Diocese of Bergamo

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Bishop(s) Roberto Amadei, Bishop Lino Bortolo Belotti, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 4th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 2,442 (943 Square Miles) Conference Region: Lombardia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.bergamo.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 5, 24129 Bergamo, Italia Telephone: 035.27.81.11 Fax: 035.27.82.50

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gerolamo Ragazzoni † (19 Jul 1577 Appointed - 17 Mar 1592 Died)
• St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo † (9 Jul 1657 Appointed - 24 Mar 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Padova {Padua})
• Pietro Luigi Speranza † (19 Dec 1853 Appointed - 1879 Died)
• Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 21 Oct 1904 Died)
• Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi † (20 Jan 1905 Appointed - 1914 Died)
• Luigi Maria Marelli † (15 Dec 1914 Appointed - 14 Apr 1936 Died)
• Adriano Bernareggi † (14 Apr 1936 Succeeded - 28 Jun 1953 Died)
• Giuseppe Piazzi † (1 Oct 1953 Appointed - 5 Aug 1963 Died)
• Clemente Gaddi † (25 Sep 1963 Appointed - 20 May 1977 Retired)
• Giulio Oggioni † (20 May 1977 Appointed - 21 Nov 1991 Retired)
• Roberto Amadei (21 Nov 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Bergamo (erected)

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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	560,000	560,000	100.0%	1,060		1,060	528		207	3,964	397	ap1951
1959	629,000	631,400	99.6%	1,028	166	1,194	526		328	4,260	412	ap1960
1969	695,176	706,483	98.4%	945	204	1,149	605		275	4,063	403	ap1971
1980	782,000	797,554	98.0%	902	243	1,145	682		393	3,840	427	ap1981
1990	808,000	816,122	99.0%	834	266	1,100	734		359	3,371	387	ap1991
1999	850,000	873,519	97.3%	826	237	1,063	799		325	2,904	389	ap2000
2000	851,000	878,569	96.9%	820	238	1,058	804		320	2,904	389	ap2001
2001	852,000	882,350	96.6%	810	227	1,037	821		313	2,784	389	ap2002
2002	845,000	887,244	95.2%	816	221	1,037	814		299	2,667	389	ap2003
2003	860,000	894,584	96.1%	803	213	1,016	846		278	2,614	389	ap2004
2004	861,000	897,998	95.9%	798	226	1,024	840		294	2,590	389	ap2005
2006	880,000	914,259	96.3%	790	213	1,003	877		273	2,449	389	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Roberto Amadei (Priest: 16 Mar 1957 to 21 Apr 1990; Bishop: 21 Nov 1991)
• Lino Bortolo Belotti (Priest: 12 Jun 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1999)
• Aldo Cavalli (Priest: 18 Mar 1971 to 2 Jul 1996)
• Leopoldo Girelli (Priest: 17 Jun 1978 to 13 Apr 2006)
• Sergio Alfredo Gualberti (Priest: 26 Jun 1971 to 6 May 1999)
• Carlo Mazza (Priest: 21 Dec 1968 to 1 Oct 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1657 to 24 Mar 1664)
• Adriano Bernareggi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Dec 1931; Bishop: 14 Apr 1936; Archbishop (Personal Title): 1953 to 28 Jun 1953)
• Luigi Drago † (Priest: 28 May 1904 to 3 Mar 1932)
• Daniele Ferrari † (Priest: 20 Mar 1943 to 7 Sep 1970)
• Clemente Gaddi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Sep 1963 to 20 May 1977)
• Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 21 Oct 1904)
• Giorgio Gusmini † (Priest: 1 Sep 1878 to 15 Apr 1910)
• Luigi Maria Marelli † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1914 to 14 Apr 1936)
• Giulio Oggioni † (Bishop: 20 May 1977 to 21 Nov 1991)
• Angelo Paravisi † (Priest: 30 May 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1988 to 11 Jul 1996)
• Giuseppe Piazzi † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1953 to 5 Aug 1963)
• Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1905 to 1914)
• Gerolamo Ragazzoni † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1577 to 17 Mar 1592)
• Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † (Priest: 10 Aug 1904 to 3 Mar 1925)
• Pietro Sigismondi † (Priest: 15 Aug 1930 to 16 Dec 1949)
• Pietro Luigi Speranza † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1853 to 1879)
• Giacomo Testa † (Priest: 6 Dec 1931 to 18 Jun 1953)
• Gustavo Testa † (Priest: 28 Oct 1910 to 4 Jun 1934)
• Alessandro Valsecchi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Jun 1869 to 5 May 1879)