Diocese of Vigevano Dioecesis Viglevanensis | |
|---|---|
 Vigevano Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,509 km2 (583 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 189,800 (est.) 181,000 (est.) |
| Parishes | 87 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 March 1530 (494 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Ambrogio |
| Secular priests | 92 (diocesan) 11 (Religious Orders) 11 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Maurizio Gervasoni |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincenzo Di Mauro |
| Map | |
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| 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]
- ^ "Diocese of Vigevano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016. [self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Vigevano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 334, note 1.