The Archdiocese of Vercelli () is a

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Metropolitan

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of the

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in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which, together with their suffragan dioceses, form the

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of Piedmont. The archbishop's seat is in Basilica Cattedrale di S. Eusebio, a minor basilica dedicated to its canonized first bishop, in

Vercelli Vercelli (; ) is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around 600 BC. ...

, Piemonte (Piedmont). The city also has two

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s: Basilica di S. Andrea and Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore

Ecclesiastical province

The

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s forming part of the ecclesiastical province of Vercelli are: *

Diocese of Alessandria The Diocese of Alessandria () (Alessandria della Paglia) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Piedmont, northern Italy. Originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan, since 1817 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercell ...

* Diocese of Biella *

Diocese of Casale Monferrato The Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Latin: ''Dioecesis Casalensis'') is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.

Diocese of Novara The Diocese of Novara () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.lectionary A lectionary () is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christianity, Christian or Judaism, Jewish worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, ...

, Christianity was first preached in

in the second half of the third century by Saints Sabinianus (Savinian) and

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, bishops from Gaul, when they were returning to their dioceses. The episcopal see, however, was not established until after the

Peace of Constantine The Edict of Milan (; , ''Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn'') was the February 313 agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire.W. H. C. Frend, Frend, W. H. C. (1965). ''The Early Church''. SPCK, p. 137. Western Roman Emperor Con ...

. The first bishop of Vercelli was Eusebius, a native of Sardinia, who had been a "lector" in the Roman church. Ambrose of Milan says that he became familiar to the Christians of Vercelli, who unanimously petitioned that he be made their bishop. He was the recipient of letters from Pope Liberius in 353, 354, and 355; and took part in the synod of Milan of 355, where he refused to sign the Arian condemnation of Bishop

Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius I of Alexandria ( – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius ...

. For his obstinacy, he was exiled by the

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to Palestine. On Constantius' death in 361, he was recalled and visited Alexandria, where he attended a synod with Athanasius in 362. He died in 369 (according to Jerome), in 370, or in 371. From the beginning to 1805, the diocese of Vercelli was a suffragan (subordinate) of the metropolitan archbishopric of Milan. From Eusebius to Nottingo (830) there were forty bishops, whose images were preserved in the Eusebian

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, predecessor of the present cathedral, so called because Saint Eusebius, who dedicated it to the martyr Saint Theonestus, was interred in it. Bishop Nottingo introduced the common and monastic life among his clergy. In 886,

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, Margrave of Friuli, in an act of revenge against Bishop Liutvard, sacked the city of Vercelli, and in particular the episcopal palace and the cathedral. In September 1050,

Pope Leo IX Pope Leo IX (, , 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historica ...

held a synod in Vercelli, directed against simony, against John Scotus' book on the eucharist, and against the heresies of

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. In 1149, Bishop Gisulfus Avogadro was granted the title of ''count''. On 18 April 1474, with the ''bull'' "Pro Excellenti",

Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, ; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope included ...

, on the urging of Marquis Guglielmo of Monferrat, established the new

, transferring to it territories removed from the diocese of Vercelli. The seminary of the diocese of Vercelli was established in 1566, by Cardinal Guido Luca Ferrero (1562–1566), after his return from the

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. The first residence of the seminary was in a house attached to the church of S. Pietro la Ferla. A new building was opened in 1600, and was greatly extended in 1730, and again from 1842 to 1845. At Easter, 3 April 1575, the Church of Vercelli adopted the use of the Roman liturgy in place of the local Eusebian liturgy. Cardinal

Guido Luca Ferrero Guido Luca Ferrero (18 May 1537 – 16 May 1585) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Guido Luca Ferrero was born in Turin on 18 May 1537, the son of Sebastiano Ferrero, '' signore'' of Casalvolone and Villata, and his ...

(1562–1572), Bishop of Vercelli, attended the First Provincial Council of Milan on 14 October 1565, under the presidency of Cardinal

Carlo Borromeo Charles Borromeo (; ; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560. Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was ...

, Archbishop of Milan. Bishop Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni (1572–1587) attended the Fourth Provincial Synod of Milan in 1576, and signed the decrees. He also attended and subscribed the decrees of the Fifth Provincial Synod of Milan in March 1579. Bishop Giovanni Francesco Bonomigni (1572–1587) was unable to attend the Sixth Provincial Synod of Milan in May 1582, since he was serving as papal nuncio to the Emperor Rudolph in Vienna; he sent his Vicar General, Paulus Granutius, as his procurator. Bishop Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1599–1610) was present at the Seventh Provincial Synod of Milan in May 1609 and subscribed the decrees.

