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Diocese of Viterbo

Dioecesis Viterbiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Orazio Francesco Piazza, Bishop
  • Lino Fumagalli, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 16 February 1991
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 2,161 (834 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Lazio
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiviterbo.it/
  • Mailing Address: Palazzo Vescovile, Piazza S. Lorenzo 9/a, 01100 Viterbo, Italia
  • Telephone: 0761.34.17.16
  • Fax: 0761.26.99.00

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Viterbo
6th CenturyErectedDiocese of Viterbo (erected)
12th CenturyUnitedDiocese of Viterbo
Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
1192UnitedDiocese of Toscanella (Tuscania) Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
20 December 1825Territory LostDiocese of Viterbo e Tuscania Diocese of Civitavecchia (erected)
2 May 1936Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of San Martino al Monte Cimino (suppressed) Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino
27 March 1986UnitedDiocese of Acquapendente
Diocese of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea)
Diocese of Montefiascone
Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino
Diocese of Viterbo
16 February 1991Name ChangedDiocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino Diocese of Viterbo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
188640,669.0%181034OTC
195073,40673,48099.9%664611265511539539ap1951
196973,78373,783100.0%635411763016742039ap1971
198083,95185,00098.8%50469687412633044ap1981
Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino
1990198,200198,60099.8%15072222892217254894ap1991
Diocese of Viterbo
1999162,400163,40099.4%11574189859412346196ap2000
2000162,400163,40099.4%12174195832710545596ap2001
2001162,400163,40099.4%11668184882711145596ap2002
2002180,053181,55399.2%12067187962710511096ap2003
2003180,053181,55399.2%1246218696877213896ap2004
2004181,689184,27898.6%112621741,044711711296ap2005
2010162,837168,00196.9%115671828941117412696ap2011
2014174,400181,11696.3%112611731,0081118437196ap2015
2017175,000181,00096.7%97591561,1211217122097ap2018
2020176,360182,45096.7%97591561,1301217122097ap2021
2022194,000201,50096.3%98591571,235131788099ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Viterbo
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 736, to Page 738
  • Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 532, and Page 533
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 269
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 370
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 417
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 443
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 398
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 394, and Page 395
  • Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 78, Page 906, and Page 907

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