Pavia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Corrado Sanguineti, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1st Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 782 (302 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lombardia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.pavia.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 11, 27100 Pavia, Italia
Telephone: 0382.38.65.11
Fax: 0382.38.65.25

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pietro Canepanova † ( 978 Appointed - Dec 983 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
St. Fulco Scotti † ( 1216 Appointed - 26 Oct 1229 Died)
St. Rodobaldo Cipolla † (16 Jun 1230 Appointed - 12 Oct 1254 Died)
Guido Langosco † (18 Apr 1295 Appointed - 1311 Died)
Isnardo Tacconi, O.P. † (5 Aug 1311 Appointed - 1320 Resigned)
Carante Sannazzari † (15 Jun 1326 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Giovanni Fulgosi † (16 Dec 1328 Appointed - )
Matteo Riboldi † (7 Oct 1342 Appointed - 27 Jun 1343 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
Pietro Spelta, O. Hum. † (27 Jun 1343 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Alchiero de Montilio † (9 Dec 1356 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Francesco Sottoriva † (5 May 1363 Appointed - 18 Sep 1386 Died)
Guglielmo Centueri, O.F.M. † (27 Sep 1386 Appointed - 1402 Died)
Pietro Grassi † (27 Sep 1402 Appointed - 28 Sep 1426 Died)
Francesco Piccolpasso † (26 Feb 1427 Appointed - 7 Jun 1435 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
Enrico Rampini † (7 Jun 1435 Appointed - 27 Aug 1443 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
Giacomo Borromeo † (18 Jul 1446 Appointed - 4 Aug 1453 Died)
Giovanni Castiglione † (3 Oct 1453 Appointed - 14 Apr 1460 Died)
Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini † (18 Jul 1460 Appointed - 10 Sep 1479 Died)
Ascanio Maria Sforza † (17 Sep 1479 Appointed - 27 May 1505 Died)
Francesco Alidosi † (26 Mar 1505 Appointed - 24 May 1511 Died)
Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (30 May 1511 Appointed - 13 Mar 1521 Resigned)
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (13 Mar 1521 Appointed - 3 Jun 1530 Resigned)
Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi † (3 Jun 1530 Appointed - 1541 Resigned)
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (4 Jun 1544 Appointed - 7 Feb 1550 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi † (22 Feb 1550 Appointed - 5 Apr 1564 Died)
Ippolito de’ Rossi † (4 Sep 1564 Succeeded - 28 Apr 1591 Died)
St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. † (10 May 1591 Appointed - 11 Oct 1592 Died)
Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. † (29 Jan 1593 Appointed - 30 Apr 1593 Appointed, Bishop of Mantova)
Guglielmo Bastoni † (30 Apr 1593 Appointed - Jan 1609 Died)
Giovanni Battista Biglia † (19 Jan 1609 Appointed - 1617 Died)
Fabrizio Landriani † (17 Jul 1617 Appointed - 1642 Died)
Giovanni Battista Sfondrati † (1 Dec 1642 Appointed - 1647 Died)
Francesco Biglia † (10 Feb 1648 Appointed - 4 Jun 1659 Died)
Girolamo Melzi † (22 Sep 1659 Appointed - 29 Sep 1672 Died)
Lorenzo Trotti † (12 Dec 1672 Appointed - 30 Sep 1700 Died)
Giacomo Antonio Morigia, B. † (24 Jan 1701 Appointed - 8 Oct 1708 Died)
Agostino Cusani † (14 Oct 1711 Appointed - 12 Jul 1724 Resigned)
Francesco Pertusati, O.S.B. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - 17 Nov 1752 Died)
Carlo Francesco Durini † (23 Jul 1753 Appointed - 25 Jun 1769 Died)
Bartolomeo Olivazzi † (11 Sep 1769 Appointed - 14 Sep 1791 Died)
Giuseppe Bertieri, O.A.D. † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1804 Died)
Paolo Lamberto D’Allègre † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 6 Oct 1821 Died)
Luigi Tosi † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1845 Died)
Angelo Francesco Ramazzotti † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1858 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Pietro Maria Ferrè † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 27 Mar 1867 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
Lucido Maria Parocchi † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 12 Mar 1877 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
Agostino Gaetano Riboldi † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 15 Apr 1901 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Francesco Ciceri † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 2 Jun 1924 Died)
Giuseppe Ballerini † (26 Jul 1924 Appointed - 22 Jun 1933 Died)
Giovanni Battista Girardi † (8 May 1934 Appointed - 17 Apr 1942 Died)
Carlo Allorio † (4 Jul 1942 Appointed - 2 Jul 1968 Retired)
Antonio Giuseppe Angioni † (6 Jul 1968 Appointed - 2 Apr 1986 Retired)
Giovanni Volta † (2 Apr 1986 Appointed - 1 Dec 2003 Retired)
Giovanni Giudici † (1 Dec 2003 Appointed - 16 Nov 2015 Retired)
Corrado Sanguineti (16 Nov 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Pavia (erected)
10 June 1925	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Chignolo Po)	Diocese of Pavia
10 June 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pavia (Cascina Bianca di Spirago)	Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
15 January 1979	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Milano {Milan} (Torrevecchia Pia (Natività di Maria Vergine, Ss. Astanzio e Antoniano, and Ss. Pietro e Paolo))	Diocese of Pavia
20 January 1979	Territory Added	Diocese of Lodi (Castel Lambro (in Marzano Pavese) and parts of Bascapè (Guastalla, Mangialupo, Piacentina, Foppa, Gamborello, Barbetto, S. Zeno 1°, S. Zeno 2° Bosco, Villarzino, S. Martina))	Diocese of Pavia
20 January 1979	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pavia (Campo Rinaldo and Corte S. Andrea (in Miradolo and Senna Lodigiano))	Diocese of Lodi

