Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Society of Apostolic Life United: 23 May 1926 Official Web Site: http://www.pime.org/ Mailing Address: Via F. D. Guerrazzi, 11, 00152 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.583.91.51 Fax: 06.589.42.28

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. † (15 Nov 1908 Appointed - )
• Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † (27 Mar 1965 Appointed - 1977 Resigned)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
23 May 1926	United		Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	555	642		ap1991
2000	496	569		ap2001
2001	499	567		ap2002
2002	504	564	58	ap2003
2004	487	543	57	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1907 to 7 Feb 1929)
• Gabriele Arosio, P.I.M.E. †
• Lorenzo Balconi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1900 to 7 Mar 1928)
• Jean-Dominique Barbero, P.I.M.E. †
• Ambrose De Battista, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 2 Jun 1928 to 13 Dec 1951)
• Flaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 8 Oct 1899 to 14 Jun 1917)
• Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1934 to 23 Dec 1950)
• Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 23 Sep 1922 to 21 Apr 1949)
• Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. †
• Erminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. †
• Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. (Priest: 26 Jun 1965 to 21 Dec 1991)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano † (Priest: 21 May 1890 to 2 Feb 1912)
• Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. †
• Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 9 Jun 1900 to 7 Apr 1919)
• Peter Caprotti, P.I.M.E. †
• Arcângelo Cerqua, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1940)
• Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. (Priest: 28 Apr 1962 to 31 May 1976)
• Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 2 Jun 1900 to 23 Feb 1921)
• Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1913 to 11 Mar 1935)
• Giuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E. (Priest: 10 May 1975 to 20 Jan 1999)
• Amerigo Galbiati, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 6 Jul 1913 to 20 Mar 1952)
• John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1934 to 21 Mar 1961)
• Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 11 Jun 1911 to 3 Dec 1938)
• Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1926 to 31 May 1950)
• Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1912 to 1 Jul 1937)
• Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 26 Mar 1921 to 13 Jan 1949)
• Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 26 Jun 1965 to 9 Mar 1994)
• José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 6 Aug 1939 to 29 Dec 1965)
• Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 26 Mar 1921 to 29 Mar 1938)
• Giovanni Menicatti, P.I.M.E. †
• Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. (Member: 7 Dec 1985; Priest: 7 Jun 1986 to 14 Dec 2005)
• Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 3 Apr 1915 to 9 Dec 1948)
• Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. (Priest: 26 Jun 1965 to 2 Jun 1999)
• Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1941; Superior General: 27 Mar 1965 to 1977)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1934 to 12 Dec 1946)
• Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. †
• Dominic Pozzoni, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 1 Mar 1885 to 12 Jul 1905)
• Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. † (Member: 22 Dec 1967; Priest: 23 Jun 1968 to 10 Dec 1987)
• Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 16 Mar 1918 to 12 Mar 1950)
• Emmanuel Segrada, P.I.M.E. †
• Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 4 Aug 1895 to 16 Sep 1911)
• Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. †
• Rocco Tornatore, P.I.M.E. †
• Enrico Valtorta, P.I.M.E. † (Priest: 30 Mar 1907 to 8 Mar 1926)
• Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. † (Superior General: 15 Nov 1908)
• Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. †
• Carlos Pedro Zilli, P.I.M.E. (Member: 6 Jul 1984; Priest: 5 Jan 1985 to 13 Mar 2001)