Chapter and cathedral

Local tradition has it that the site of the later cathedral of S. Eusebio was the location of a temple of Vesta. Eusebius himself built a church dedicated to S. Theoneste on the site, which was destroyed by the barbarians, and rebuilt by Bishop Albinus in the mid-5th century. An alternate version, preserved by Benzo of

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, indicates that the church was founded by the Emperor

Theodosius the Great Theodosius I ( ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene ...

(379–395). A third report indicates that the Basilica of S. Maria Major was founded by

Constantine the Great Constantine I (27 February 27222 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a Constantine the Great and Christianity, pivotal ro ...

(306–337), and that it was the original cathedral. The canons of the two institutions fought for hundreds of years over the right to elect a new bishop, precedence, privileges, and income. At some point between 1132 and 1143,

Pope Innocent II Pope Innocent II (; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as Pope was controversial, and the first eight years o ...

ordered Bishop Gisulf of Vercelli and Bishop Litifredus of Novara to settle the controversy between the canons of S. Eusebio and the canons of S. Maria Maggiore over the tithe and offerings. In 1144, Cardinals Guido of S. Crisogono and Hubaldus of S. Prassede, the papal legates, issued a decision concerning the complaints of the two Chapters of canons;

Pope Eugenius III Pope Eugene III (; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He was the first Cist ...

confirmed their judgment on 17 April 1146, and awarded the canons of S. Maria Maggiore a quarter of the district of Carisiana, with a command that the canons of S. Eusebio keep permanently silent on the matter. In 1175, the two sets of canons reached an agreement on various specific articles concerning the income, expenditure, possessions, rights, and holdings, which were the subject of dispute; the agreement was confirmed by Cardinal Guglielmo of S. Pietro ad vincula. OLn 8 September 1175, Cardinal Guglielmo issued an order regulating the number of canons. In S. Eusebio, there were to be no more than thirty-two canons; in S. Maria Maggiore, eight. This arrangement was confirmed by a bull of

Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III (; born Lotario dei Conti di Segni; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death on 16 July 1216. Pope Innocent was one of the most power ...

, of 1 March 1208. The Chapter was headed by four dignities: the Archdeacon, the Archpriest, the Provost, and the Cantor Major. In his synodal constitutions of 10 November 1288, Bishop Aimo de Challant acknowledged that the colleges of canons of S. Eusebio and of S. Maria Maggiore together constituted the "Capitulum Vercellensem". The competition and controversy was finally settled on 12 August 1644, when Bishop Giacomo Goria suppressed the Chapter of S. Maria Maggiore and combined all the canons in one body at S. Eusebio. The action was confirmed by a bull of

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655. Born in Rome of a family fro ...

of 26 December 1644.

Synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See. The earliest known synod of the diocese of Vercelli was held by Bishop Atto (924–958), who issued "Constitutions", which envisioned annual meetings in synod. Bishop Ingo published a synodical constitution in 974. Bishop Ardericus held a synod in 1027. Bishop Alberto Avogadro presided over a synod in 1191. Bishop Aimone de Challant held a diocesan synod in November 1288. Bishop Ibleto Fieschi (1412–1437) held a synod on 27 July 1428, the first in more than fifty years. Bishop Guglielmo Didier (1437–1452) held synods in 1440 and in 1451 or 1452, after which he imposed a tax on the clergy to rebuild the episcopal palace. Bishop Amadeo Nori (1459–1469) presided over a synod in 1461. Cardinal Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1499–1502) held a synod in 1499. Bishop Agostino Ferrero (1511 – 1536) presided over a diocesan synod in 1517, and issued constitutions. Bishop Francesco Bonomo held annual synods, beginning in 1573; he held his fourth diocesan synod in 1576, his fifth in 1578, and his sixth in 1579; his eleventh took place in 1584. In 1600, Bishop Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1599–1610) presided over a diocesan synod. Another was held in 1619 by Bishop Giacomo Goria. Four synods were held by Bishop Michelangelo Broglia, in 1666, 1670, 1673, and 1677. Bishop Giuseppe Bertodano held a synod in 1700. On 15–17 July 1749, Bishop Giovanni Pietro Solaro (1743–1768) held a diocesan synod. Bishop Vittorio Costa d'Arignano presided over a diocesan synod. Bishop Alessandro d'Agennes held a synod on 7–9 June 1842. Bishop Carlo Pampirio held a diocesan synod on 22–24 September 1903.

