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Archdiocese of Vercelli

Archidioecesis Vercellensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Marco Arnolfo, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 17 July 1817
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,658 (640 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Piemonte
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arcidiocesi.vc.it/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arcivescovile, Piazza S. Eusebio 10, 13100 Vercelli, Italia
  • Telephone: 0161.21.33.40
  • Fax: 0161.25.07.12

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Vercelli
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Vercelli (erected)
18 April 1474Territory LostDiocese of Vercelli Diocese of Casale Monferrato (erected)
1 June 1772Territory LostDiocese of Vercelli Diocese of Biella (erected)
1 June 1803Territory AddedDiocese of Biella (suppressed) Diocese of Vercelli
17 July 1817Territory LostDiocese of Vercelli Diocese of Biella
Archdiocese of Vercelli
17 July 1817ElevatedDiocese of Vercelli Archdiocese of Vercelli

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Vercelli
1821134,777.0%OTC
1835133OTC
1886181,794.0%3950111OTC
1950198,478198,82499.8%3475039749986955139ap1951
1970199,566199,67299.9%2233525877368821143ap1971
1980191,100191,65099.7%19440234816170797147ap1981
1990177,660178,20099.7%16231193920853582117ap1991
1999177,000178,00099.4%126221481,1951031485117ap2000
2000174,000175,00099.4%124151391,2511125477117ap2001
2001179,000180,00099.4%128241521,1771129470117ap2002
2002179,100180,00099.5%122201421,2611130472117ap2003
2003179,000180,00099.4%112271391,2871031358117ap2004
2004179,000181,00098.9%112271391,2871031351118ap2005
2010178,300183,40097.2%104221261,4151026284117ap2011
2012174,200179,80096.9%87161031,6911320282117ap2015
2017161,035174,90492.1%7712891,8091415194117ap2018
2020157,358170,91192.1%6311742,1261619174117ap2021
2022155,000169,00091.7%6416801,9371421160117ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Vercelli
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 520, and Page 521
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 265
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 330
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 364
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 410, and Page 411
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 438
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 393
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 825, to Page 826

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