Diocese of Vittorio Veneto

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ceneda
  • Latin Name: Cenetensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Matteo da Siena † ( 1187 Appointed - 1216 Died)
• Gerardo da Camino † ( 1217 Appointed - 1219 Resigned)
• Alberto da Camino † ( 1220 Appointed - 1242 Died)
• Guarnerio da Polcenigo † (21 Oct 1243 Appointed - 12 Jun 1251 Appointed, Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria))
• Rugerino di Aquileia † (12 Jun 1252 Appointed - 1257 Died)
• Alberto da Collo † ( 1257 Appointed - 1261 Died)
• Odorico , O.F.M. † (14 May 1261 Appointed - Jul 1261 Died)
• Presavio Novello † (1 Feb 1262 Appointed - 16 Oct 1279 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Marzio da Fiabiane † ( 1279 Appointed - 1284 Died)
• Pietro Calza † (29 Apr 1286 Appointed - 12 Jul 1300 Died)
• Francesco Arpo, O.P. † ( 1300 Appointed - 1310 Died)
• Manfredo da Collalto † ( 1310 Appointed - 1320 Appointed, Bishop of Belluno e Feltre)
• Francesco Ramponi, O.E.S.A. † (4 May 1320 Appointed - 9 Oct 1348 Died)
• Gasberto de Orgoglio, O.P. † (13 Nov 1349 Appointed - 1374 Died)
• Oliviero da Verona † (29 Apr 1374 Appointed - 1377 Died)
• Andrea Codoni (di San Girolamo) † (11 Jan 1378 Appointed - )
• Giorgio Torti † ( 1385 Appointed - 1 Dec 1386 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
• Marco Porri † (1 Dec 1386 Appointed - 26 Jan 1394 Appointed, Bishop of Nusco)
• Martino da Gemona (Franceschini) † (26 Jan 1394 Appointed - Apr 1399 Died)
• Pietro Marcelli † (24 Apr 1399 Appointed - 16 Nov 1409 Appointed, Bishop of Padova {Padua})
• Antonio Correr, O.P. † (15 Jul 1409 Appointed - 1445 Died)
• Pietro Leon † (4 Jun 1445 Appointed - 1474 Resigned)
• Nicolò Trevisani † (15 Jun 1474 Appointed - 10 Jan 1498 Died)
• Francesco Brevio † (19 Jan 1498 Appointed - 7 Aug 1508 Died)
• Marino Grimani † (16 Aug 1508 Appointed - 19 Jan 1517 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
• Domenico Grimani † ( 1517 Appointed - 28 Mar 1520 Resigned)
• Giovanni Grimani † (28 Mar 1520 Appointed - 18 Dec 1531 Resigned)
• Marino Grimani † (18 Dec 1531 Appointed - 20 Feb 1540 Resigned)
• Giovanni Grimani † (20 Feb 1540 Appointed - 23 Jan 1545 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
• Marino Grimani † (23 Jan 1545 Appointed - 28 Sep 1546 Died)
• Michele della Torre † (7 Feb 1547 Appointed - 21 Feb 1586 Died)
• Marco Antonio Mocenigo † (5 Mar 1586 Appointed - 1598 Resigned)
• Leonardo Mocenigo † (13 Jan 1599 Appointed - 20 May 1623 Died)
• Pietro Valier (Valerio) † (2 Oct 1623 Appointed - 18 Aug 1625 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua})
• Marco Giustiniani † (27 Oct 1625 Appointed - 7 Apr 1631 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Marcantonio Bragadin † (12 Jan 1633 Appointed - 3 Oct 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
• Sebastiano Pisani † (19 Dec 1639 Appointed - 6 Oct 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Albertino Barisoni † (23 Nov 1653 Appointed - 15 Aug 1667 Died)
• Pietro Leoni † (14 Nov 1667 Appointed - 26 Nov 1691 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Marcantonio Agazzi † (9 Jan 1692 Appointed - 28 Mar 1710 Died)
• Francesco Trevisani † (21 Jul 1710 Appointed - 23 Jul 1725 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Benedetto De Luca † (19 Dec 1725 Appointed - 22 Jun 1739 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Lorenzo da Ponte † (14 Dec 1739 Appointed - 9 Jul 1768 Died)
