Acqui (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Anselmo † (5 Aug 1215 Appointed - 3 Nov 1226 Died)
Alberto de Ancisa † (27 Nov 1251 Appointed - 1252 Resigned)
Enrico † (29 Apr 1252 Appointed - 24 May 1258 Died)
Alberto † (29 Nov 1258 Appointed - 9 Dec 1270 Died)
Baudicio † (7 Aug 1276 Appointed - 1277 Died)
Oglerio † (2 Feb 1283 Appointed - 1304 Died)
Oddone Belingeri † (24 Jun 1305 Appointed - )
Guido de Ancisa † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - )
Giacomo † (11 May 1373 Appointed - Sep 1373 Died)
Francesco † (21 Nov 1373 Appointed - 1380 Died)
Corrado Malaspina, O.F.M. † (10 Sep 1380 Appointed - )
Enrico Scarampi † (Feb 1396 Appointed - 9 Apr 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Belluno e Feltre)
Bonifacio da Corgnato, O.F.M. † (5 Mar 1403 Appointed - )
Percivalle di Sigismondo † (10 Jul 1408 Appointed - )
Matteo Gisalberti † (24 Sep 1423 Appointed - 1427 Died)
Bonifacio di Sigismondo † (8 Aug 1427 Appointed - )
Tommaso de Regibus † (14 Oct 1450 Appointed - 1483 Died)
Costantino Marcuchi (Marenco) † (20 Feb 1484 Appointed - 1497 Died)
Ludovico Bruno † (9 Jan 1499 Appointed - 1508 Died)
Domenico Solino † (28 Jul 1508 Appointed - )
Gianvincenzo Carafa † (31 Aug 1528 Appointed - 20 Feb 1534 Resigned)
Pierre Van Der Worst † (20 Feb 1535 Appointed - 1549 Died)
Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. † (9 Apr 1549 Appointed - 1558 Resigned)
Pietro Fauno Costacciaro † (23 Mar 1558 Appointed - 1585 Resigned)
Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini † (12 Aug 1585 Appointed - 25 Nov 1598 Resigned)
Camillo Beccio, O.S.A. † (25 Nov 1598 Appointed - 1620 Died)
Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. † (16 Nov 1620 Appointed - 1632 Died)
Felix Crocca, O.F.M. Conv. † (7 Jul 1632 Appointed - 1645 Died)
Giovanni Ambrogio Bicuti † (27 May 1647 Appointed - 10 Mar 1675 Died)
Carlo Antonio Gozzano † (30 Sep 1675 Appointed - 11 Dec 1721 Died)
Giovanni Battista Rovero (Rotario da Pralormo) † (1 Oct 1727 Appointed - 3 Feb 1744 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Alessio Ignazio Marucchi † (13 Apr 1744 Appointed - 13 May 1754 Died)
Carlo Giuseppe Capra † (17 Feb 1755 Appointed - 22 Dec 1772 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Corte † (13 Sep 1773 Appointed - 18 Jul 1783 Confirmed, Bishop of Mondovi)
Carlo Luigi Buronzo del Signore † (20 Sep 1784 Appointed - 26 Sep 1791 Confirmed, Bishop of Novara)
Giacinto della Torre, O.E.S.A. † (24 Jul 1797 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1805 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Maurice-Jean-Madeleine de Broglie † (26 Jun 1805 Confirmed - 3 Aug 1807 Confirmed, Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand})
Luigi Antonio Arrighi de Casanova † (3 Aug 1807 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1809 Died)
Carlo Giuseppe Maria Sappa de Milanes † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1834 Died)
Modesto (Luigi Eugenio) Contratto, O.F.M. Cap. † (21 Nov 1836 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1867 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Sciandra † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 25 May 1888 Died)
St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. † (11 Feb 1889 Appointed - 30 May 1895 Died)
Pietro Balestra, O.F.M. Conv. † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 17 Dec 1900 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Disma Marchese † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 26 Nov 1925 Died)
Lorenzo Del Ponte † (14 May 1926 Appointed - 18 Dec 1942 Died)
Giuseppe Dell’Omo † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 1 Jul 1976 Retired)
Giuseppe Moizo † (1 Jul 1976 Succeeded - 2 Feb 1979 Died)
Livio Maritano † (30 Jun 1979 Appointed - 9 Dec 2000 Retired)
Pier Giorgio Micchiardi (9 Dec 2000 Appointed - 19 Jan 2018 Retired)
Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (25 Jan 2016 Appointed - 11 Mar 2018 Ceased)
Luigi Testore (19 Jan 2018 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Acqui (erected)
1175	Territory Lost	Diocese of Acqui	Diocese of Alessandria (della Paglia) (erected)

