Como (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
Bishop(s) Oscar Cantoni, Cardinal, Bishop Diego Coletti, Bishop Emeritus | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 4th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 4,214 (1,627 Square Miles)Conference Region: Lombardia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidicomo.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Grimoldi 5, 22100 Como, ItaliaTelephone: 031.33.12.201Fax: 031.30.43.54 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- Agrippino † ( 607 Ordained Bishop - 3 Jun 615 Died)
- Ardizzone † ( 1193 Appointed - 1204 Died)
- Bl. Guglielmo della Torre † ( 1204 Appointed - 21 Oct 1226 Died)
- Uberto di Sala † (21 Mar 1228 Appointed - 1259 Died)
- Leone degli Avvocati † ( 1259 Appointed - 9 Jul 1261 Died)
- Raimondo della Torre † ( 1261 Appointed - 21 Dec 1273 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
- Giovanni degli Avvocati † ( 1274 Appointed - 15 Feb 1293 Died)
- Leone Lambertenghi, O.F.M. † (24 Apr 1293 Appointed - 10 Jul 1325 Died)
- Benedetto d’Asinago, O.P. † (16 Dec 1327 Appointed - Oct 1339 Died)
- Beltramino Paravicini † (24 Nov 1339 Appointed - 6 Nov 1340 Appointed, Bishop of Bologna)
- Bonifazio de Mutina † (6 Nov 1340 Appointed - 1351 Died)
- Bernardo , O. Cist. † (3 Oct 1352 Appointed - 27 Feb 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
- Andrea degli Avvocati † (27 Feb 1357 Appointed - 1362 Died)
- Stefano Gatti † (9 Mar 1362 Appointed - 1369 Died)
- Enrico de Sessa † (22 Oct 1369 Appointed - 19 Jun 1380 Died)
- Beltramo da Borsano † (9 Aug 1380 Appointed - 1395 Died)
- Luchino da Borsano † (19 Jan 1396 Appointed - 1408 Died)
- Guglielmo Pusterla † ( 1408 Appointed - 1416 Died)
- Antonio Turconi, O.F.M. † (2 Aug 1409 Appointed - 1420 Resigned)
- Francesco Bossi † (12 Feb 1420 Appointed - 1435 Died)
- Giovanni Barbavara † (13 Jun 1435 Appointed - 6 Mar 1437 Appointed, Bishop of Tortona)
- Gerardo Landriani † (6 Mar 1437 Appointed - 9 Oct 1445 Died)
- Bernardo Landriani † (18 Mar 1446 Appointed - 1451 Died)
- Antonio Pusterla † (16 Jul 1451 Appointed - 3 Nov 1457 Died)
- Martino Pusterla † (19 Dec 1457 Appointed - 1460 Died)
- Lazzaro Scarampi † (20 Aug 1460 Confirmed - 1466 Died)
- Brande Castiglioni † (8 Oct 1466 Appointed - 16 Jul 1487 Died)
- Antonio Trivulzio (Sr.), C.R.S. Ant. † (27 Aug 1487 Appointed - 18 Mar 1508 Died)
- Scaramuccia Trivulzio † (14 Apr 1508 Appointed - 8 Jan 1518 Resigned)
- Antonio Trivulzio † (8 Jan 1518 Appointed - 1519 Died)
- Cesare Trivulzio † (26 Sep 1519 Appointed - 1548 Died)
- Bernardino della Croce, B. † (24 Sep 1548 Appointed - 7 Apr 1559 Resigned)
- Giovanni Antonio Volpi † (17 Apr 1559 Appointed - 30 Aug 1588 Died)
- Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. † (3 Oct 1588 Appointed - 5 Jan 1595 Died)
- Filippo Archinto † (17 Jul 1595 Appointed - 7 Jun 1621 Resigned)
- Aurelio Archinto † (7 Jun 1621 Appointed - 16 Sep 1622 Died)
- Desiderio Scaglia, O.P. † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 7 Jan 1626 Resigned)
- Lazzaro Carafino † (7 Jan 1626 Appointed - 15 Jun 1665 Died)
- Ambrogio Torriano † (15 Dec 1666 Appointed - 9 Oct 1679 Died)
- Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri † (13 May 1680 Appointed - 24 Jun 1694 Died)
- Stefano Giuseppe Menatti † (13 Sep 1694 Appointed - 5 Aug 1695 Died)
- Francesco Giambattista Bonesana, C.R. † (14 Nov 1695 Appointed - 21 Dec 1709 Died)
- Giuseppe Olgiati † (26 Jan 1711 Appointed - 23 Sep 1735 Resigned)
- Alberico Simonetta † (26 Sep 1735 Appointed - 11 Mar 1739 Died)
- Paolo Cernuschi † (22 Jun 1739 Appointed - 15 Apr 1746 Died)