• Giannagostino Gradenigo, O.S.B. † (19 Sep 1768 Appointed - 16 Mar 1774 Died)
• Giampaolo Dolfin, C.R.L. † (27 Jun 1774 Appointed - 28 Jul 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
• Marco Zaguri † (15 Dec 1777 Appointed - 26 Sep 1785 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
• Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. † (3 Apr 1786 Appointed - 24 Sep 1792 Confirmed, Archbishop of Udine)
• Giambenedetto (Angelo) Falier, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1792 Appointed - 22 Oct 1821 Died)
• Jacopo Monico † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 9 Apr 1827 Confirmed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, O.P. † (15 Dec 1828 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Bishop of Adria)
• Manfredo Giovanni Battista Bellati † (30 Jan 1843 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1869 Died)
• Corradino Maria Cavriani † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 11 Feb 1885 Resigned)
• Sigismondo Brandolini Rota † (27 Mar 1885 Succeeded - 8 Jan 1908 Died)
• Andrea Caron † (8 Jan 1908 Succeeded - 29 Apr 1912 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Rodolfo Caroli † (28 Jul 1913 Appointed - 28 Apr 1917 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia)
• Eugenio Beccegato † (29 Aug 1917 Appointed - 17 Nov 1943 Died)
• Giuseppe Zaffonato † (27 Sep 1945 Appointed - 31 Jan 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
• Giuseppe Carraro † (9 Apr 1956 Appointed - 15 Dec 1958 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Bl. Albino Luciani † (15 Dec 1958 Appointed - 15 Dec 1969 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Antonio Cunial † (9 Mar 1970 Appointed - 10 Aug 1982 Died)
• Eugenio Ravignani † (7 Mar 1983 Appointed - 4 Jan 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Trieste)
• Alfredo Magarotto † (31 May 1997 Appointed - 3 Dec 2003 Retired)
• Giuseppe Zenti (3 Dec 2003 Appointed - 8 May 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Corrado Pizziolo (19 Nov 2007 Appointed - 30 Dec 2024 Retired)
• Riccardo Battocchio (24 Feb 2025 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
Diocese of Ceneda
1886		174,416	.0%			237	0				128	OTC
Diocese of Vittorio Veneto
1950	286,440	286,480	100.0%	352	102	454	630		198	870	163	ap1951
1970	277,896	278,144	99.9%	346	82	428	649		119	974	175	ap1971
1980	297,787	300,387	99.1%	332	99	431	690		129	972	180	ap1981
1990	300,000	304,000	98.7%	300	98	398	753	6	122	842	162	ap1991
1999	298,000	301,000	99.0%	283	80	363	820	11	98	763	162	ap2000
2000	306,000	314,000	97.5%	264	90	354	864	9	105	655	162	ap2001
2001	304,400	314,000	96.9%	264	90	354	859	10	107	589	162	ap2002
2002	319,400	327,000	97.7%	263	78	341	936	11	86	582	162	ap2003
2003	319,400	327,600	97.5%	256	78	334	956	11	87	700	162	ap2004
2004	313,200	327,800	95.5%	245	73	318	984	11	80	711	162	ap2005
2010	335,500	364,870	92.0%	211	56	267	1,256	22	65	563	162	ap2011
2014	334,000	351,200	95.1%	207	63	270	1,237	36	85	539	162	ap2015
2017	340,000	357,600	95.1%	207	63	270	1,259	36	85	539	162	ap2018
2020	354,330	377,280	93.9%	159	51	210	1,687	31	62	355	162	ap2021
2022	326,000	376,000	86.7%	152	66	218	1,495	36	79	276	162	ap2023
2023	324,700	374,500	86.7%	149	60	209	1,553	35	67	264	162	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Riccardo Battocchio (Bishop: 24 Feb 2025 - )
• Armando Bucciol (Priest: 12 Sep 1971 to 21 Jan 2004)
• Domenico Cancian, F.A.M.
