Diocese of Novara
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Piedmont |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vercelli |
| Diocesan bishop | Franco Giulio Brambilla |
| Vicar General | Gregorio Pettinaroli |
| surface | 4,283 km² |
| Parishes | 346 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 567,684 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 531,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 93.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 306 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 172 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,111 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 205 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 750 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite |
Ambrosian rite Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta |
| Website | www.chiesacattolica.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novara ( lat. : Dioecesis Novariensis , ital. : Diocese of Novara ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Novara . Cathedral is the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta .
history
The diocese of Novara was established by Pope Siricius in 398 and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Milan as a suffragan . On March 14, 1530, the Diocese of Novara gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Vigevano .
The Diocese of Novara was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Vercelli as a suffragan on July 17, 1817.
In 2007, as a result of the Motu Proprios Summorum Pontificum, three parishes were established in the Diocese of Novara for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite .
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Novara - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Novara (Italian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Novara on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
