinando de Rojas (Roxas) † (20 Dec 1683 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1685 Died)
• Pier Marino Sormani, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Oct 1688 Appointed - 12 Aug 1702 Died)
• Gerolamo Archinto † (5 Mar 1703 Appointed - 22 Oct 1710 Died)
• Giorgio Cattaneo † (2 Mar 1712 Appointed - 7 Nov 1730 Died)
• Carlo Bossi † (18 Jun 1731 Confirmed - 7 Oct 1753 Died)
• Francesco Agostino della Chiesa † (17 Feb 1755 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1755 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Scarampi † (18 Jul 1757 Confirmed - 18 Feb 1801 Died)
• Francesco Milesi † (18 Sep 1807 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1816 Confirmed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Giovanni Francesco Toppia † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 20 Jul 1828 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Accusani † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 19 Jul 1843 Died)
• Pio Vincenzo Forzani † (25 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 15 Dec 1859 Died)
• Pietro Giuseppe de Gaudenzi † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 15 Oct 1891 Died)
• Giacomo Merizzi † (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 28 Nov 1898 Resigned)
• Pietro Berruti † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 8 Apr 1921 Died)
• Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (27 Aug 1921 Appointed - 18 May 1937 Died)
• Giovanni Bargiggia † (6 Jul 1937 Appointed - 11 Apr 1946 Died)
• Antonio Picconi † (13 Jun 1946 Appointed - 21 Apr 1952 Died)
• Luigi Barbero † (26 Jul 1952 Appointed - 1 Apr 1971 Died)
• Mario Rossi † (4 Aug 1971 Appointed - 19 Aug 1988 Died)
• Giovanni Locatelli † (12 Nov 1988 Appointed - 18 Mar 2000 Retired)
• Claudio Baggini † (18 Mar 2000 Appointed - 12 Mar 2011 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Di Mauro (12 Mar 2011 Succeeded - 21 Jul 2012 Resigned)
• Maurizio Gervasoni (20 Jul 2013 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
1821		100,305	.0%									OTC
1835											70	OTC
1886		157,091	.0%			251	0				71	OTC
1950	182,000	183,000	99.5%	15	15	30	6,066		20	200	200	ap1951
1969	186,220	186,389	99.9%	162	23	185	1,006		31	486	81	ap1971
1980	183,678	183,871	99.9%	142	21	163	1,126		24	384	94	ap1981
1990	176,402	176,806	99.8%	126	20	146	1,208		22	319	87	ap1991
1999	174,000	176,000	98.9%	117	10	127	1,370	3	11	253	87	ap2000
2000	174,000	176,000	98.9%	120	11	131	1,328	8	12	248	87	ap2001
2001	174,000	175,900	98.9%	119	11	130	1,338	8	12	225	87	ap2002
2002	174,200	177,477	98.2%	116	8	124	1,404	8	9	221	87	ap2003
2003	173,600	176,855	98.2%	113	10	123	1,411	8	11	216	87	ap2004
2004	173,055	175,950	98.4%	111	11	122	1,418	8	12	213	87	ap2005
2010	179,179	188,900	94.9%	103	11	114	1,571	10	12	157	87	ap2011
2014	183,400	193,000	95.0%	98	11	109	1,682	13	12	155	87	ap2015
2017	182,200	191,800	95.0%	97	9	106	1,718	14	9	135	87	ap2018
2020	181,000	189,800	95.4%	92	11	103	1,757	13	12	119	87	ap2021
2022	178,650	187,330	95.4%	88	8	96	1,860	13	10	112	87	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vincenzo Di Mauro (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 2010; Bishop: 12 Mar 2011 to 21 Jul 2012)
• Maurizio Gervasoni (Bishop: 20 Jul 2013 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Accusani † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 19 Jul 1843)
• Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaín, O. de M. † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1654 to 24 Sep 1657)
• Gerolamo Archinto † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1703 to 22 Oct 1710)
• Claudio Baggini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 2000 to 12 Mar 2011)
• Igino Bandi †
• Luigi Barbero † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1952 to 1 Apr 1971)
• Giovanni Bargiggia † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1937 to 11 Apr 1946)
• Pietro Berruti † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 8 Apr 1921)
• Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †
• Carlo Bossi † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1731 to 7 Oct 1753)
• Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1582 to 11 Aug 1588)
• Vincenzo Capelli †
• Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †
• Jean Caramuel y Lobkowitz, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1673 to 7 Sep 1682)
• Alessandro Casale † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1577 to 16 Feb 1582)
• Paolo Castiglioni † (Priest: 18 Dec 1897 to 1900)
• Giorgio Cattaneo † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1712 to 7 Nov 1730)
• Melchiorre Crivelli (Cribelli), O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1553 to 26 Feb 1560)
• Francesco Agostino della Chiesa † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1755 to 11 Aug 1755)
• Pietro Fauno Costacciaro † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1589 to 9 Sep 1592)
• Pio Vincenzo Forzani † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1844 to 15 Dec 1859)
• Pietro Giuseppe de Gaudenzi † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 15 Oct 1891)
• Juan Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 18 May 1648 to 20 Mar 1649)
• Marsilio Landriani † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1593 to 27 Aug 1609)
• Giovanni Locatelli † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1988 to 18 Mar 2000)
• Giacomo Merizzi † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1891 to 28 Nov 1898)
• Francesco Milesi † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 23 Sep 1816)
• Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (Bishop: 26 May 1610 to 7 May 1620)
• Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. †
• Antonio Picconi † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1946 to 21 Apr 1952)
• Galeazzo Pietra † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1530 to 27 Oct 1552)
• Maurizio Pietra † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Jun 1541; Bishop: 27 Oct 1552 to 20 May 1576)
• Attilio Pietrasanta, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1659 to 7 Nov 1666)
• Sante Portalupi †
• Giovanni Rasino † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1671 to 18 Nov 1672)
• Ferdinando de Rojas (Roxas) † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1683 to 30 Dec 1685)
• Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Jan 1621 to 16 Jul 1635)
• Mario Rossi † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1971 to 19 Aug 1988)
• Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Aug 1921; Bishop: 29 Jan 1922 to 18 May 1937)
• Giuseppe Maria Scarampi † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1757 to 18 Feb 1801)
• Pier Marino Sormani, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1688 to 12 Aug 1702)
• Dionigi Tettamanzi † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jul 2012 to 5 Oct 2013)
• Giovanni Francesco Toppia † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 20 Jul 1828)
• Gerolamo Visconti † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1667 to 26 Oct 1670)

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