Diocese of Fossano

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 - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Cavallotto (Bishop: 24 Aug 2005 to 9 Oct 2015)
• Piero Delbosco (Bishop: 9 Oct 2015 - )
• Giorgio Lingua (Priest: 10 Nov 1984 to 4 Sep 2010)
• Derio Olivero (Priest: 12 Sep 1987 to 7 Jul 2017)
• Severino Poletto (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Apr 1980; Bishop: 29 Oct 1980 to 16 Mar 1989)

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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)