Biella

On 1 June 1772,

Pope Clement XIV Pope Clement XIV (; ; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his elec ...

, at the request of King

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the paternal grandfather of the l ...

, created the new Diocese of Biella, on territories which were removed from the jurisdiction of the bishop of Vercelli. The territories which had been removed were returned to the diocese of Vercelli on 1 June 1803, when the Diocese of Biella was suppressed by

Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII (; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He ruled the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again ...

. The bishop of Biella, Giambattista Canevesi, was named Bishop of Vercelli. In a decree issued in Paris on 25 January 1805, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Caprara, the papal legate and archbishop of Milan, carried out a new circumscription of the Cisalpine dioceses. The suffragan diocese of Vercelli was detached from the metropolitan archbishopric of Milan, and transferred to the metropolitanate of Turin.

Metropolitan archdiocese

After the defeat, abdication, and exile of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna agreed to the restoration of the

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. King

Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I (; 24 July 1759 – 10 January 1824) was the Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 June 1802 until his reign ended in 1821 upon abdication due to a liberal revolution. Shortly thereafter, hi ...

invited

to restore the good order of the Church in his kingdom, which had been disrupted by the French occupation. On 17 July 1817, the pope issued the bull "Beati Petri", which began by establishing ''de novo'' the ten dioceses which had been suppressed under the French, and delimiting the extent of each in detail, including Vercelli and the restored Biella. In the same document, the pope also released the diocese of Vercelli from being a suffragan of the metropolitan of Turin, and elevated the diocese to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. The new metropolitan archdiocese had as suffragans the dioceses of Alessandria, Biella, and Casale. In a further adjustment of the ecclesiastical structure of Piedmont and Liguria,

, on 26 September 1817, transferred the diocese of Novara from the metropolitanate of Milan, to the metropolitanate of Vercelli. On 1 August 1874, the archdiocese of Vercelli lost territory to the Diocese of Casale Monferrato.

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

made a Papal visit to Vercelli in May 1998, during which he declared the priest

Secondo Pollo Secondo Pollo (2 January 1908 – 26 December 1941) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a chaplain who served in World War II. He died during a skirmish in 1941 in which a bullet struck him while he attended to a wounded comrade. Pollo rece ...

(d. 1941) to be "Blessed".

Bishops and archbishops

Bishops of Vercelli

to 1000

Eusebius of Vercelli Eusebius of Vercelli (c. 2 March 283 – 1 August 371) was a bishop from Sardinia and is counted a saint. Along with Athanasius, he affirmed the divinity of Jesus against Arianism. Biography Eusebius was born in Sardinia, in 283. After his father' ...

(343 – 1 Aug 371 Died) * Limenius (370–396) * Honoratus (396) * Discolius * Justinianus (attested 451) * Albinus (5th cent.) :... : ? Simplicianus*Maximianus * Aemilianus (attested 502) *Eusebius *Constantius * Flavianus (d. 541 or 556) :... : edast* ? Tiberius *Berardus (VI/VII cent.) *Philosophus *Bonosus *Cirillo *Damianus :... * Celsus (638–665) :... *Theodorus (attested 680) *Magnentius *Aemilianus (attested 707) :... *Chrysanthus :... *Ansericus (attested 827) *Nottingus (attested 830) * Norgaudus (844) :... : osephus(879) *Cospertus (attested 879) * Liutuardus (880–899) *Sebastianus (attested 900–901) * ? Anselbertus (attested 901) * Regenbertus (904–924) *

Atto of Vercelli Atto of Vercelli or Atto II (c. 885 AD – 961 AD) was a Lombard who became bishop of Vercelli in 924. He served as Grand Chancellor to Hugh of Provence and Lothar II, both Kings of Italy in the 10th century. During his time as bishop, Atto was k ...

, (924–950 or later) *Ingo (c. 961–974, or later) *

Petrus of Vercelli Petrus may refer to: People * Petrus (given name) * Petrus (surname) * Petrus Borel, pen name of Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive (1809–1859), French Romantic writer * Petrus Brovka, pen name of Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka (1905–1980), Soviet Belar ...

