Vercelli (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Marco Arnolfo, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 17 July 1817
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,658 (640 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Piemonte
Official Web Site: http://www.arcidiocesi.vc.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Arcivescovile, Piazza S. Eusebio 10, 13100 Vercelli, Italia
Telephone: 0161.21.33.40
Fax: 0161.25.07.12

Historical Details

Diocese of Vercelli
- Latin Name: Vercellensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

St. Eusebius of Vercelli † ( 343 Appointed - 1 Aug 371 Died)
Uberto Crivelli † (Dec 1182 Appointed - 9 May 1185 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
St. Alberto Avogadro † (9 Jan 1185 Appointed - 1205 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
Lotario Rosario † ( 1205 Appointed - Apr 1208 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Aliprando † ( 1208 Appointed - 26 Sep 1213 Died)
Ugo di Sessa † (Nov 1213 Appointed - 4 Nov 1235 Died)
Jacopo Carnario Vialardi † ( 1235 Appointed - 15 Feb 1241 Died)
Martino Avogadro (di Quaregna) † ( 1244 Appointed - Jul 1268 Died)
Aime de Chantal † (21 Dec 1273 Appointed - 19 Jun 1303 Died)
Raniero Avogadro † (3 Aug 1303 Appointed - 19 Nov 1310 Died)
Uberto Avogadro † ( 1310 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Lombardo della Torre † (16 Dec 1328 Appointed - 9 Apr 1343 Died)
Emanuele Fieschi † (16 Jun 1343 Appointed - 1347 Died)
Giovanni Fieschi † (12 Jan 1349 Confirmed - Dec 1381 Died)
Giacomo de’ Cavalli † (1 Jun 1379 Appointed - 1412 Appointed, Bishop of Turnu Severin)
Ludovico Fieschi † (29 Mar 1382 Appointed - 31 Oct 1406 Appointed, Administrator of Carpentras)
Matteo Gisalberti † (31 Mar 1406 Appointed - 1412 Resigned)
Ibleto Fieschi † (26 Aug 1412 Appointed - 1437 Died)
Guglielmo Didier † (17 May 1437 Appointed - 1452 Resigned)
Jean de Gilliac † (2 Oct 1452 Appointed - 1455 Died)
Georges de Gilliac † (28 May 1455 Appointed - 1458 Died)
Amedeo Nori † (17 Mar 1459 Appointed - 1469 Died)
Urbano Boninvardo, O.S.B. † (14 Jul 1469 Appointed - 16 Jul 1499 Died)
Giovanni Stefano Ferrero † (16 Jul 1499 Succeeded - 21 Jan 1502 Resigned)
Giuliano della Rovere † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1 Nov 1503 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Giovanni Stefano Ferrero † (31 Oct 1503 Appointed - 5 Nov 1509 Appointed, Administrator of Ivrea)
Bonifacio Ferrero † (5 Nov 1509 Appointed - 17 Sep 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Ivrea)
Agostino Ferrero, O. Cist. † (17 Sep 1511 Appointed - 1536 Died)
Pier Francesco Ferrero † (20 Dec 1536 Appointed - 2 Mar 1562 Resigned)
Guido Luca Ferrero † (2 Mar 1562 Appointed - 17 Oct 1572 Resigned)
Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni (Bonomi, Bonhomini) † (17 Oct 1572 Appointed - 26 Feb 1587 Died)
Costanzo (Gasparo) de Sarnano (Torri), O.F.M. Conv. † (6 Apr 1587 Appointed - 29 May 1589 Resigned)
Corrado Asinari † (29 May 1589 Appointed - 1590 Died)
Marcantonio Visia (Vitia) † (13 Aug 1590 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)
Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. † (29 Mar 1599 Appointed - 21 Sep 1610 Died)
Giacomo Goria † (17 Aug 1611 Appointed - 3 Jan 1648 Died)
Girolamo della Rovere † (5 May 1660 Appointed - 20 Jan 1662 Died)
Michael Angelus Broglia † (30 Jul 1663 Appointed - May 1679 Died)
Victor Augustinus Ripa † (27 Nov 1679 Appointed - 3 Nov 1691 Died)
Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Orsini, C.R.L. † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - Aug 1694 Died)
Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano † (3 Jun 1697 Appointed - 4 May 1700 Died)
Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto † (30 Jul 1727 Confirmed - 9 Aug 1728 Died)
Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. † (23 Dec 1729 Confirmed - 9 Dec 1742 Died)
Gian Pietro Solaro † (15 Jul 1743 Confirmed - Jan 1768 Died)
Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d’Arignano † (11 Sep 1769 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1778 Confirmed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (12 Jul 1779 Confirmed - 7 Dec 1802 Died)
Giovanni Battista Canaveri, C.O. † (1 Feb 1805 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1811 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Pietro Grimaldi † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 1 Jan 1830 Died)
Alessandro d’Angennes † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 8 May 1869 Died)
Celestino Matteo Fissore † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 5 Apr 1889 Died)
Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (24 May 1889 Appointed - 26 Dec 1904 Died)
Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (27 Mar 1905 Appointed - 14 Sep 1916 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria)
Giovanni Gamberoni † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 17 Feb 1929 Died)
Giacomo Montanelli † (17 Feb 1929 Succeeded - 6 May 1944 Died)
Francesco Imberti † (10 Oct 1945 Appointed - 5 Sep 1966 Retired)
Albino Mensa † (12 Oct 1966 Appointed - 4 Jun 1991 Retired)
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio 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 - 27 Feb 2014 Retired)
Marco Arnolfo (27 Feb 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Vercelli
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Vercelli (erected)
18 April 1474	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vercelli	Diocese of Casale Monferrato (erected)
1 June 1772	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vercelli	Diocese of Biella (erected)
1 June 1803	Territory Added	Diocese of Biella (suppressed)	Diocese of Vercelli
17 July 1817	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vercelli	Diocese of Biella
Archdiocese of Vercelli
17 July 1817	Elevated	Diocese of Vercelli	Archdiocese of Vercelli

