Diocese of Vigevano
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Lombardy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milan |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Milan |
| Diocesan bishop | Maurizio Gervasoni |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Vincenzo Di Mauro |
| surface | 1,509 km² |
| Dean's offices | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Parishes | 87 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 191,800 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 182,200 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,719 |
| Permanent deacons | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 135 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Sant'Ambrogio |
| Website | www.diocesivigevano.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano ( lat. : Dioecesis Viglevanensis , ital. : Diocese of Vigevano ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Vigevano .
history
The diocese of Vigevano was established on March 14, 1530 by Pope Clement VII with the Apostolic Constitution Pro excellenti from ceding territories from the dioceses of Novara and Pavia and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Milan as a suffragan . On November 26, 1817, the diocese of Vigevano was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Vercelli and on July 17, 1974 to the Archdiocese of Milan as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Vigevano (Italian)
- Entry for the diocese of Vigevano on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Cathedral of Sant'Ambrogio in Vigevano