Diocese of Novara Dioecesis Novariensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,283 km2 (1,654 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 564,900 (est.) 528,000 (est.) |
Parishes | 346 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
Secular priests | 277 (diocesan) 178 (Religious Orders) 20 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Franco Giulio Brambilla |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesinovara.it |
The Diocese of Novara (Latin: Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.[2][3]