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

1821 134,777 .0% OTC

1835 133 OTC

1886 181,794 .0% 395 0 111 OTC

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

2010 178,300 183,400 97.2% 104 22 126 1,415 10 26 284 117 ap2011

2012 174,200 179,800 96.9% 87 16 103 1,691 13 20 282 117 ap2015

2017 161,035 174,904 92.1% 77 12 89 1,809 14 15 194 117 ap2018

2020 157,358 170,911 92.1% 63 11 74 2,126 16 19 174 117 ap2021

2022 155,000 169,000 91.7% 64 16 80 1,937 14 21 160 117 ap2023

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
1821		134,777	.0%									OTC
1835											133	OTC
1886		181,794	.0%			395	0				111	OTC
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
2010	178,300	183,400	97.2%	104	22	126	1,415	10	26	284	117	ap2011
2012	174,200	179,800	96.9%	87	16	103	1,691	13	20	282	117	ap2015
2017	161,035	174,904	92.1%	77	12	89	1,809	14	15	194	117	ap2018
2020	157,358	170,911	92.1%	63	11	74	2,126	16	19	174	117	ap2021
2022	155,000	169,000	91.7%	64	16	80	1,937	14	21	160	117	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giovanni Stefano Ajazza †
Henri de Albertis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Mar 1459 to 25 Apr 1475)
Guglielmo (Alessandro) Arborio di Gattinara, O.E.S.A. †
Corrado Asinari † (Bishop: 29 May 1589 to 1590)
Martino Avogadro (di Quaregna) † (Bishop: 1244 to Jul 1268)
Raniero Avogadro † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1303 to 19 Nov 1310)
St. Alberto Avogadro † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1185 to 1205)
Uberto Avogadro † (Bishop: 1310 to 1328)
Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1697 to 4 May 1700)
Bernardo Bertoglio † (Priest: 29 Jun 1898 to 3 Feb 1934)
Urbano Boninvardo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1469 to 16 Jul 1499)
Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni (Bonomi, Bonhomini) † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1572 to 26 Feb 1587)
Michael Angelus Broglia † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1663 to May 1679)
Giovanni Battista Canaveri, C.O. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1805 to 11 Jan 1811)
Jacopo Carnario Vialardi † (Bishop: 1235 to 15 Feb 1241)
Giacomo de’ Cavalli † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1379 to 1412)
Aime de Chantal † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1273 to 19 Jun 1303)
Vittorio Maria Baldassare Gaetano Costa d’Arignano † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1769 to 28 Sep 1778)
Melchiorre Crivelli (Cribelli), O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Feb 1540 to 1544)
Uberto Crivelli † (Bishop: Dec 1182 to 9 May 1185)
Alessandro d’Angennes † (Archbishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 8 May 1869)
Girolamo della Rovere † (Bishop: 5 May 1660 to 20 Jan 1662)
Giuliano della Rovere † (Administrator: 24 Jan 1502 to 1 Nov 1503)
Lombardo della Torre † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1328 to 9 Apr 1343)
Guglielmo Didier † (Bishop: 17 May 1437 to 1452)
Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 9 Dec 1742)
Agostino Ferrero, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1511 to 1536)
Bonifacio Ferrero † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1509 to 17 Sep 1511)
Cesare Camillo Ferrero †
Giovanni Stefano Ferrero † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Apr 1493; Bishop: 16 Jul 1499 to 21 Jan 1502)
Guido Luca Ferrero † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1562 to 17 Oct 1572)
Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1599 to 21 Sep 1610)
