Cuneo-Fossano (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Piero Delbosco, Bishop
Giuseppe Cavallotto, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 1 June 2023
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,841 (711 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Piemonte
Official Web Site: https://www.diocesicuneofossano.it
Mailing Address: Via Maedeo Rossi 28, 12100 Cuneo, Italia
Telephone: 0171.69.35.23

Historical Details

Diocese of Cuneo
- Latin Name: Cuneensis
- Erected: 17 July 1817
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}
- Country: Italy
- Square Kilometers: 1,566 (604 Square Miles)
- Conference Region: Piemonte
- Mailing Address: Via Amedeo Rossi 28, 12100 Cuneo, Italia
- Telephone: 0171.69.35.23
- Fax: 0171.19.88.815

Past and Present Ordinaries

Amedeo Bruno di Samone † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1838 Died)
Giuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. † (27 Apr 1840 Confirmed - 3 Aug 1843 Resigned)
Clemente (a S. Theresia) Manzini, O. Carm. † (22 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1865 Died)
Andrea Formica † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 5 Jan 1885 Died)
Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 18 Mar 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Andrea Fiore † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 19 Jan 1914 Died)
Gabriele Natale Moriondo, O.P. † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 28 Jun 1920 Resigned)
Giuseppe Castelli † (22 Dec 1920 Appointed - 21 Oct 1924 Appointed, Bishop of Novara)
Quirico Travaini † (21 Jun 1926 Appointed - 19 Mar 1934 Died)
Giacomo Rosso † (14 Nov 1934 Appointed - 6 Jan 1957 Resigned)
Guido Tonetti † (16 Feb 1957 Appointed - 3 Jun 1971 Died)
Carlo Aliprandi † (3 Sep 1971 Appointed - 1 Feb 1999 Retired)
Natalino Pescarolo † (1 Feb 1999 Appointed - 24 Aug 2005 Retired)
Giuseppe Cavallotto (24 Aug 2005 Appointed - 9 Oct 2015 Retired)
Piero Delbosco (9 Oct 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cuneo
17 July 1817	Erected	Diocese of Mondovi	Diocese of Cuneo (erected)
19 January 1950	Territory Added		Diocese of Cuneo (Boundaries adjusted) Diocese of Mondovi (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano
1 June 2023	United	Diocese of Cuneo Diocese of Fossano	Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano

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 Cuneo

1821 73,073 .0% OTC

1835 51 OTC

1886 105,451 .0% 217 0 63 OTC

1950 89,400 90,000 99.3% 182 32 214 417 88 987 72 ap1951

1969 102,231 102,469 99.8% 160 37 197 518 50 664 77 ap1971

1980 113,178 113,780 99.5% 165 33 198 571 37 602 85 ap1981

1990 107,550 108,200 99.4% 149 27 176 611 33 502 82 ap1991

1999 107,326 109,176 98.3% 139 21 160 670 27 420 82 ap2000

2000 107,881 109,856 98.2% 142 21 163 661 26 402 82 ap2001

2001 107,740 110,120 97.8% 140 21 161 669 29 400 82 ap2002

2002 90,530 92,287 98.1% 137 21 158 572 34 369 81 ap2003

2003 90,552 92,315 98.1% 133 21 154 588 34 369 81 ap2004

2004 90,540 92,310 98.1% 126 22 148 611 34 350 82 ap2005

2006 108,100 119,195 90.7% 117 21 138 783 33 306 82 ap2007

2013 108,600 120,200 90.3% 104 16 120 905 4 23 277 82 ap2014

2016 105,000 117,000 89.7% 101 16 117 897 5 23 264 82 ap2017

2019 102,700 113,260 90.7% 97 15 112 916 6 16 165 82 ap2020

2021 105,000 117,000 89.7% 97 11 108 972 6 12 130 82 ap2022

2023 105,000 117,000 89.7% 99 6 105 1,000 7 7 152 82 bul:1Jun2023

Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano

2023 142,565 152,000 93.8% 119 11 130 1,096 12 19 185 115 ap2024

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 Cuneo
1821		73,073	.0%									OTC
1835											51	OTC
1886		105,451	.0%			217	0				63	OTC
1950	89,400	90,000	99.3%	182	32	214	417		88	987	72	ap1951
1969	102,231	102,469	99.8%	160	37	197	518		50	664	77	ap1971
1980	113,178	113,780	99.5%	165	33	198	571		37	602	85	ap1981
1990	107,550	108,200	99.4%	149	27	176	611		33	502	82	ap1991
1999	107,326	109,176	98.3%	139	21	160	670		27	420	82	ap2000
2000	107,881	109,856	98.2%	142	21	163	661		26	402	82	ap2001
2001	107,740	110,120	97.8%	140	21	161	669		29	400	82	ap2002
2002	90,530	92,287	98.1%	137	21	158	572		34	369	81	ap2003
2003	90,552	92,315	98.1%	133	21	154	588		34	369	81	ap2004
2004	90,540	92,310	98.1%	126	22	148	611		34	350	82	ap2005
2006	108,100	119,195	90.7%	117	21	138	783		33	306	82	ap2007
2013	108,600	120,200	90.3%	104	16	120	905	4	23	277	82	ap2014
2016	105,000	117,000	89.7%	101	16	117	897	5	23	264	82	ap2017
2019	102,700	113,260	90.7%	97	15	112	916	6	16	165	82	ap2020
2021	105,000	117,000	89.7%	97	11	108	972	6	12	130	82	ap2022
2023	105,000	117,000	89.7%	99	6	105	1,000	7	7	152	82	bul:1Jun2023
Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano
2023	142,565	152,000	93.8%	119	11	130	1,096	12	19	185	115	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Carlo Aliprandi † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1971 to 1 Feb 1999)
Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti †
Secondo Bologna † (Priest: 22 Jun 1924 to 8 Jan 1940)
Giuseppe Castelli † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1920 to 21 Oct 1924)
Amedeo Bruno di Samone † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 21 Dec 1838)
Domenico Enrici † (Priest: 29 Jun 1933 to 17 Sep 1955)
Andrea Fiore † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 19 Jan 1914)
Andrea Formica † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 5 Jan 1885)
Aldo Giordano † (Priest: 28 Jul 1979 to 26 Oct 2013)
Giovanni Giorgis † (Priest: 3 Oct 1909 to 30 Sep 1931)
Clemente (a S. Theresia) Manzini, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1844 to 21 Mar 1865)
Alfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †
Gabriele Natale Moriondo, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 28 Jun 1920)
Matteo Pellegrino †
Natalino Pescarolo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1990 to 4 May 1992; Bishop: 1 Feb 1999 to 24 Aug 2005)
Giacomo Rosso † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1934 to 6 Jan 1957)
Giuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 3 Aug 1843)
Guido Tonetti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Feb 1957 to 3 Jun 1971)
Quirico Travaini † (Apostolic Administrator: Oct 1924; Bishop: 21 Jun 1926 to 19 Mar 1934)
Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 18 Mar 1895)

Source(s)

Diocese of Cuneo
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 814
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 444, and Page 445
Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 115, Page 625, and Page 626

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