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Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio

Dioecesis Placentina-Bobiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Adriano Cevolotto, Bishop
  • Gianni Ambrosio, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Piacenza
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Piacenza (erected)
20 June 1964Territory AddedDiocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato (Gasa Fazzi in Scurtabò) Diocese of Piacenza
8 December 1976Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Piacenza (from Immediately Subject)
Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
16 September 1989Name ChangedDiocese of Piacenza Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
16 September 1989Territory AddedArchdiocese of Genova-Bobbio (Fontanigorda, Gorreto, Rezzoaglio, Rovegno, and S. Stefano d'Aveto (in Genova); Bedonia (in Parma); Menconico, Romagnese, Ruino, Valdinizza, Valverde, and Varzi (in Pavia); Bobbio, Caminata, Cerignale, Coli, Corte Brugnatella, Ferriere, Nibbiano, Ottone..) Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Piacenza
1950348,000350,00099.4%550125675515122600365ap1951
1969301,500304,00099.2%480116596505198944332ap1971
1980292,000294,00099.3%41378491594108590380ap1981
Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
1990296,000298,00099.3%411674786191994586428ap1991
1999287,000289,00099.3%341563977222774450428ap2000
2000279,000285,00097.9%342543967043069448428ap2001
2001279,000285,00097.9%339573967043174500428ap2002
2002290,000295,00098.3%329573867513369399428ap2003
2003290,000297,00097.6%318543727793458399428ap2004
2004265,000275,00096.4%323513747083455365428ap2005
2013321,400335,34095.8%245422871,1194050360422ap2014
2016325,250337,63296.3%21872251,4454211298420ap2017
2019314,632335,35993.8%189122011,5654918243420ap2020
2021286,541324,68588.3%189312201,3025043256418ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Piacenza
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 401
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 216
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 275
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 281
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 317
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 341
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 745, to Page 747
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 1,023, and Page 1,024
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 157, and Page 158
  • Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 196, to Page 201

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