Diocese of Pavia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro Grassi † (27 Sep 1402 Appointed - 28 Sep 1426 Died)
• Francesco Piccolpasso † (26 Feb 1427 Appointed - 7 Jun 1435 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
• Giovanni Castiglione † (3 Oct 1453 Appointed - 14 Apr 1460 Died)
• Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini † (18 Jul 1460 Appointed - 10 Sep 1479 Died)
• Ascanio Maria Sforza † (17 Sep 1479 Appointed - 27 May 1505 Died)
• Francesco Alidosi † (26 Mar 1505 Appointed - 24 May 1511 Died)
• Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (30 May 1511 Appointed - 13 Mar 1521 Resigned)
• Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (13 Mar 1521 Appointed - 3 Jun 1530 Resigned)
• Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi † (3 Jun 1530 Appointed - 1541 Resigned)
• Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (4 Jun 1544 Appointed - 7 Feb 1550 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi † (22 Feb 1550 Appointed - 4 Sep 1564 Resigned)
• Ippolito de’ Rossi † (4 Sep 1564 Succeeded - 28 Apr 1591 Died)
• St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. † (10 May 1591 Appointed - 11 Oct 1592 Died)
• Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. † (29 Jan 1593 Appointed - 30 Apr 1593 Appointed, Bishop of Mantova)
• Guilelmus Bastoni † (30 Apr 1593 Appointed - 1609 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Biglia † (19 Jan 1609 Appointed - )
• Fabrizio Landriani † (17 Jul 1617 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Battista Sfondrati † (1 Dec 1642 Appointed - )
• Francesco Biglia † (10 Feb 1648 Appointed - )
• Girolamo Melzi † (22 Sep 1659 Appointed - Oct 1672 Died)
• Lorenzo Trotti † (12 Dec 1672 Appointed - 29 Sep 1700 Died)
• Giacomo Antonio Morigia, B. † (24 Jan 1701 Appointed - 8 Oct 1708 Died)
• Agostino Cusani † (14 Oct 1711 Appointed - 12 Jul 1724 Resigned)
• Francesco Pertusati, O.S.B. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - 16 Nov 1752 Died)
• Carlo Francesco Durini † (23 Jul 1753 Appointed - 25 Jun 1769 Died)
• Bartolomeo Olivazzi † (11 Sep 1769 Appointed - 13 Sep 1791 Died)
• Giuseppe Bertieri, O.A.D. † (26 Mar 1793 Appointed - 15 Jul 1804 Died)
• Paolo Lamberto D’Allègre † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 6 Oct 1821 Died)
• Luigi Tosi † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1845 Died)
• Angelo Ramazzotti † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1858 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Pietro Maria Ferrè † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 27 Mar 1867 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
• Lucido Maria Parocchi † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 12 Mar 1877 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Agostino Gaetano Riboldi † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 15 Apr 1901 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
• Francesco Ciceri † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 2 Jun 1924 Died)
• Giuseppe Ballerini † (26 Jul 1924 Appointed - 22 Jun 1933 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Girardi † (8 May 1934 Appointed - 17 Apr 1942 Died)
• Carlo Allorio † (4 Jul 1942 Appointed - 2 Jul 1968 Retired)
• Antonio Giuseppe Angioni † (6 Jul 1968 Appointed - 2 Apr 1986 Retired)
• Giovanni Volta † (2 Apr 1986 Appointed - 1 Dec 2003 Retired)
• Giovanni Giudici (1 Dec 2003 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	141,298	141,348	100.0%	182	26	208	679		26	697	97	ap1951
1969	153,000	154,215	99.2%	179	33	212	721		39	640	96	ap1971
1980	150,322	170,322	88.3%	160	30	190	791		37	435	104	ap1981
1990	162,029	162,370	99.8%	151	28	179	905		33	348	99	ap1991
1999	159,689	161,610	98.8%	132	38	170	939		54	237	99	ap2000
2000	162,236	162,897	99.6%	136	40	176	921		53	238	99	ap2001
2001	167,135	168,102	99.4%	137	38	175	955		51	689	99	ap2002
2002	157,226	168,379	93.4%	131	37	168	935		43	219	99	ap2003
2003	167,450	170,458	98.2%	131	35	166	1,008		46	246	99	ap2004
2004	158,711	161,562	98.2%	129	28	157	1,010		31	222	99	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Giudici (Bishop: 1 Dec 2003 - )
• Vittorio Lanzani (Priest: 3 Apr 1976 to 17 Nov 2001)
• Carlo Maria Viganò (Priest: 24 Mar 1968 to 3 Apr 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Alidosi † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1505 to 24 May 1511)
• Carlo Allorio † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1942 to 2 Jul 1968)
• Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1460 to 10 Sep 1479)
• Antonio Giuseppe Angioni † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1968 to 2 Apr 1986)
• Giuseppe Ballerini † (Priest: 23 Sep 1882; Bishop: 26 Jul 1924 to 22 Jun 1933)
• Guilelmus Bastoni † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1593 to 1609)
• Giuseppe Bertieri, O.A.D. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1793 to 15 Jul 1804)
• Francesco Biglia † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1648)
• Giovanni Battista Biglia † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1609 - )
• Giovanni Castiglione † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1453 to 14 Apr 1460)
• Francesco Ciceri † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 2 Jun 1924)
• Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (Administrator: 30 May 1511 to 13 Mar 1521)
• Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1521 to 3 Jun 1530)
• Ernesto Civardi † (Priest: 29 Jun 1930 to 26 Jun 1967)
• Agostino Cusani † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Oct 1711 to 12 Jul 1724)
• Paolo Lamberto D’Allègre † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 6 Oct 1821)
• Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1530 to 1541)
• Ippolito de’ Rossi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Sep 1560; Bishop: 4 Sep 1564 to 28 Apr 1591)
• Carlo Francesco Durini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jul 1753 to 25 Jun 1769)
• Pietro Maria Ferrè † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 27 Mar 1867)
• Giovanni Battista Girardi † (Bishop: 8 May 1934 to 17 Apr 1942)
• Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1593 to 30 Apr 1593)
• Pietro Grassi † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1402 to 28 Sep 1426)
• Fabrizio Landriani † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1617 - )
• Girolamo Melzi † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1659 to Oct 1672)
• Giacomo Antonio Morigia, B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Jan 1701 to 8 Oct 1708)
• Virgilio Noè † (Priest: 1 Oct 1944 to 30 Jan 1982)
• Bartolomeo Olivazzi † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1769; Priest: 23 Dec 1769; Bishop: 31 Dec 1769 to 13 Sep 1791)
• Lucido Maria Parocchi † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 12 Mar 1877)
• Francesco Pertusati, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to 16 Nov 1752)
• Francesco Piccolpasso † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1427 to 7 Jun 1435)
• Antonio Poma † (Priest: 15 Apr 1933 to 28 Oct 1951)
• Angelo Ramazzotti † (Bishop: 20 May 1850 to 15 Mar 1858)
• Agostino Gaetano Riboldi † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 15 Apr 1901)
• St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. † (Bishop: 10 May 1591 to 11 Oct 1592)
• Giovanni Battista Sfondrati † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1642)
• Ascanio Maria Sforza † (Administrator: 17 Sep 1479 to 27 May 1505)
• Luigi Tosi † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 13 Dec 1845)
• Lorenzo Trotti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Dec 1672 to 29 Sep 1700)
• Giovanni Volta † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1986 to 1 Dec 2003)