Archdiocese of Vercelli

Archdiocese of Vercelli
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Piedmont
Ecclesiastical province	Vercelli
Diocesan bishop	Marco Arnolfo
Vicar General	Cristiano Bodo
surface	1,658 km²
Parishes	117 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents	174.904 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics	161.035 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of	92.1%
Diocesan priest	77 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest	12 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest	1,809
Permanent deacons	14 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars	15 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters	194 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Cathedral of Sant'Eusebio
Website	www.arcidiocesi.vc.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Alessandria Diocese of Biella Diocese of Casale Monferrato Diocese of Novara
Ecclesiastical province

Development of membership numbers

The Archdiocese of Vercelli ( Latin : Archidioecesis Vercellensis , Italian : Arcidiocesi di Vercelli ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy with its seat in Vercelli . Vercelli received the rank of archbishopric on July 17, 1817.

history

The diocese was established in the 4th century. The first bishop was the legendary Eusebius of Vercelli . In the Middle Ages, Vercelli was an important bishop's seat due to its strategic location in the run-up to an important Alpine pass . During the Lombard period , Vercelli was the seat of a duke and had the right to mint gold coins . In the 10th and 11th centuries, the bishops Atto and Leo von Vercelli were able to further expand the power of their city through royal privileges and successfully defend it against various attacks by his opponents (under the leadership of the Marquis Arduin of Ivrea ). Power struggles within the clergy in the second half of the 11th century weakened the position of the church in the city, which became independent in the middle of the 12th century.

See also

• List of the bishops and archbishops of Vercelli

Web links

• Entry on Archdiocese of Vercelli on catholic-hierarchy.org

Cathedral of Sant'Eusebio in Vercelli