Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice}

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Bishop(s) Angelo Scola, Cardinal, Patriarch Beniamino Pizziol, Auxiliary Bishop Marco Cé, Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Adria-Rovigo Belluno-Feltre Chioggia Concordia-Pordenone Padova {Padua} Treviso Verona Vicenza Vittorio Veneto

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Erected: 774 Patriarchal See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 871 (336 Square Miles) Conference Region: Triveneto Official Web Site: http://www.venezia.chiesacattolica.it/ Mailing Address: S. Marco 320/a, 30124 Venezia, Italia Telephone: 041.270.24.11 Fax: 041.270.24.24

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gianalberto Badoaro † (27 Sep 1688 Appointed - 7 Jun 1706 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Brescia)
• Francesco Antonio Correr, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Dec 1734 Appointed - 17 May 1741 Died)
• Aloysius Foscari † (3 Jul 1741 Appointed - 28 Oct 1758 Died)
• Giovanni Bragadino (Bragadin) † (27 Nov 1758 Appointed - 23 Dec 1775 Died)
• Federico Maria Giovanelli † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 10 Jan 1800 Died)
• Ludovico Flangini Giovanelli † (23 Dec 1801 Appointed - 29 Feb 1804 Died)
• Nicolò Saverio Gamboni † (24 Aug 1807 Appointed - 21 Oct 1808 Died)
• Francesco Milesi † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 18 Sep 1819 Died)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (2 Oct 1820 Appointed - 9 Apr 1827 Appointed, Archbishop of Eger)
• Giacomo Monico † (9 Apr 1827 Appointed - 25 Apr 1851 Died)
• Giovanni-Pietro-Aurelio Mutti, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1852 Appointed - 9 Apr 1857 Died)
• Angelo Ramazzotti † (15 Mar 1858 Appointed - 24 Sep 1861 Died)
• Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato † (7 Apr 1862 Appointed - 28 Apr 1877 Died)
• Domenico Agostini † (22 Jun 1877 Appointed - 31 Dec 1891 Died)
• St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (15 Jun 1893 Appointed - 4 Aug 1903 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Aristide Cavallari † (13 Mar 1904 Appointed - 24 Nov 1914 Died)
• Pietro La Fontaine † (5 Mar 1915 Appointed - 9 Jul 1935 Died)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (16 Dec 1935 Appointed - 1 Oct 1948 Appointed, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation)
• Carlo Agostini † (5 Feb 1949 Appointed - 28 Dec 1952 Died)
• Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † (15 Jan 1953 Appointed - 28 Oct 1958 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Giovanni Urbani † (11 Nov 1958 Appointed - 17 Sep 1969 Died)
• Albino Luciani † (15 Dec 1969 Appointed - 26 Aug 1978 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Marco Cé (7 Dec 1978 Appointed - 5 Jan 2002 Retired)
• Angelo Scola (5 Jan 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
774	Erected		Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice} (erected)
8 October 1457	Elevated		Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice} (became a Patriarchal See)
1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Torcello (Turris) (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice}

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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	376,200	382,316	98.4%	230	256	486	774		666	2,875	74	ap1951
1969	430,000	432,915	99.3%	281	321	602	714		351	1,680	121	ap1971
1980	451,000	465,000	97.0%	258	298	556	811		428	1,450	126	ap1981
1990	419,200	437,500	95.8%	241	263	504	831	12	373	1,323	128	ap1991
2000	368,157	373,560	98.6%	225	169	394	934	29	239	879	128	ap2001
2001	366,292	371,870	98.5%	216	176	392	934	25	247	819	128	ap2002
2002	365,030	370,558	98.5%	214	176	390	935	23	239	790	128	ap2003
2003	362,814	368,339	98.5%	219	175	394	920	23	233	763	128	ap2004
2004	365,332	370,895	98.5%	226	166	392	931	31	227	736	128	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Loris Francesco Capovilla (Priest: 23 May 1940 to 26 Jun 1967)
• Marco Cé (Patriarch: 7 Dec 1978 to 5 Jan 2002)
• Beniamino Pizziol (Priest: 3 Dec 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jan 2008)
• Angelo Scola (Patriarch: 5 Jan 2002 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Carlo Agostini † (Patriarch: 5 Feb 1949 to 28 Dec 1952)
• Domenico Agostini † (Priest: 26 Jan 1851 to 27 Oct 1871; Patriarch: 22 Jun 1877 to 31 Dec 1891)
• Gianalberto Badoaro † (Patriarch: 27 Sep 1688 to 7 Jun 1706)
• Marcantonio Bragadin † (Priest: 28 Sep 1626 to 3 Dec 1629)
• Giovanni Bragadino (Bragadin) † (Patriarch: 27 Nov 1758 to 23 Dec 1775)
• Giuseppe Callegari † (Priest: 26 Mar 1864 to 28 Feb 1880)
• Ugo Camozzo † (Priest: 29 May 1915 to 17 Aug 1938)
• Aristide Cavallari † (Priest: 24 Sep 1872; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Aug 1903; Patriarch: 13 Mar 1904 to 24 Nov 1914)
• Francesco Antonio Correr, O.F.M. Cap. † (Patriarch: 1 Dec 1734 to 17 May 1741)
• Giovanni Costantini † (Priest: 18 Mar 1905 to 8 Feb 1929)
• Agostino Ferrari Toniolo † (Priest: 6 Jul 1941 to 23 Jan 1967)
• Ludovico Flangini Giovanelli † (Patriarch: 23 Dec 1801 to 29 Feb 1804)
• Aloysius Foscari † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1741 to 28 Oct 1758)
• Nicolò Saverio Gamboni † (Patriarch: 24 Aug 1807 to 21 Oct 1808)
• Augusto Gianfranceschi † (Priest: 20 Jul 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jul 1953 to 3 Feb 1957)
• Federico Maria Giovanelli † (Patriarch: 20 May 1776 to 10 Jan 1800)
• Alessandro Maria Gottardi † (Priest: 1 Jul 1934 to 12 Feb 1963)
• Giovanni Jeremich † (Priest: 25 Jul 1897; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1929 to 23 Oct 1948)
• Pietro La Fontaine † (Patriarch: 5 Mar 1915 to 9 Jul 1935)
• Albino Luciani † (Patriarch: 15 Dec 1969 to 26 Aug 1978)
• Francesco Milesi † (Patriarch: 23 Sep 1816 to 18 Sep 1819)
• Giacomo Monico † (Patriarch: 9 Apr 1827 to 25 Apr 1851)
• Giovanni-Pietro-Aurelio Mutti, O.S.B. † (Patriarch: 15 Mar 1852 to 9 Apr 1857)
• Giuseppe Olivotti † (Priest: 21 Jul 1929; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1957 to 9 Mar 1974)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Patriarch: 16 Dec 1935 to 1 Oct 1948)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (Patriarch: 2 Oct 1820 to 9 Apr 1827)
• Angelo Ramazzotti † (Patriarch: 15 Mar 1858 to 24 Sep 1861)
• Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † (Patriarch: 15 Jan 1953 to 28 Oct 1958)
• St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (Patriarch: 15 Jun 1893 to 4 Aug 1903)
• Aurelio Signora † (Priest: 19 Jul 1925 to 12 Mar 1957)
• Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato † (Patriarch: 7 Apr 1862 to 28 Apr 1877)
• Giovanni Urbani † (Priest: 24 Sep 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1946 to 14 Apr 1955; Patriarch: 11 Nov 1958 to 17 Sep 1969)