Diocese of Aosta

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pierre de Sonnaz † (31 Oct 1399 Appointed - 1410 Died)
• Ogerio Moriset † (12 Jan 1411 Appointed - 11 Feb 1433 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne)
• Giorgio di Saluzzo † (16 Feb 1433 Appointed - 1 Apr 1440 Appointed, Bishop of Lausanne)
• Giovanni di Prangins † (1 Apr 1440 Appointed - 23 Oct 1444 Resigned)
• Antoine de Prez † (23 Oct 1444 Appointed - 4 Apr 1464 Resigned)
• François Desprez † (4 Apr 1464 Appointed - 22 May 1511 Died)
• Ercole d’Azeglio † (22 Aug 1511 Appointed - 6 Jun 1515 Died)
• Amedeo Berruti † (13 Jun 1515 Appointed - Feb 1525 Died)
• Pietro Gazino † ( 1528 Appointed - May 1557 Died)
• Marcantonio Bobba † (14 Jun 1557 Appointed - 1568 Resigned)
• Cesare Gromis † (19 Nov 1572 Appointed - 25 Jun 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Goffredo Ginod † (16 Jul 1586 Appointed - 26 Feb 1592 Died)
• Onorato Lascaris, O.C.S.Aug. † (23 Mar 1594 Appointed - 11 Jul 1594 Died)
• Bartolomeo Ferrero † (5 May 1595 Appointed - 4 Aug 1607 Died)
• Lodovico Martini † (31 Jan 1611 Appointed - 10 Dec 1621 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Vercellino † (13 Feb 1623 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1651 Died)
• Filiberto Milliet de Faverges, C.R.L. † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 29 Jul 1658 Appointed, Bishop of Ivrea)
• Filiberto Alberto Bailly, B. † (13 Jan 1659 Appointed - 3 Apr 1691 Died)
• Alessandro Lambert † (25 Jun 1692 Appointed - 24 Nov 1698 Appointed, Bishop of Ivrea)
• François Amédée Milliet d’Arvillars † (5 Jan 1699 Appointed - 25 Jun 1727 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise))
• Jacques Rambert † (26 Nov 1727 Appointed - 16 Sep 1728 Died)
• Jean Grillet, O.P. † (3 Oct 1729 Appointed - 14 Sep 1730 Died)
• Pierre François de Sales de Thorens † (16 Apr 1741 Appointed - 29 Nov 1783 Died)
• Paolo Giuseppe Solaro † (20 Sep 1784 Appointed - 15 May 1803 Resigned)
• Andreas Maria de Maistre † (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed - 18 Jul 1818 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie Aubriot de la Palme † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 30 Jul 1823 Resigned)
• Evasio Secundo Agodino † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1831 Died)
• Andrea Jourdain † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 29 May 1859 Died)
• Giacomo Giuseppe Jans † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 21 Mar 1872 Died)
• Augusto Giuseppe Duc † (29 Jul 1872 Appointed - 16 Dec 1907 Resigned)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso, C.M. † (17 Feb 1908 Appointed - 24 Aug 1919 Died)
• Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese † (7 May 1920 Appointed - 7 May 1932 Died)
• Francesco Imberti † (23 Jul 1932 Appointed - 10 Oct 1945 Appointed, Archbishop of Vercelli)
• Mathurin Blanchet, O.M.I. † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 15 Oct 1968 Retired)
• Ovidio Lari † (15 Oct 1968 Appointed - 30 Dec 1994 Retired)
• Giuseppe Anfossi (30 Dec 1994 Appointed - 9 Nov 2011 Retired)
• Franco Lovignana (9 Nov 2011 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
1950	89,700	90,000	99.7%	148	18	166	540		20	252	89	ap1951
1959	100,000	100,276	99.7%	146	25	171	584		36	263	90	ap1960
1970	108,550	108,851	99.7%	144	32	176	616		47	233	94	ap1971
1980	112,754	114,176	98.8%	132	38	170	663	1	50	215	94	ap1981
1990	113,350	115,216	98.4%	125	35	160	708	9	47	147	93	ap1991
1999	118,408	120,700	98.1%	107	37	144	822	10	40	142	93	ap2000
2000	118,400	120,700	98.1%	104	39	143	827	11	43	138	93	ap2001
2001	118,385	120,952	97.9%	101	36	137	864	1	39	131	93	ap2002
2002	118,000	120,870	97.6%	100	36	136	867	12	40	128	93	ap2003
2003	118,000	120,800	97.7%	101	33	134	880	12	37	126	93	ap2004
2004	117,700	121,000	97.3%	101	33	134	878	13	36	268	93	ap2005
2006	119,546	122,589	97.5%	96	28	124	964	13	38	135	93	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Anfossi (Bishop: 30 Dec 1994 to 9 Nov 2011)
• Alberto Maria Careggio (Priest: 26 Jun 1966 to 4 Aug 1995)
• Franco Lovignana (Priest: 21 Jun 1981; Bishop: 9 Nov 2011 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Evasio Secundo Agodino † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 24 Apr 1831)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie Aubriot de la Palme † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 30 Jul 1823)
• Filiberto Alberto Bailly, B. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1659 to 3 Apr 1691)
• Amedeo Berruti † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1515 to Feb 1525)
• Mathurin Blanchet, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1946 to 15 Oct 1968)
• Marcantonio Bobba † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1557 to 1568)
• Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese † (Bishop: 7 May 1920 to 7 May 1932)
• Ercole d’Azeglio † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1511 to 6 Jun 1515)
• François Desprez † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1464 to 22 May 1511)
• Augusto Giuseppe Duc † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1872 to 16 Dec 1907)
• Bartolomeo Ferrero † (Bishop: 5 May 1595 to 4 Aug 1607)
• Pietro Gazino † (Bishop: 1528 to May 1557)
• Giovanni Goffredo Ginod † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1586 to 26 Feb 1592)
• Jean Grillet, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1729 to 14 Sep 1730)
• Cesare Gromis † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1572 to 25 Jun 1585)
• Francesco Imberti † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1932 to 10 Oct 1945)
• Giacomo Giuseppe Jans † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 21 Mar 1872)
• Andrea Jourdain † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 29 May 1859)
• Alessandro Lambert † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1692 to 24 Nov 1698)
• Ovidio Lari † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1968 to 30 Dec 1994)
• Onorato Lascaris, O.C.S.Aug. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1594 to 11 Jul 1594)
• Andreas Maria de Maistre † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1818 to 18 Jul 1818)
• Lodovico Martini † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1611 to 10 Dec 1621)
• François Amédée Milliet d’Arvillars † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1699 to 25 Jun 1727)
• Filiberto Milliet de Faverges, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 29 Jul 1658)
• Ogerio Moriset † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1411 to 11 Feb 1433)
• Giovanni di Prangins † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1440 to 23 Oct 1444)
• Antoine de Prez † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1444 to 4 Apr 1464)
• Jacques Rambert † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1727 to 16 Sep 1728)
• Giorgio di Saluzzo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1433 to 1 Apr 1440)
• Paolo Giuseppe Solaro † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1784 to 15 May 1803)
• Pierre de Sonnaz † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1399 to 1410)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso, C.M. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1908 to 24 Aug 1919)
• Pierre François de Sales de Thorens † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1741 to 29 Nov 1783)
• Giovanni Battista Vercellino † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1623 to 17 Mar 1651)