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 107,737 .0% 190 0 81 OTC

1950 141,298 141,348 100.0% 182 26 208 679 26 697 97 ap1951

1969 153,000 154,215 99.2% 179 33 212 721 39 640 96 ap1971

1980 150,322 170,322 88.3% 160 30 190 791 37 435 104 ap1981

1990 162,029 162,370 99.8% 151 28 179 905 33 348 99 ap1991

1999 159,689 161,610 98.8% 132 38 170 939 54 237 99 ap2000

2000 162,236 162,897 99.6% 136 40 176 921 53 238 99 ap2001

2001 167,135 168,102 99.4% 137 38 175 955 51 689 99 ap2002

2002 157,226 168,379 93.4% 131 37 168 935 43 219 99 ap2003

2003 167,450 170,458 98.2% 131 35 166 1,008 46 246 99 ap2004

2004 158,711 161,562 98.2% 129 28 157 1,010 31 222 99 ap2005

2013 173,000 185,161 93.4% 110 24 134 1,291 5 27 131 100 ap2014

2016 180,000 192,891 93.3% 113 27 140 1,285 4 31 118 100 ap2017

2019 180,800 193,626 93.4% 111 28 139 1,300 5 33 109 100 ap2020

2021 178,645 191,320 93.4% 117 25 142 1,258 6 28 99 100 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		107,737	.0%			190	0				81	OTC
1950	141,298	141,348	100.0%	182	26	208	679		26	697	97	ap1951
1969	153,000	154,215	99.2%	179	33	212	721		39	640	96	ap1971
1980	150,322	170,322	88.3%	160	30	190	791		37	435	104	ap1981
1990	162,029	162,370	99.8%	151	28	179	905		33	348	99	ap1991
1999	159,689	161,610	98.8%	132	38	170	939		54	237	99	ap2000
2000	162,236	162,897	99.6%	136	40	176	921		53	238	99	ap2001
2001	167,135	168,102	99.4%	137	38	175	955		51	689	99	ap2002
2002	157,226	168,379	93.4%	131	37	168	935		43	219	99	ap2003
2003	167,450	170,458	98.2%	131	35	166	1,008		46	246	99	ap2004
2004	158,711	161,562	98.2%	129	28	157	1,010		31	222	99	ap2005
2013	173,000	185,161	93.4%	110	24	134	1,291	5	27	131	100	ap2014
2016	180,000	192,891	93.3%	113	27	140	1,285	4	31	118	100	ap2017
2019	180,800	193,626	93.4%	111	28	139	1,300	5	33	109	100	ap2020
2021	178,645	191,320	93.4%	117	25	142	1,258	6	28	99	100	ap2022