Archdiocese of Vercelli Archidioecesis Vercellensis | |
|---|---|
 Vercelli Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,658 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 170,911 157,358 (96.9%) |
| Parishes | 117 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | mid-4th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale-Basilica di S. Eusebio |
| Secular priests | 63 (diocesan) 11 (Religious Orders) 16 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Marco Arnolfo |
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| Website | |
| www.arcidiocesi.vc.it | |
The Archdiocese of Vercelli (Latin: Archidioecesis Vercellensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which, together with their suffragan dioceses, form the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.
The archbishop's seat is in Basilica Cattedrale di S. Eusebio, a minor basilica dedicated to its canonized first bishop, in Vercelli, Piemonte (Piedmont). The city also has two Minor basilicas: Basilica di S. Andrea and Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore[1][2]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Vercelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vercelli". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published