Archdiocese of Ispahan

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ispahan
  • Latin Name: Hispahanensis Latinorum seu Aspahanensis
  • Erected: 12 October 1629
  • Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Boldames Ibáñez, O.C.D. † (6 Sep 1632 Appointed - 5 Sep 1633 Resigned)
• Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. † (5 Sep 1633 Succeeded - 23 Dec 1639 Resigned)
• Jean Duval, O.C.D. † (25 Sep 1638 Appointed - 10 Apr 1669 Died)
• Laurent Elias Mouton (Mutton), O.C.D. † (8 Apr 1695 Appointed - 3 Nov 1708 Died)
• Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. † (8 Jun 1716 Appointed - 8 Jan 1731 Died)
• Filippo Maria di San Agostino (Camillo Apollonio) Malachisi, O.C.D. † (11 Aug 1732 Appointed - 13 Aug 1749 Died)
• Marco Antonio Piacentini, O.C.D. † (15 Mar 1751 Appointed - 22 Jun 1755 Died)
• Cornelio di San Giuseppe (Giuseppe) Reina, O.C.D. † (2 Oct 1758 Appointed - May 1797 Died)
• Jacques-Emile Sontag, C.M. † (13 Jul 1910 Appointed - 27 Jul 1918 Died)
• Kevin William Barden, O.P. † (30 May 1974 Appointed - 12 Aug 1982 Retired)
• Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (2 Dec 1989 Appointed - 20 Jan 2015 Retired)

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 Ispahan
1949	2,000	15,000,000	.0%		23	23	86		26		6	ap1951
1970	4,500	26,000,000	.0%		28	28	160		38	24	4	ap1971
1980	4,000			2	27	29	137	1	29	34	8	ap1981
1990	2,000				8	8	250		8	12	6	ap1991
1999	4,000				5	5	800		6		6	ap2000
2000	14,000				6	6	2,333		8		6	ap2001
2001	10,000				6	6	1,666		8		6	ap2002
2002	10,000				6	6	1,666		6		6	ap2003
2003	10,000				6	6	1,666		6	12	6	ap2004
2004	10,000				6	6	1,666		6	12	6	ap2005
2006	10,000				5	5	2,000		5	13	6	ap2007
2013	2,000				6	6	333		6	7	6	ap2014
2016	2,000				3	3	666		3	5	3	ap2017

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 2 Dec 1989 to 20 Jan 2015)
• Jack Youssef, C.M. (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Jan 2015)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Henri-Marie Amanton, O.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Mar 1857 to 12 Oct 1869)
• Kevin William Barden, O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 May 1974 to 12 Aug 1982)
• Juan Boldames Ibáñez, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1632 to 5 Sep 1633)
• Jean Duval, O.C.D. † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Sep 1638 to 10 Apr 1669)
• Barnaba Giovanni Battista Fedele, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1716 to 8 Jan 1731)
• François Lesné, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Apr 1896 to 11 Feb 1910)
• Filippo Maria di San Agostino (Camillo Apollonio) Malachisi, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1732 to 13 Aug 1749)
• Laurent Elias Mouton (Mutton), O.C.D. † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1695 to 3 Nov 1708)
• Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Sep 1632; Bishop: 5 Sep 1633 to 23 Dec 1639)
• Marco Antonio Piacentini, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1751 to 22 Jun 1755)
• Cornelio di San Giuseppe (Giuseppe) Reina, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1758 to May 1797)
• Jacques-Emile Sontag, C.M. † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1910 to 27 Jul 1918)