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

1821 104,001 .0% OTC

1835 119 OTC

1886 152,207 .0% 266 0 115 OTC

1950 179,800 180,000 99.9% 285 59 344 522 50 230 147 ap1951

1959 173,750 174,000 99.9% 259 27 286 607 27 218 145 ap1960

1970 164,103 164,530 99.7% 215 40 255 643 43 641 150 ap1971

1980 150,500 151,100 99.6% 166 28 194 775 1 34 435 152 ap1981

1990 142,000 143,000 99.3% 149 29 178 797 31 390 115 ap1991

1999 143,360 145,288 98.7% 127 21 148 968 4 21 313 115 ap2000

2000 143,200 145,120 98.7% 124 27 151 948 4 29 315 115 ap2001

2001 142,500 144,950 98.3% 120 27 147 969 4 28 313 115 ap2002

2002 141,450 145,830 97.0% 117 27 144 982 4 28 308 115 ap2003

2003 140,823 146,420 96.2% 118 25 143 984 5 26 296 115 ap2004

2004 141,506 175,488 80.6% 116 29 145 975 5 30 344 115 ap2005

2006 137,000 145,000 94.5% 113 22 135 1,014 8 22 349 115 ap2007

2012 144,600 152,000 95.1% 93 8 101 1,431 16 8 351 115 ap2013

2015 148,500 156,100 95.1% 95 8 103 1,441 16 8 351 115 ap2015

2018 139,000 145,270 95.7% 83 18 101 1,376 21 18 200 115 ap2019

2020 128,550 140,475 91.5% 83 17 100 1,285 23 19 200 115 ap2021

2022 128,000 136,777 93.6% 76 17 93 1,376 20 18 156 115 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1821		104,001	.0%									OTC
1835											119	OTC
1886		152,207	.0%			266	0				115	OTC
1950	179,800	180,000	99.9%	285	59	344	522		50	230	147	ap1951
1959	173,750	174,000	99.9%	259	27	286	607		27	218	145	ap1960
1970	164,103	164,530	99.7%	215	40	255	643		43	641	150	ap1971
1980	150,500	151,100	99.6%	166	28	194	775	1	34	435	152	ap1981
1990	142,000	143,000	99.3%	149	29	178	797		31	390	115	ap1991
1999	143,360	145,288	98.7%	127	21	148	968	4	21	313	115	ap2000
2000	143,200	145,120	98.7%	124	27	151	948	4	29	315	115	ap2001
2001	142,500	144,950	98.3%	120	27	147	969	4	28	313	115	ap2002
2002	141,450	145,830	97.0%	117	27	144	982	4	28	308	115	ap2003
2003	140,823	146,420	96.2%	118	25	143	984	5	26	296	115	ap2004
2004	141,506	175,488	80.6%	116	29	145	975	5	30	344	115	ap2005
2006	137,000	145,000	94.5%	113	22	135	1,014	8	22	349	115	ap2007
2012	144,600	152,000	95.1%	93	8	101	1,431	16	8	351	115	ap2013
2015	148,500	156,100	95.1%	95	8	103	1,441	16	8	351	115	ap2015
2018	139,000	145,270	95.7%	83	18	101	1,376	21	18	200	115	ap2019
2020	128,550	140,475	91.5%	83	17	100	1,285	23	19	200	115	ap2021
2022	128,000	136,777	93.6%	76	17	93	1,376	20	18	156	115	ap2023