- Agostino Maria (Cesar Philippe) Neuroni, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Jun 1746 Appointed - 22 Apr 1760 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Albrici Pellegrini † (21 Jul 1760 Appointed - 5 Aug 1764 Died)
- Giambattista Muggiasca † (26 Nov 1764 Appointed - 5 Jan 1789 Died)
- Giuseppe Bertieri, O.A.D. † (14 Dec 1789 Confirmed - 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Pavia)
- Carlo Rovelli, O.P. † (17 Jun 1793 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1819 Resigned)
- Giambattista Castelnuovo † (8 Jan 1821 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1831 Died)
- Carlo Roman� † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 13 Nov 1855 Died)
- Giuseppe Marzorati † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 25 Mar 1865 Died)
- Pietro Carsana † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 31 Dec 1887 Died)
- Luigi Nicora † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 27 Nov 1890 Died)
- Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
- Teodoro Valfr� di Bonzo † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 27 Mar 1905 Appointed, Archbishop of Vercelli)
- Alfonso Archi † (8 Sep 1905 Appointed - 16 Nov 1925 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Dara)
- Adolfo Luigi Pagani † (30 Apr 1926 Appointed - 1 Feb 1930 Died)
- Alessandro Macchi † (30 Jun 1930 Appointed - 1 Aug 1947 Died)
- Felice Bonomini † (21 Nov 1947 Appointed - 1 Nov 1974 Died)
- Teresio Ferraroni † (1 Nov 1974 Succeeded - 31 Jan 1989 Retired)
- Alessandro Maggiolini † (31 Jan 1989 Appointed - 2 Dec 2006 Retired)
- Diego Coletti (2 Dec 2006 Appointed - 4 Oct 2016 Retired)
- Oscar Cantoni (4 Oct 2016 Appointed - )
Statistics
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1886 | 281,308 | .0% | 596 | 0 | 314 | OTC | ||||||
1950 | 379,321 | 380,000 | 99.8% | 562 | 156 | 718 | 528 | 219 | 2,013 | 360 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 455,000 | 459,885 | 98.9% | 500 | 230 | 730 | 623 | 275 | 2,285 | 374 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 502,700 | 506,800 | 99.2% | 476 | 200 | 676 | 743 | 220 | 1,900 | 374 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 500,000 | 501,000 | 99.8% | 469 | 190 | 659 | 758 | 232 | 1,524 | 341 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 518,272 | 525,460 | 98.6% | 436 | 194 | 630 | 822 | 5 | 242 | 1,268 | 341 | ap2000 |
2000 | 510,000 | 518,000 | 98.5% | 429 | 190 | 619 | 823 | 7 | 237 | 1,251 | 341 | ap2001 |
2001 | 510,000 | 518,000 | 98.5% | 456 | 181 | 637 | 800 | 7 | 224 | 1,037 | 341 | ap2002 |
2002 | 518,000 | 525,000 | 98.7% | 425 | 181 | 606 | 854 | 9 | 223 | 1,010 | 341 | ap2003 |
2003 | 518,000 | 525,000 | 98.7% | 420 | 178 | 598 | 866 | 8 | 220 | 1,000 | 341 | ap2004 |
2004 | 518,000 | 525,000 | 98.7% | 418 | 163 | 581 | 891 | 9 | 204 | 881 | 338 | ap2005 |
2006 | 523,000 | 533,000 | 98.1% | 417 | 176 | 593 | 881 | 9 | 208 | 850 | 338 | ap2007 |
2013 | 518,000 | 533,000 | 97.2% | 376 | 141 | 517 | 1,001 | 11 | 176 | 138 | 338 | ap2014 |
2016 | 516,891 | 535,000 | 96.6% | 388 | 139 | 527 | 980 | 12 | 172 | 540 | 338 | ap2017 |
2019 | 536,260 | 555,190 | 96.6% | 338 | 128 | 466 | 1,150 | 13 | 147 | 475 | 338 | ap2020 |
2021 | 529,890 | 548,600 | 96.6% | 330 | 128 | 458 | 1,156 | 13 | 147 | 475 | 338 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
- Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi
- Oscar Cantoni (Priest: 28 Jun 1975 to 25 Jan 2005; Bishop: 4 Oct 2016 - )
- Diego Coletti (Bishop: 2 Dec 2006 to 4 Oct 2016)
- Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.
- Dante Lafranconi (Priest: 28 Jun 1964 to 7 Dec 1991)
- Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I.