Pier Francesco Ferrero † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1536 to 2 Mar 1562)
Emanuele Fieschi † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1343 to 1347)
Giovanni Fieschi † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1349 to Dec 1381)
Ibleto Fieschi † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1412 to 1437)
Ludovico Fieschi † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1382; Administrator: 30 Jul 1387 to 31 Oct 1406)
Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 7 Dec 1802)
Celestino Matteo Fissore † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 5 Apr 1889)
Giovanni Gamberoni † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 17 Feb 1929)
Pietro Giuseppe de Gaudenzi †
Georges de Gilliac † (Bishop: 28 May 1455 to 1458)
Jean de Gilliac † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1452 to 1455)
Matteo Gisalberti † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1406 to 1412)
Giacomo Goria † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1611 to 3 Jan 1648)
Giuseppe Maria Pietro Grimaldi † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 1 Jan 1830)
Francesco Imberti † (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1945 to 5 Sep 1966)
Christophe Lamy (d’Incisa) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Feb 1473 to 20 May 1477)
Basilio Leto †
Luigi Locati † (Priest: 29 Jun 1952 to 15 Dec 1995)
Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 9 Aug 1728)
Giambattista Maoletti, O.F.M. †
Giovanni Battista Maoletti, O.F.M. Ref. †
Enrico Masseroni † (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1996 to 27 Feb 2014)
Albino Mensa † (Archbishop: 12 Oct 1966 to 4 Jun 1991)
Giacomo Montanelli † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Nov 1928; Archbishop: 17 Feb 1929 to 6 May 1944)
Amedeo Nori † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1459 to 1469)
Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Orsini, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to Aug 1694)
Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (Archbishop: 24 May 1889 to 26 Dec 1904)
Natalino Pescarolo † (Priest: 29 Jun 1952 to 7 Apr 1990)
Giovanni Picco † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1962 to 5 Nov 1967)
Victor Augustinus Ripa † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1679 to 3 Nov 1691)
Lotario Rosario † (Bishop: 1205 to Apr 1208)
Costanzo (Gasparo) de Sarnano (Torri), O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1587 to 29 May 1589)
Ugo di Sessa † (Bishop: Nov 1213 to 4 Nov 1235)
Luigi Sincero †
Gian Pietro Solaro † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to Jan 1768)
Secundo Tagliabue † (Priest: 28 Jun 1931 to 25 Jan 1957)
Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1905 to 14 Sep 1916)
St. Eusebius of Vercelli † (Bishop: 343 to 1 Aug 371)
Mattia Vicario † (Priest: 16 Mar 1872 to 18 Mar 1895)
Marcantonio Visia (Vitia) † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1590 to 1599)
Aliprando † (Bishop: 1208 to 26 Sep 1213)
Giuseppe †

Source(s)

Diocese of Vercelli
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 520, and Page 521
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 265
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 330
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 364
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 410, and Page 411
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 438
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 393
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 825, to Page 826

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