Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano

Diocese of Vigevano

Dioecesis Viglevanensis
Vigevano Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceMilan
Statistics
Area1,509 km2 (583 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
189,800 (est.)
181,000 (est.)
Parishes87
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 March 1530 (494 years ago)
CathedralCattedrale di S. Ambrogio
Secular priests92 (diocesan)
11 (Religious Orders)
11 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMaurizio Gervasoni
Bishops emeritusVincenzo Di Mauro
Map
Website
www.diocesivigevano.it

The Diocese of Vigevano (Latin: Dioecesis Viglevanensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church which lies almost entirely in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy. It has existed since 1530. The diocese is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan,[1][2] having been suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli until 9 April 1578.[3]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Vigevano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016. [self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Vigevano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 334, note 1.