- Diego Giovanni Ravelli (Priest: 15 Jun 1991 to 25 Sep 1998)
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Alfonso Archi † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1905 to 16 Nov 1925)
- Aurelio Archinto † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1621 to 16 Sep 1622)
- Filippo Archinto † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1595 to 7 Jun 1621)
- Andrea degli Avvocati † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1357 to 1362)
- Giovanni degli Avvocati † (Bishop: 1274 to 15 Feb 1293)
- Leone degli Avvocati † (Bishop: 1259 to 9 Jul 1261)
- Giovanni Barbavara † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1435 to 6 Mar 1437)
- Ambrogio De Battista, P.I.M.E. †
- Giuseppe Bertieri, O.A.D. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 26 Mar 1792)
- Francesco Giambattista Bonesana, C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1695 to 21 Dec 1709)
- Felice Bonomini † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1947 to 1 Nov 1974)
- Beltramo da Borsano † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1380 to 1395)
- Luchino da Borsano † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1396 to 1408)
- Francesco Bossi † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1420 to 1435)
- Franco Brambilla † (Priest: 29 Aug 1947 to 24 Dec 1970)
- Lazzaro Carafino † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1626 to 15 Jun 1665)
- Pietro Carsana † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 31 Dec 1887)
- Giambattista Castelnuovo † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1821 to 23 Dec 1831)
- Brande Castiglioni † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1466 to 16 Jul 1487)
- Paolo Cernuschi † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1739 to 15 Apr 1746)
- Alessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. †
- Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri † (Bishop: 13 May 1680 to 24 Jun 1694)
- Benedetto d’Asinago, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1327 to Oct 1339)
- Bernardino della Croce, B. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1548 to 7 Apr 1559)
- Bl. Guglielmo della Torre † (Bishop: 1204 to 21 Oct 1226)
- Raimondo della Torre † (Bishop: 1261 to 21 Dec 1273)
- Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 21 May 1894)
- Teresio Ferraroni † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Sep 1970; Apostolic Administrator: 22 Feb 1973 to 1 Nov 1974; Bishop: 1 Nov 1974 to 31 Jan 1989)
- Franco Festorazzi † (Priest: 28 Jun 1952 to 6 Apr 1991)
- Clemente Gaddi † (Priest: 18 Sep 1926 to 24 Jun 1953)
- Marco Galli (Gallo, Gallio) †
- Tolomeo Gallio †
- Stefano Gatti † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1362 to 1369)
- Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) †
- Leone Lambertenghi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1293 to 10 Jul 1325)
- Bernardo Landriani † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1446 to 1451)
- Gerardo Landriani † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1437 to 9 Oct 1445)
- Matteo de Lulino, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1497)
- Alessandro Macchi † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1930 to 1 Aug 1947)
- Alessandro Maggiolini † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1989 to 2 Dec 2006)
- Ant�nio Malan, S.D.B. †
- Giacomo de Mansuetis, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Feb 1457)
- Giuseppe Marzorati † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1858 to 25 Mar 1865)
- Stefano Giuseppe Menatti † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1694 to 5 Aug 1695)
- Giacomo Merizzi †
- Andrea de Monti, O.S.A. †
- Giambattista Muggiasca † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1764 to 5 Jan 1789)
- Bonifazio de Mutina † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1340 to 1351)
- Agostino Maria (Cesar Philippe) Neuroni, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1746 to 22 Apr 1760)
- Luigi Nicora † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 27 Nov 1890)
- Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1588 to 5 Jan 1595)
- Bl. Benedetto Odescalchi †
- Giulio Maria Odescalchi, O.S.B. †
- Paolo Odescalchi †
- Benedetto Caietano Giuseppe Odescalchi-Erba †
- Giuseppe Olgiati † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1711 to 23 Sep 1735)
- Adolfo Luigi Pagani † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1926 to 1 Feb 1930)
- Beltramino Paravicini † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1339 to 6 Nov 1340)
- Gian Antonio Paravicini † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1611; Priest: 22 Dec 1612 to 23 Mar 1654)
- Giovanni Battista Albrici Pellegrini † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1760 to 5 Aug 1764)
- Antonio Pusterla † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1451 to 3 Nov 1457)
- Guglielmo Pusterla † (Administrator: 1408 to 1416)
- Martino Pusterla † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1457 to 1460)
- Franz Konstantin Rampa † (Priest: 25 May 1861 to 1863)
- Saverio Ritter †
- Carlo Roman� † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 13 Nov 1855)
- Carlo Rovelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1793 to 1 Oct 1819)
- Uberto di Sala † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1228 to 1259)
- Desiderio Scaglia, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1622 to 7 Jan 1626)
- St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini † (Deacon: 20 Sep 1862; Priest: 30 May 1863 to 28 Jan 1876)
- Lazzaro Scarampi † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1460 to 1466)
- Eusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. Ref. †
- Enrico de Sessa † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1369 to 19 Jun 1380)
- Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, F.S.C.J. †
- Alberico Simonetta † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1735 to 11 Mar 1739)
- Ambrogio Torriano † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1666 to 9 Oct 1679)
- Antonio Trivulzio † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1518 to 1519)
- Antonio Trivulzio (Sr.), C.R.S. Ant. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1487 to 18 Mar 1508)
- Cesare Trivulzio † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1519 to 1548)
- Scaramuccia Trivulzio † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1508 to 8 Jan 1518)
- Antonio Turconi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1409 to 1420)
- Teodoro Valfr� di Bonzo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 27 Mar 1905)
- Giuseppe Maria (Carlo) Velzi, O.P. †
- Giovanni Antonio Volpi † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1559 to 30 Aug 1588)
- Giovanni Pietro Volpi †
- Ulpiano (Volpiano) Volpi †
- Agrippino † (Bishop: 607 to 3 Jun 615)
- Ardizzone † (Bishop: 1193 to 1204)
- Bernardo , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1352 to 27 Feb 1357)
Source(s)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 217
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 140
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 182
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 786, to Page 788
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 23, Page 334
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 681
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 73, Page 128, and Page 129
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