• Fabio Dal Cin (Priest: 7 Dec 1990 to 20 May 2017)
• Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo
• Corrado Pizziolo (Bishop: 19 Nov 2007 to 30 Dec 2024)
• Ovidio Poletto (Priest: 6 Jul 1958 to 16 Sep 2000)
• Beniamino Stella (Priest: 19 Mar 1966 to 21 Aug 1987)
• Giuseppe Zenti (Bishop: 3 Dec 2003 to 8 May 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Marcantonio Agazzi † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1692 to 28 Mar 1710)
• Attilio Amalteo †
• Rugerino di Aquileia † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1252 to 1257)
• Francesco Arpo, O.P. † (Bishop: 1300 to 1310)
• Albertino Barisoni † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1653 to 15 Aug 1667)
• Eugenio Beccegato † (Apostolic Administrator: 19 May 1917; Bishop: 29 Aug 1917 to 17 Nov 1943)
• Manfredo Giovanni Battista Bellati † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1843 to 28 Sep 1869)
• Marcantonio Bragadin † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1633 to 3 Oct 1639)
• Sigismondo Brandolini Rota † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1879; Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 8 Jan 1908)
• Valério Breda, S.D.B. †
• Francesco Brevio † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1498 to 7 Aug 1508)
• Pietro Calza † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1286 to 12 Jul 1300)
• Alberto da Camino † (Bishop: 1220 to 1242)
• Gerardo da Camino † (Bishop: 1217 to 1219)
• Rodolfo Caroli † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1913 to 28 Apr 1917)
• Andrea Caron † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Aug 1905; Bishop: 8 Jan 1908 to 29 Apr 1912)
• Giuseppe Carraro † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1956 to 15 Dec 1958)
• Corradino Maria Cavriani † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 11 Feb 1885)
• Andrea Codoni (di San Girolamo) † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1378)
• Manfredo da Collalto † (Bishop: 1310 to 1320)
• Alberto da Collo † (Bishop: 1257 to 1261)
• Antonio Correr, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1409 to 1445)
• Antonio Cunial † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1970 to 10 Aug 1982)
• Giambattista del Giudice †
• Michele della Torre † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1547 to 21 Feb 1586)
• Benedetto De Luca † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1725 to 22 Jun 1739)
• Giampaolo Dolfin, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1774 to 28 Jul 1777)
• Giambenedetto (Angelo) Falier, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1792 to 22 Oct 1821)
• Agostino Ferrari Toniolo †
• Marzio da Fiabiane † (Bishop: 1279 to 1284)
• Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. †
• Martino da Gemona (Franceschini) † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1394 to Apr 1399)
• Marco Giustiniani † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1625 to 7 Apr 1631)
• John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. †
• Giannagostino Gradenigo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1768 to 16 Mar 1774)
• Domenico Grimani † (Administrator: 1517 to 28 Mar 1520)
• Giovanni Grimani † (Administrator: 28 Mar 1520 to 18 Dec 1531; Bishop: 20 Feb 1540 to 23 Jan 1545)
• Marino Grimani † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1508 to 19 Jan 1517; Administrator: 18 Dec 1531 to 20 Feb 1540)
• Pietro Leon † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1445 to 1474)
• Pietro Leoni † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1667 to 26 Nov 1691)
• Bl. Albino Luciani † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1958 to 15 Dec 1969)
• Alfredo Magarotto † (Bishop: 31 May 1997 to 3 Dec 2003; Administrator: 1 Jul 2007 to 26 Jan 2008)
• Pietro Marcelli † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1399 to 16 Nov 1409)
• Minuccio Minucci †
• Leonardo Mocenigo † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1599 to 20 May 1623)
• Marco Antonio Mocenigo † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1586 to 1598)
• Jacopo Monico † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 9 Apr 1827)
• Presavio Novello † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1262 to 16 Oct 1279)
• Gasberto de Orgoglio, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1349 to 1374)
• Silvio Padoin † (Priest: 9 Apr 1955 to 8 May 1993)
• Sebastiano Pisani † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1639 to 6 Oct 1653)
• Guarnerio da Polcenigo † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1243 to 12 Jun 1251)
• Lorenzo da Ponte † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1739 to 9 Jul 1768)
• Marco Porri † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1386 to 26 Jan 1394)
• Francesco Ramponi, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 4 May 1320 to 9 Oct 1348)
• Eugenio Ravignani † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1983 to 4 Jan 1997)
• Matteo da Siena † (Bishop: 1187 to 1216)
• Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1828 to 27 Jan 1842)
• Costantino Stella † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1942 to 18 Jan 1945)
• Giorgio Torti † (Bishop: 1385 to 1 Dec 1386)
• Francesco Trevisani † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1710 to 23 Jul 1725)
• Nicolò Trevisani † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1474 to 10 Jan 1498)
• Pietro Valier (Valerio) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Oct 1623 to 18 Aug 1625)
• Oliviero da Verona † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1374 to 1377)
• Giuseppe Zaffonato † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1945 to 31 Jan 1956)
• Marco Zaguri † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1777 to 26 Sep 1785)
• Fortunato Zoppas †
• Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1786 to 24 Sep 1792)
• Odorico , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 May 1261 to Jul 1261)

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