Diocese of Vittorio Veneto

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Bishop(s) Corrado Pizziolo, Bishop Alfredo Magarotto, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 13 May 1939 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,420 (548 Square Miles) Conference Region: Triveneto Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.vittorio-veneto.tv.it/ Mailing Address: Via Lorenzo Da Ponte 116, 31029 Vittorio Veneto [Treviso], Italia Telephone: 0438.9481 Fax: 0438.948.222

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ceneda
  • Latin Name: Cenetensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marcantonio Bragadin † (12 Jan 1633 Appointed - 3 Oct 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
• Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. † (3 Apr 1786 Appointed - 24 Sep 1792 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
• Giacomo Monico † (16 May 1823 Appointed - 9 Apr 1827 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, O.P. † (15 Dec 1828 Appointed - 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Bishop of Adria)
• Corradino Cavriani † (28 Oct 1871 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Died)
• Sigismondo Brandolini Rota † (27 Mar 1885 Succeeded - 8 Jan 1908 Died)
• Andrea Caron † (8 Jan 1908 Succeeded - 29 Apr 1912 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Rodolfo Caroli † (18 Jun 1913 Appointed - 28 Apr 1917 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia)
• Eugenio Beccegato † (29 Aug 1917 Appointed - 1943 Died)
• Giuseppe Zaffonato † (27 Sep 1945 Appointed - 31 Jan 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
• Giuseppe Carraro † (9 Apr 1956 Appointed - 15 Dec 1958 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Albino Luciani † (15 Dec 1958 Appointed - 15 Dec 1969 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Antonio Cunial † (9 Mar 1970 Appointed - 10 Aug 1982 Died)
• Eugenio Ravignani (7 Mar 1983 Appointed - 4 Jan 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Trieste)
• Alfredo Magarotto (31 May 1997 Appointed - 3 Dec 2003 Retired)
• Giuseppe Zenti (3 Dec 2003 Appointed - 8 May 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Corrado Pizziolo (19 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ceneda
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ceneda (erected)
Diocese of Vittorio Veneto
13 May 1939	Name Changed	Diocese of Ceneda	Diocese of Vittorio Veneto

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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
Diocese of Vittorio Veneto
1950	286,440	286,480	100.0%	352	102	454	630		198	870	163	ap1951
1970	277,896	278,144	99.9%	346	82	428	649		119	974	175	ap1971
1980	297,787	300,387	99.1%	332	99	431	690		129	972	180	ap1981
1990	300,000	304,000	98.7%	300	98	398	753	6	122	842	162	ap1991
1999	298,000	301,000	99.0%	283	80	363	820	11	98	763	162	ap2000
2000	306,000	314,000	97.5%	264	90	354	864	9	105	655	162	ap2001
2001	304,400	314,000	96.9%	264	90	354	859	10	107	589	162	ap2002
2002	319,400	327,000	97.7%	263	78	341	936	11	86	582	162	ap2003
2003	319,400	327,600	97.5%	256	78	334	956	11	87	700	162	ap2004
2004	313,200	327,800	95.5%	245	73	318	984	11	80	711	162	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Armando Bucciol (Priest: 12 Sep 1971 to 21 Jan 2004)
• Alfredo Magarotto (Bishop: 31 May 1997 to 3 Dec 2003)
• Corrado Pizziolo (Bishop: 19 Nov 2007 - )
• Ovidio Poletto (Priest: 6 Jul 1958 to 16 Sep 2000)
• Eugenio Ravignani (Bishop: 7 Mar 1983 to 4 Jan 1997)
• Beniamino Stella (Priest: 19 Mar 1966 to 21 Aug 1987)
• Giuseppe Zenti (Bishop: 3 Dec 2003 to 8 May 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Eugenio Beccegato † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1917 to 1943)
• Marcantonio Bragadin † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1633 to 3 Oct 1639)
• Sigismondo Brandolini Rota † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1879; Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 8 Jan 1908)
• Rodolfo Caroli † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1913 to 28 Apr 1917)
• Andrea Caron † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Jul 1905; Bishop: 8 Jan 1908 to 29 Apr 1912)
• Giuseppe Carraro † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1956 to 15 Dec 1958)
• Corradino Cavriani † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1871 to 27 Mar 1885)
• Antonio Cunial † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1970 to 10 Aug 1982)
• Albino Luciani † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1958 to 15 Dec 1969)
• Giacomo Monico † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 9 Apr 1827)
• Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1828 to 27 Jan 1842)
• Costantino Stella † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1942 to 18 Jan 1945)
• Giuseppe Zaffonato † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1945 to 31 Jan 1956)
• Pietro Antonio Zorzi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1786 to 24 Sep 1792)