Trieste (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Eugenio Ravignani, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Split: 17 October 1977
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gorizia
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 134 (51 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Triveneto
Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=210
Mailing Address: Via Cavana 16, 34124 Trieste, Italia
Telephone: 040.318.54.11
Fax: 040.318.54.30

Historical Details

Diocese of Trieste
- Latin Name: Tergestinus
- Erected: 6th Century
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)
- Latin Name: Tergestinus-Iustinopolitanus
- Name Changed: 30 June 1828
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gorizia
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Enea Silvio Piccolomini † (17 Apr 1447 Appointed - 23 Sep 1450 Appointed, Bishop of Siena)
Antonio Paragües Castillejo, O.S.B. † (21 Aug 1549 Appointed - 4 Nov 1558 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Antonio Marenzi † (26 Apr 1646 Appointed - 20 Oct 1662 Died)
Franz Maximilian Vaccano † (6 Nov 1662 Appointed - 15 Aug 1672 Died)
Giacomo Ferdinando de Gorizzutti † (5 Sep 1672 Appointed - 22 Sep 1691 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Miller † (20 Dec 1691 Appointed - 23 Apr 1720 Died)
Joseph Anton Reichfreiherr von Delmestri von Schönberg † (23 Apr 1720 Succeeded - 19 Feb 1721 Died)
Lucas Sartorius Reichsfreiherr Delmestri von Schönberg † (18 Oct 1723 Appointed - 6 Nov 1739 Died)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Graf Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (27 Aug 1740 Appointed - 22 Sep 1760 Appointed, Bishop of Ljubljana)
Antonius Reichsgraf von Herberstein, C.R. † (22 Jan 1760 Appointed - 2 Dec 1774 Died)
Franz Philipp Graf von Inzaghi † (27 Feb 1775 Appointed - 15 Dec 1788 Appointed, Bishop of Gradisca)
Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. † (10 Feb 1791 Appointed - 10 Jan 1794 Appointed, Bishop of Sankt Pölten)
Ignatius Cajetanus von Buset zu Faistenberg † (12 Feb 1796 Appointed - 19 Sep 1803 Died)
Matteo Raunicher † (30 Sep 1831 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo Legat † (12 Dec 1846 Appointed - 1875 Died)
Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila † ( 1875 Appointed - 13 Jan 1882 Died)
Giovanni Nepomuceno Glavina † (3 Jul 1882 Appointed - 1895 Died)
Andrea Maria Sterk † (25 Jun 1896 Appointed - 1901 Died)
Franz Xavier Nagl † (26 Mar 1902 Appointed - 1 Jan 1910 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Wien {Vienna})
Andrea Karlin † (6 Feb 1911 Appointed - 15 Dec 1919 Resigned)
Angelo Bartolomasi † (15 Dec 1919 Appointed - 11 Dec 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Pinerolo)
Luigi Fogar † (9 Jul 1923 Appointed - 30 Oct 1936 Resigned)
Antonio Santin † (16 May 1938 Appointed - 28 Jun 1975 Retired)
Lorenzo Bellomi † (17 Oct 1977 Appointed - 23 Aug 1996 Died)
Eugenio Ravignani (4 Jan 1997 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Trieste
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Trieste (erected)
1787	Territory Added	Diocese of Pedena (suppressed)	Diocese of Trieste
Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)
30 June 1828	Name Changed	Diocese of Trieste	Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)
17 October 1977	Split	Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)	Diocese of Koper Diocese of Trieste
Diocese of Trieste
17 October 1977	Split	Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)	Diocese of Koper Diocese of Trieste

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)

