Archdiocese of Gorizia

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Bishop(s) Dino De Antoni, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Trieste

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,030 (397 Square Miles) Conference Region: Triveneto Mailing Address: Via Arcivescovado 2, 34170 Gorizia, Italia Telephone: 0481.59.76.02 Fax: 0481.59.76.66

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Gorizia (Görz)
  • Latin Name: Goritiensis
  • Erected: 6 July 1751
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
  • Latin Name: Goritiensis et Gradiscanus
  • United: 12 September 1791
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,030 (397 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Karl Michael von Attems † ( 1752 Appointed - 1774 Died)
• Rudolf Joseph von Edling † ( 1774 Appointed - 1784 Resigned)
• Franz Philipp Graf von Inzaghi † (12 Sep 1791 Appointed - 3 Dec 1816 Died)
• Franz Xavier Luschin † (9 Jan 1835 Appointed - 2 May 1854 Died)
• Andreas Gollmayr † (23 Mar 1855 Appointed - 1883 Died)
• Alois Zorn † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 1897 Died)
• Jakob Missia † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 23 Mar 1902 Died)
• Andreas Jordán † ( 1902 Appointed - 1905 Died)
• Franz Borgia Sedej † (20 Jan 1906 Appointed - 25 Oct 1931 Retired)
• Carlo Margotti † (25 Jul 1934 Appointed - 31 Jul 1951 Died)
• Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Nov 1951 Appointed - 1962 Retired)
• Andrea Pangrazio † (4 Apr 1962 Appointed - 2 Feb 1967 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Pietro Cocolin † (26 Jun 1967 Appointed - 11 Jan 1982 Died)
• Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. † (11 Nov 1982 Appointed - 2 Jun 1999 Retired)
• Dino De Antoni (2 Jun 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Gorizia (Görz)
6 July 1751	Erected		Archdiocese of Gorizia (Görz) (erected)
Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
12 September 1791	United	Archdiocese of Gorizia (Görz) Diocese of Gradisca	Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
Archdiocese of Gorizia
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca	Archdiocese of Gorizia

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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
Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
1950	169,440	169,530	99.9%	184	45	229	739		96	574	86	ap1951
1970	174,000	175,000	99.4%	173	64	237	734		87	663	102	ap1971
1980	184,560	189,800	97.2%	158	43	201	918	1	68	599	107	ap1981
Archdiocese of Gorizia
1990	182,000	183,700	99.1%	138	34	172	1,058		52	493	91	ap1991
1999	180,600	181,900	99.3%	121	37	158	1,143	8	48	379	90	ap2000
2000	179,300	180,400	99.4%	123	38	161	1,113	8	48	398	90	ap2001
2001	180,000	182,500	98.6%	120	37	157	1,146	8	47	383	90	ap2002
2002	180,000	181,600	99.1%	114	37	151	1,192	9	47	388	90	ap2003
2003	180,000	181,700	99.1%	111	30	141	1,276	10	38	372	90	ap2004
2004	180,000	182,600	98.6%	109	32	141	1,276		41	330	90	ap2005
2006	179,500	182,200	98.5%	112	29	141	1,273	12	35	317	90	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Dino De Antoni (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1999 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1951 to 1962)
• Karl Michael von Attems † (Archbishop: 1752 to 1774)
• Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 11 Nov 1982 to 2 Jun 1999)
• Pietro Cocolin † (Priest: 3 Jun 1944; Archbishop: 26 Jun 1967 to 11 Jan 1982)
• Guido Del Mestri † (Priest: 11 Apr 1936 to 28 Oct 1961)
• Luigi Fogar † (Priest: 23 Jul 1907 to 9 Jul 1923)
• Andreas Gollmayr † (Archbishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 1883)
• Franz Philipp Graf von Inzaghi † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1791 to 3 Dec 1816)
• Andreas Jordán † (Archbishop: 1902 to 1905)
• Franz Xavier Luschin † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1835 to 2 May 1854)
• Carlo Margotti † (Archbishop: 25 Jul 1934 to 31 Jul 1951)
• Jakob Missia † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 23 Mar 1902)
• Andrea Pangrazio † (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1962 to 2 Feb 1967)
• Franz Borgia Sedej † (Archbishop: 20 Jan 1906 to 25 Oct 1931)
• Eugenio Carlo Valussi † (Priest: 12 Feb 1860 to 24 Apr 1886)
• Rudolf Joseph von Edling † (Archbishop: 1774 to 1784)
• Alois Zorn † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 1897)