Venezia {Venice} (Patriarchate) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Francesco Moraglia, Patriarch Suffragan Dioceses Adria-Rovigo Belluno-Feltre Chioggia Concordia-Pordenone Padova {Padua} Treviso Verona Vicenza Vittorio Veneto General Information Type of Jurisdiction: PatriarchateElevated: 8 October 1451 Patriarchal SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 840 (324 Square Miles)Conference Region: Triveneto Official Web Site: http://www.patriarcatovenezia.it/ Mailing Address: Curia Patriarcale, S. Marco 320/a, 30124 Venezia, ItaliaTelephone: 041.270.24.14

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of Olivolo or Rialto
774 Erected Diocese of Olivolo or Rialto (erected)
811 Territory Added Diocese of Malamocco (suppressed) Diocese of Olivolo or Rialto
Diocese of Castello
1091 Name Changed Diocese of Olivolo or Rialto Diocese of Castello
Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
8 October 1451 Elevated Diocese of CastelloPatriarchate of Grado (suppressed) Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice} (became a Patriarchal See)
1466 Territory Added Diocese of Equilio (Jesolo) (suppressed) Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
1818 Territory Added Diocese of Torcello (Turris) (suppressed) Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
14 February 1927 Territory Added Diocese of Treviso (Mestre, Carpenedo, Campalto, Favaro Veneto, Dese, Chirignago, Zelarino, Trevignano di Mestre, Mira, Borbiago, and Oriago) Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
29 January 1954 Territory Added Diocese of Treviso Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
29 June 2018 Territory Lost Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice} (S. Bartolomeo Apostolo (in frazione di Brussa di Caorle) and Regina della Pace (in frazione Castello di Lugugnana)) Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
1886 160,059 .0% 271 0 45 OTC
1950 376,200 382,316 98.4% 230 256 486 774 666 2,875 74 ap1951
1969 430,000 432,915 99.3% 281 321 602 714 351 1,680 121 ap1971
1980 451,000 465,000 97.0% 258 298 556 811 428 1,450 126 ap1981
1990 419,200 437,500 95.8% 241 263 504 831 12 373 1,323 128 ap1991
2000 368,157 373,560 98.6% 225 169 394 934 29 239 879 128 ap2001
2001 366,292 371,870 98.5% 216 176 392 934 25 247 819 128 ap2002
2002 365,030 370,558 98.5% 214 176 390 935 23 239 790 128 ap2003
2003 362,814 368,339 98.5% 219 175 394 920 23 233 763 128 ap2004
2004 365,332 370,895 98.5% 226 166 392 931 31 227 736 128 ap2005
2011 349,163 376,659 92.7% 236 157 393 888 27 224 558 128 ap2012
2012 348,922 376,399 92.7% 233 159 392 890 27 228 539 128 ap2013
2015 327,000 384,469 85.1% 173 140 313 1,044 33 223 462 128 ap2016
2018 311,855 366,676 85.0% 167 134 301 1,036 31 201 398 127 ap2019
2020 309,900 364,382 85.0% 167 105 272 1,139 39 181 360 125 ap2021
2022 304,740 358,312 85.0% 160 106 266 1,145 27 179 319 125 ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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