1950 370,000 380,000 97.4% 165 65 230 1,608 90 510 59 ap1951

1970 300,000 310,000 96.8% 187 75 262 1,145 98 571 53 ap1971

Diocese of Trieste

1980 273,500 284,700 96.1% 150 83 233 1,173 102 565 56 ap1981

1990 247,500 253,346 97.7% 137 76 213 1,161 4 90 331 60 ap1991

1999 219,715 237,289 92.6% 112 62 174 1,262 6 71 245 60 ap2000

2000 242,000 251,500 96.2% 119 65 184 1,315 7 76 245 60 ap2001

2001 217,818 236,253 92.2% 120 60 180 1,210 8 75 263 61 ap2002

2002 217,818 236,253 92.2% 110 49 159 1,369 10 63 186 61 ap2003

2003 217,818 236,253 92.2% 115 65 180 1,210 9 76 166 61 ap2004

2004 219,000 243,903 89.8% 106 60 166 1,319 10 66 182 60 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria)
1950	370,000	380,000	97.4%	165	65	230	1,608		90	510	59	ap1951
1970	300,000	310,000	96.8%	187	75	262	1,145		98	571	53	ap1971
Diocese of Trieste
1980	273,500	284,700	96.1%	150	83	233	1,173		102	565	56	ap1981
1990	247,500	253,346	97.7%	137	76	213	1,161	4	90	331	60	ap1991
1999	219,715	237,289	92.6%	112	62	174	1,262	6	71	245	60	ap2000
2000	242,000	251,500	96.2%	119	65	184	1,315	7	76	245	60	ap2001
2001	217,818	236,253	92.2%	120	60	180	1,210	8	75	263	61	ap2002
2002	217,818	236,253	92.2%	110	49	159	1,369	10	63	186	61	ap2003
2003	217,818	236,253	92.2%	115	65	180	1,210	9	76	166	61	ap2004
2004	219,000	243,903	89.8%	106	60	166	1,319	10	66	182	60	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Angelo Bartolomasi † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1919 to 11 Dec 1922)
Lorenzo Bellomi † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1977 to 23 Aug 1996)
Ignatius Cajetanus von Buset zu Faistenberg † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1796 to 19 Sep 1803)
Joseph Anton Reichfreiherr von Delmestri von Schönberg † (Priest: 9 Feb 1698; Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Jul 1717; Bishop: 23 Apr 1720 to 19 Feb 1721)
Lucas Sartorius Reichsfreiherr Delmestri von Schönberg † (Priest: 18 Oct 1711; Bishop: 18 Oct 1723 to 6 Nov 1739)
Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila † (Bishop: 1875 to 13 Jan 1882)
Luigi Fogar † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1923 to 30 Oct 1936)
Giovanni Nepomuceno Glavina † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to 1895)
Giacomo Ferdinando de Gorizzutti † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1672 to 22 Sep 1691)
Antonius Reichsgraf von Herberstein, C.R. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1760 to 2 Dec 1774)
Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1791 to 10 Jan 1794)
Franz Philipp Graf von Inzaghi † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1775 to 15 Dec 1788)
Andrea Karlin † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1911 to 15 Dec 1919)
Bartolomeo Legat † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1846 to 1875)
Wilhelm Graf von Leslie † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 1711 to 6 Apr 1716)
Antonio Marenzi † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1646 to 20 Oct 1662)
Giovanni Francesco Miller † (Priest: 1669; Bishop: 20 Dec 1691 to 23 Apr 1720)
Franz Xavier Nagl † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1902 to 1 Jan 1910)
Antonio Paragües Castillejo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1549 to 4 Nov 1558)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Graf Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1740 to 22 Sep 1760)
Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi † (Priest: 12 Apr 1731 to 1 Jul 1766)
Enea Silvio Piccolomini † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1447 to 23 Sep 1450)
Franz Freiherr von Raigesfeld, S.J. † (Priest: 1777 to 1 Jun 1795)
Matteo Raunicher † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831)
Antonio Santin † (Bishop: 16 May 1938; Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Jul 1963 to 28 Jun 1975)
Andrea Maria Sterk † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1896 to 1901)
Franz Maximilian Vaccano † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1662 to 15 Aug 1672)

Diocese of Trieste

Dioecesis Tergestinus