(978–997) *Raginfredus (attested 997) *Adelbertus (attested 998)

1000 to 1350

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(999–1026) *Ardericus (c. 1027–1040) *Gregorius (attested 1044–1077) : ennericus*Regengerus (attested 1080–1091) : iprandus de Blanderade(attested 1094) Intrusus, never consecrated : aldricus de CanavexioIntrusus, never consecrated : regoriusII de Verruga(attested 1094–1096) Intrusus, never consecrated : igefredus(attested 1111–1117) Intrusus, never consecrated : rdicius de Bulgaro(attested c. 1121) Intrusus, never consecrated * Anselmo Avogadro (attested 1124–1127) * Gisulfus II Avogadro (1132–1151) *Uguccio (1151–1170) *Guala Bondonni (1170–1182) * Uberto Crivelli (Dec 1182 – 9 May 1185) *

Albert Avogadro Albert of Jerusalem, OSC (114914 September 1214), also Albertus Hierosolymitanus, Albertus Vercelensis, Saint Albert, Albert of Vercelli or Alberto Avogadro, was a canon lawyer and saint. He was Bishop of Bobbio and Bishop of Vercelli, and served ...

(1185–1204) *Lotharius (1205–1208) *Aliprandus Visconti (1208–1213) * Ugo di Sessa (1213–1235) *Jacobus Carnerius (1235–1241) * Martino Avogadro de Quaregna (1244–1268) ::''Sede vacante'' (1268–1273) *Aimo de Challant (1273–1303) * Rainerio Avogadro (1303–1310) * Uberto Avogadro (1310–1326) *Lombardo della Torre (1328–1343) *Emmanuel Fieschi (1343–1347)

since 1350

*Giovanni Fieschi (1349–1379) ''Roman Obedience'' * Jacques de' Cavalli (1 June 1379 – ) ''Avignon Obedience'' * Ludovico Fieschi (29 March 1382 – 31 Oct 1406) ''Roman Obedience'' *Matteo Gisalberti (1406–1412) ''Roman Obedience'' *Ibletus Fieschi (1412–1437) * Guglielmo Didier (1437) *Joannes de Gilliaco (1452–1455) *Georgius de Gilliaco (1455–1458) *Amadeus Nori (1459–1469) *Urbano Boninvardo (1469–1499) * Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1499–1502 Resigned) *

Giuliano della Rovere Pope Julius II (; ; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome ...

(24 Jan 1502 – 1 Nov 1503) * Giovanni Stefano Ferrero (1503 – 1509) *

Bonifacio Ferrero Bonifacio Ferrero (1476–1543) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Bonifacio Ferrero was born in Biella in 1476, the son of Sebastiano Ferraro and Tomena Avogadro. He was the younger brother of Cardinal Gianstefano Fe ...

(1509 – 1511) * Agostino Ferrero (1511 – 1536) * Pier Francesco Ferrero (20 Dec 1536 – 2 March 1562 Resigned) ::

Auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

: Melchiore Cribelli, O.P. (20 February 1540 – ?) *

(2 March 1562 – 17 Oct 1572 Resigned) *

Giovanni Francesco Bonomi Giovanni Francesco Bonomi (or ''Bonomigni'', ; 1536 – 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vercelli, and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor and Apostolic Nuncio to Cologne. He was an exponent of ...

(1572 – 1587) *

Costanzo de Sarnano Costanzo de Sarnano, O.F.M. Conv. or Gasparo Torri (1531–1595) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Born on 4 October 1531 in Sarnano, March of Ancona, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual when he was ten years old; he changed ...

(Torri), O.F.M. Conv. (1587 – 1589) * Corrado Asinari (1589 – 1590) * Marcantonio Visia (13 Aug 1590 – 1599 Resigned) * Giovanni Stefano Ferrero, O. Cist. (29 March 1599 – 21 Sep 1610 Died) * Giacomo Goria (17 Aug 1611 – 3 Jan 1648 Died) ::''Sede vacante'' (1648–1660) *

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(5 May 1660 – 20 Jan 1662 Died) *

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(30 Jul 1663 – May 1679 Died) * Victor Augustinus Ripa (27 Nov 1679 – 3 Nov 1691 Died) * Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Orsini, C.R.L. (24 March 1692 – August 1694 Died) ::''Sede vacante'' (1694–1697) *

Giuseppe Antonio Bertodano Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina. People with the given name include: :''Note ...

(3 June 1697 – 4 May 1700 Died) ::''Sede vacante'' (1700–1727) *Gerolamo Francesco Malpasciuto (30 July 1727 – 9 August 1728 Died) *Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. (23 Dec 1729 – 9 Dec 1742 Died) *Gian Pietro Solaro (15 July 1743 – Jan 1768) *Vittorio Costa d'Arignano (11 Sep 1769 – 1778) * Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana (12 July 1779 – 1802) *Giovanni Battista Canaveri, C.O. (1 Feb 1805 – 11 Jan 1811) ::''Sede vacante'' (1811–1817)

Archbishops of Vercelli

*Giuseppe Maria Grimaldi (1817 – 1830) ::''Sede vacante'' (1830–1832) *Alessandro d’Angennes (24 February 1832 – 8 May 1869 Died) *Celestino Matteo Fissore (27 October 1871 – 5 April 1889 Died) *Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. (24 May 1889 – 26 December 1904 Died) *Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo (27 March 1905 – 13 September 1916 Appointed,

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) *Giovanni Gamberoni (22 March 1917 – 17 February 1929 Died) *Giacomo Montanelli (17 February 1929 – 6 May 1944 Died), former Coadjutor Archbishop (1928.11.23 – 1929.02.17) * Francesco Imberti (10 October 1945 – 5 September 1966 Retired) **

: Giovanni Picco (15 November 1962 – 1967) *Albino Mensa (12 October 1966 – 4 June 1991 Retired) *

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a Vatican diplomat. A cardinal since 2003, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the ...

, S.D.B. (4 June 1991 – 13 June 1995 Appointed, Secretary of the

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is a department of the Roman Curia in charge of the religious discipline of the Catholic Church. The Dicastery is the oldest among the departments of the Roman Curia. Its seat is the Palace of t ...

) *

Enrico Masseroni Enrico Masseroni (20 February 1939 – 30 September 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Masseroni was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondovi, Italy, fr ...

(10 February 1996 – 27 February 2014 Retired) *Marco Arnolfo (27 Feb 2014 – present)

Parishes

The 118 parishes are divided between the Lombard

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Parishes of the diocese of Vercelli
(retrieved:2016-10-02).

References

Sources

Episcopal lists

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Studies

*Arnaldi, Domenico
''Le carte dello Archivio arcivescovile di Vercelli.''
. Pinerolo: tip. sucessori Brignoli, 1917 * *Ferraris, G. (1963). "La vita commune nelle canoniche di S. Eusebio e di S. Maria di Vercelli nel secolo XII," , in: ''Rivista di storia della Chiesa'' in Italia 17 (1963) pp. 365–394. *Frankfurth, Hermann (1898). ''Gregorius de Montelongo: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte Oberitaliens in den Jahren 1238-1269.'' . Marburg: R. Friedrich, 1898. *Gabotto, Ferdinando (1896)
"Biella e i vescovi di Vercelli: Ricerche,"
, in: ''Archivio Storico Italiano'', Serie V, Vol. 17, No. 202 (1896), pp. 279–340
Vol. 18, No. 203 (1896)
pp. 3–57. *Gabotto, Ferdinando (1898)
"Intorno ai diplomi regi ed imperiali per la Chiesa di Vercelli,"
, in: ''Archivio Storico Italiano'', Serie V, Vol. 21, No. 209 (1898), pp. 1–53. *Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1914).
Italia pontificia
: sive, Repertorium privilegiorum et litterarum a romanis pontificibus ante annum 1598 Italiae ecclesiis, monasteriis, civitatibus singulisque personis concessorum.'' Vol. VI. pars ii. Berolini: Weidmann. pp. 7–57. *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega. *Marchetti-Longi, Giuseppe (1913)
"La legazione in Lombardia di Gregorio da Monte Longo negli anni 1238–1251,"
, in: ''Archivio della R. Società romana di storia patria'' 36 (1913), pp. 225–285; 585–687. *Orsenigo, Riccardo (1909)
''Vercelli sacra: brevissimi cenni sulla Diocesi e sue Parrocchie.''
. Como: Ferrari 1909. *Panero, Francesco (2004). ''Una signoria vescovile nel cuore dell'Impero. Funzioni pubbliche, diritti signorili e proprietà della Chiesa di Vercelli dall'età tardocarolingia all'età sveva.'' Vercelli: Società storica vercellese 2004. * *Schwartz, Gerhard (1907)
''Die Besetzung der Bistümer Reichsitaliens unter den sächsischen und salischen Kaisern: mit den Listen der Bischöfe, 951-1122''
. Leipzig: B.G. Teubner. pp. 134–141. *

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Province of Vercelli The province of Vercelli () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is Vercelli. , it has an area of and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice. Main sights ...