Fossano (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Piero Delbosco, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 15 April 1592
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 275 (106 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Piemonte
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesifossano.org/
Mailing Address: Via Vescovado 8, 12045 Fossano [Cuneo], Italia
Telephone: 0172.60.071
Fax: 0172.63.76.91

Past and Present Ordinaries

Camillo Daddeo (Doddeo) † (15 Apr 1592 Appointed - 24 Sep 1600 Died)
Pedro de León † (4 Mar 1602 Appointed - 1606 Died)
Tommaso Piolatto (Biolato), C.R.L. † ( 1606 Succeeded - 15 Sep 1620 Died)
Agostino Solaro di Moretta † (29 Mar 1621 Appointed - 18 Jun 1625 Died)
Federico Sandri-Trotti † (20 Dec 1627 Appointed - 5 Nov 1646 Died)
Nicola Dalmazzo (Dalmatico), O.S.A. † (23 Nov 1648 Appointed - 20 Apr 1653 Died)
Clemente Ascanio Sandri-Trotti † (8 Jul 1658 Appointed - 20 Apr 1675 Died)
Ottaviano della Rovere, B. † (17 Jun 1675 Appointed - Oct 1677 Died)
Maurizio Bertone, C.R.S. † (28 Mar 1678 Appointed - 27 Nov 1701 Died)
Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta † (26 Nov 1727 Appointed - 20 Jul 1740 Died)
Giambattista Pensa † (17 Apr 1741 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1754 Died)
Filippo Mazzetti † (17 Feb 1755 Confirmed - 1761 Died)
Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo † (19 Apr 1762 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1799 Died)
Luigi Fransoni † (13 Aug 1821 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Ferdinando Matteo Maurizio Bruno di Tournafort † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1848 Died)
Carlo Giacinto Luigi Maria Fantini † (28 Sep 1849 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1852 Died)
Emiliano Manacorda † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 29 Jul 1909 Died)
Giosuè Signori † (15 Apr 1910 Appointed - 23 Dec 1918 Appointed, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia))
Quirico Travaini † (16 Jan 1919 Appointed - 19 Mar 1934 Died)
Angelo Soracco † (12 Dec 1934 Appointed - 11 Mar 1943 Died)
Dionisio Borra † (30 Apr 1943 Appointed - 2 Sep 1963 Retired)
Giovanni Francesco Dadone † (17 Sep 1963 Appointed - 29 Oct 1980 Died)
Severino Poletto (29 Oct 1980 Succeeded - 16 Mar 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Asti)
Natalino Pescarolo † (4 May 1992 Appointed - 24 Aug 2005 Retired)
Giuseppe Cavallotto (24 Aug 2005 Appointed - 9 Oct 2015 Retired)
Piero Delbosco (9 Oct 2015 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
15 April 1592	Erected		Diocese of Fossano (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 29,635 .0% OTC

1835 21 OTC

1886 35,291 .0% 83 0 25 OTC

1950 39,191 39,400 99.5% 8 10 18 2,177 17 210 30 ap1951

1970 35,250 35,250 100.0% 72 14 86 409 21 135 32 ap1971

1980 36,670 36,685 100.0% 67 13 80 458 1 21 84 32 ap1981

1990 39,400 39,600 99.5% 58 17 75 525 22 65 33 ap1991

1999 39,900 40,300 99.0% 47 17 64 623 19 28 33 ap2000

2000 39,900 40,300 99.0% 44 17 61 654 19 28 33 ap2001

2001 39,540 40,100 98.6% 43 18 61 648 23 27 33 ap2002

2002 39,520 40,100 98.6% 43 18 61 647 25 26 33 ap2003

2003 39,320 40,100 98.1% 46 18 64 614 25 24 33 ap2004

2004 39,350 40,100 98.1% 43 15 58 678 22 20 33 ap2005

2006 39,400 40,100 98.3% 40 15 55 716 26 19 33 ap2007

2013 39,200 41,200 95.1% 40 19 59 664 1 30 21 33 ap2014

2016 38,900 41,730 93.2% 37 17 54 720 4 26 22 33 ap2017

2019 38,000 41,500 91.6% 31 15 46 826 5 22 17 33 ap2020

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1821		29,635	.0%									OTC
1835											21	OTC
1886		35,291	.0%			83	0				25	OTC
1950	39,191	39,400	99.5%	8	10	18	2,177		17	210	30	ap1951
1970	35,250	35,250	100.0%	72	14	86	409		21	135	32	ap1971
1980	36,670	36,685	100.0%	67	13	80	458	1	21	84	32	ap1981
1990	39,400	39,600	99.5%	58	17	75	525		22	65	33	ap1991
1999	39,900	40,300	99.0%	47	17	64	623		19	28	33	ap2000
2000	39,900	40,300	99.0%	44	17	61	654		19	28	33	ap2001
2001	39,540	40,100	98.6%	43	18	61	648		23	27	33	ap2002
2002	39,520	40,100	98.6%	43	18	61	647		25	26	33	ap2003
2003	39,320	40,100	98.1%	46	18	64	614		25	24	33	ap2004
2004	39,350	40,100	98.1%	43	15	58	678		22	20	33	ap2005
2006	39,400	40,100	98.3%	40	15	55	716		26	19	33	ap2007
2013	39,200	41,200	95.1%	40	19	59	664	1	30	21	33	ap2014
2016	38,900	41,730	93.2%	37	17	54	720	4	26	22	33	ap2017
2019	38,000	41,500	91.6%	31	15	46	826	5	22	17	33	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1727 to 20 Jul 1740)
Giuseppe Beltrami † (Priest: 5 Mar 1916 to 20 Feb 1940)
Maurizio Bertone, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1678 to 27 Nov 1701)
Dionisio Borra † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1943 to 2 Sep 1963)
Camillo Daddeo (Doddeo) † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1592 to 24 Sep 1600)
Giovanni Francesco Dadone † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Sep 1963 to 29 Oct 1980)
Nicola Dalmazzo (Dalmatico), O.S.A. † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1648 to 20 Apr 1653)
Ottaviano della Rovere, B. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1675 to Oct 1677)
Carlo Giacinto Luigi Maria Fantini † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1849 to 28 Aug 1852)
Luigi Fransoni † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1821 to 24 Feb 1832)
Pedro de León † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1602 to 1606)
Emiliano Manacorda † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 29 Jul 1909)
Filippo Mazzetti † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1755 to 1761)
Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1762 to 18 Nov 1799)
Michele Pellegrino † (Priest: 19 Sep 1925 to 18 Sep 1965)
Giambattista Pensa † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 1 Jun 1754)
Natalino Pescarolo † (Bishop: 4 May 1992 to 24 Aug 2005)
Tommaso Piolatto (Biolato), C.R.L. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Jul 1605; Bishop: 1606 to 15 Sep 1620)
Clemente Ascanio Sandri-Trotti † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1658 to 20 Apr 1675)
Federico Sandri-Trotti † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1627 to 5 Nov 1646)
Giosuè Signori † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1910 to 23 Dec 1918)
Agostino Solaro di Moretta † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1621 to 18 Jun 1625)
Angelo Soracco † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1934 to 11 Mar 1943)
Ferdinando Matteo Maurizio Bruno di Tournafort † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 27 Sep 1848)
Quirico Travaini † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1919 to 19 Mar 1934)

Diocese of Fossano

Dioecesis Fossanensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased