Diocese of Casale Monferrato
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The Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Latin: Dioecesis Casalensis) is a Roman catholic diocese in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont. The diocese, which adheres to the Roman Rite, was established on 18 April 1474; in 2004 it had a population of 103,500 of whom 101,200 were baptised. Alceste Catella has been bishop of the diocese since 15 May 2008.
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[edit] History
Casale Monferrato, the ancient Bodincomagus, is a city in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont (Italy), on the River Po, and has been a stronghold since the time of the Lombards. Liutprand, King of the Lombards enlarged it, and Emperor Otto II made it the chief town of a marquisate, giving it to the sons of Aleran, Duke of Saxony; later it was inherited by Emperor Michael VIII, Palaeologus, who sent thither his son Theodore. In 1533, the dynasty of the Palaeologi being extinct, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor gave it to the House of Gonzaga. From 1681 to 1706 it was in the hands of the French, from whom, in 1713, it passed to the House of Savoy. Casale was created a see in 1474 by Sixtus IV; previously it belonged to the Diocese of Asti. Its first bishop was Bernardino de Tebaldeschi; his successor was Gian Giorgio Paleologo (1517), who also governed the marquisate for his nephew, a minor. Among its noteworthy bishops were: the Dominican Benedetto Erba (1570), most zealous for the Christian instruction of children and the introduction of the Tridentine reforms, in which good work he was associated with St. Charles Borromeo; he was also the founder of the monti di pietà; Giulio Careta (1614), who imitated other contemporary bishops and founded an oratory for priests, and when the pest was ravaging Casale (1630) himself nursed the sick; Scipione Pasquali (1645), author of a history of the campaign of Charles Emmanuel of Savoy against Montferrat. Among the churches of Casale are the cathedral, one of the finest monuments of Lombard architecture, and that of Sant’Ilario (Hilary of Poitiers).[1]
[edit] Bishops of the diocese
- Bernardino de Tebaldeschi (1574 – ?)
- Gian Giorgio Paleologo (1517 - ?)
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- Benedetto Erba (1570 - ?)
- …
- Giulio Careta (1614 – ?)
- …
- Scipione Pasquali (1645 – ?)
- …
- Teresio Maria Carlo Vittorio Ferrero della Marmora (27 June 1796 - 18 May 1803 resigned)
- Jean-Chrysostome de Villaret (23 December 1805 - 3 October 1814 retired)
- Francesco Alciati (1 October 1817 – 26 October 1828 died in office)
- …
- Luigi Nazari di Calabiana (12 April 1847 – 27 March 1867 made archbishop of Milan)
- Pietro Maria Ferrè (27 March 1867 – 4 November 1886 died in office)
- Edoardo Pulciano (14 March 1887 - 11 July 1892 made bishop of Novara)
- Paolo Maria Barone (11 June 1892 – 1903 resigned)
- Ludovico Gavotti (22 June 1903 - 22 January 1915 made archbishop of Genoa)
- Albino Pella (2 April 1915 - 17 May 1940 died in office)
- Giuseppe Angrisani (1 July 1940 - 1 March 1971 retired)
- Carlo Cavalla (1 March 1971 - 3 June 1995 retired)
- Germano Zaccheo (3 June 1995 – 20 November 2007 died in office)
- Alceste Catella (since 15 May 2008)
[edit] Parishes
The diocese, which covers an area of 970 km², is divided into 115 parishes[2]. The majority, like Casale itself, are in the Province of Alessandria, while the rest are divided between the provinces of Asti and Turin. A list of parishes by province and commune follows; locations (villages or neighbourhoods) within a commune are shown in brackets.
[edit] Province of Alessandria
- Alfiano Natta
- S. Antonio Abate (Sanico)
- S. Eusebio (Cardona)
- S. Marziano
- Altavilla Monferrato
- S. Giulio
- S. Defendente (Franchini)
- Balzola
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Borgo San Martino
- Santi Quirico e Giulitta
- Bozzole
- Visitazione di Maria Vergine
- Cabella Ligure
- SS. Nome di Maria (Guazzolo)
- Camagna Monferrato
- S. Eusebio
- Camino
- S. Lorenzo
- S. Pietro Apostolo (Castel San Pietro)
- Casale Monferrato
- Addolorata
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Cuore Immacolato di Maria
- Patrocinio di S. Giuseppe (Roncaglia)
- Sacro Cuore di Gesù
- S. Clemente (Rolasco)
- S. Domenico
- Sant’Evasio
- S. Germano (San Germano)
- S. Giacomo Apostolo (Terranova)
- S. Giovanni Battista (Casale Popolo)
- Sant’Ilario
- S. Maria degli Angeli (Santa Maria del Tempio)
- Santi Maria e Carlo
- Santo Stefano
- Spirito Santo
- Castelletto Merli
- S. Eusebio
- Castelletto Monferrato
- S. Siro
- Cella Monte
- Santi Quirico e Giulitta
- Cereseto Monferrato
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Cerrina Monferrato
- Natività di Maria Vergine (Montalero)
- S. Candido (Montaldo)
- Santi Nazario e Celso
- Coniolo
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Conzano
- S. Lucia
- S. Maurizio (San Maurizio)
- Cuccaro Monferrato
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Frassinello Monferrato
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Frassineto Po
- S. Ambrogio
- Fubine
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Gabiano
- S. Carpoforo (Cantavenna)
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Santi Aurelio e Eusebio (Varengo)
- Giarole
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Lu
- S. Valerio
- Mirabello Monferrato
- S. Vincenzo
- Mombello Monferrato
- S. Bononio Abate (Pozzengo)
- Santi Pietro e Anna
- Santo Spirito (Casalino)
- Moncestino
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Morano sul Po
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Murisengo
- Natività di Maria Vergine (Sorina)
- S. Antonio Abate
- S. Candido (S. Candido)
- Occimiano
- S. Valerio
- Odalengo Grande
- S. Quirico
- Odalengo Piccolo
- Santi Maria e Pietro Apostolo
- Olivola
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Ottiglio
- Santi Eusebio e Germano
- Ozzano Monferrato
- S. Salvatore
- Pomaro Monferrato
- S. Sabina
- Pontestura
- S. Agata
- Natività di Maria Vergine (Quarti)
- Ponzano Monferrato
- S. Antonio Abate (Salabue)
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Rosignano Monferrato
- S. Giacomo Apostolo (Stevani)
- S. Martino (San Martino)
- S. Vittore Martire
- Sala Monferrato
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- San Giorgio Monferrato
- S. Giorgio
- San Salvatore Monferrato
- S. Anna (Fosseto)
- Santi Martino e Siro
- Serralunga di Crea
- Madonna di Crea
- Solonghello
- Santi Andrea e Eusebio
- Terruggia
- S. Martino
- Ticineto
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Treville
- S. Ambrogio
- Valenza
- S. Agata (Villabella)
- Valmacca
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- Vignale Monferrato
- S. Bartolomeo
- Villadeati
- S. Giorgio (Zanco)
- Santi Remigio e Grato
- Villamiroglio
- S. Stefano (Vallegioliti)
- Santi Filippo e Michele
- Villanova Monferrato
- S. Emiliano
[edit] Province of Asti
- Calliano
- S. Desiderio (S. Desiderio)
- SS. Nome di Maria
- Casorzo
- S. Vincenzo
- Cocconato
- S. Maria della Consolazione
- Cortiglione
- S. Eusebio
- Grana
- Assunzione di Maria Vergine
- Grazzano Badoglio
- Santi Vittore e Corona
- Moncalvo
- S. Antonio di Padova
- Montemagno
- Santi Martino e Stefano
- Montiglio Monferrato
- S. Anna (Sant’Anna)
- Santi Antonio e Giacomo (Carboneri)
- S. Lorenzo
- S. Maria (Scandeluzza)
- S. Vittore (Colcavagno)
- Moransengo
- Santi Agata e Vitale
- Penango
- S. Grato
- S. Vittore (Cioccaro)
- Robella
- S. Giacomo
- Tonco
- Santi Maria e Giuseppe
- Tonengo
- Concezione Immacolata di Maria Vergine
[edit] Province of Turin
- Brozolo
- S. Giorgio
- Brusasco
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- S. Pietro Apostolo (Marcorengo)
- Cavagnolo
- Santi Eusebio e Secondo
- Monteu da Po
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Rivalba
- S. Rocco
- Verrua Savoia
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Santi Sebastiano e Giacomo (Sulpiano)
[edit] Statistics
At the end of 2006 the diocese had a population of 103,900 of whom 97.7% had been baptised as Catholics.[3]
| Year | Population | Priests | Deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
| baptised | total | % | number | secular | regular | baptised per priest |
men | women | |||
| 1949 | 138,268 | 138,358 | 99.9 | 385 | 256 | 129 | 359 | 140 | 670 | 146 | |
| 1959 | 133,482 | 349 | 241 | 108 | 382 | 180 | 635 | 146 | |||
| 1970 | 128,750 | 129,000 | 99.8 | 266 | 188 | 78 | 484 | 108 | 505 | 147 | |
| 1980 | 118,300 | 119,000 | 99.4 | 191 | 148 | 43 | 619 | 1 | 55 | 332 | 148 |
| 1990 | 107,000 | 109,217 | 98.0 | 165 | 124 | 41 | 648 | 8 | 49 | 230 | 115 |
| 1999 | 102,500 | 104,900 | 97.7 | 135 | 106 | 29 | 759 | 8 | 33 | 165 | 115 |
| 2000 | 102,500 | 105,100 | 97.5 | 132 | 103 | 29 | 776 | 9 | 35 | 159 | 115 |
| 2001 | 102,450 | 105,080 | 97.5 | 128 | 100 | 28 | 800 | 12 | 34 | 163 | 115 |
| 2002 | 101,700 | 104,058 | 97.7 | 126 | 96 | 30 | 807 | 13 | 34 | 160 | 115 |
| 2003 | 101,700 | 104,000 | 97.8 | 127 | 98 | 29 | 800 | 13 | 33 | 150 | 115 |
| 2004 | 101,200 | 103,500 | 97.8 | 129 | 100 | 29 | 784 | 12 | 33 | 145 | 115 |
| 2006 | 101,500 | 103,900 | 97.7 | 125 | 97 | 28 | 812 | 13 | 32 | 149 | 115 |
[edit] References
- This article was based in part on its it:Diocesi di Casale Monferrato counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia as retrieved on 3 October 2007.
U. Benigni (1913). "Casale Monferatto". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ History section taken originally from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article on Casale Monferrato
- ^ Diocesi di Casale Monferrato: Parrocchie. Diocesi di Casale Monferrato.
- ^ *Annuario pontificio for the years up to 2007 as reported by www.catholic-hierarchy.org on the page [1]
[edit] External links
- Diocesi di CASALE MONFERRATO - Chiesa Cattolica Italiana. (Italian) Official site of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato
- La Vita Casalese (Italian) Weekly newspaper with web supplement offering news and comment on the Diocese of Casale Monferrato, published by Editrice Fondazione Sant'Evasio - Casale Monf. (AL)
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This article incorporates unedited text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia, which may be out of date, or may reflect the point of view of the Catholic Church as of 1913. It should be edited to reflect broader and more recent perspectives. (October 2007) |
