Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia

Diocese of Chioggia Dioecesis Clodiensis
Chioggia Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Venice
Statistics
Area	1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 125,000 124,000 (99.2%)
Parishes	68
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	7th Century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Adriano Tessarollo
Emeritus Bishops	Angelo Daniel
Map
Website
www.diocesidichioggia.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Chioggia (Latin: Dioecesis Clodiensis) is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Venice.^[1]

History

Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages as Clugia. In 1106, Enrico Grancarolo, Bishop of the island of Malamocco, then nearly deserted, transferred his see to Chioggia.

Other bishops were:

• Giacomo Nacchiante (1544)
• the Dominican Marco Medici (1578), a theologian at the Council of Trent
• Gabriello Fiamma (1584), one of the greatest orators of his time.

Cardinal Pietro Bembo was a canon of the cathedral.^[2]

Bishops of 20th century

• Ludovico Marangoni, O.F.M.Conv. † (1877 - 1908)
• Antonio Bassani † (1908 - 1918)
• Domenico Mezzadri † (1920 - 1936)
• Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi † (1937 - 1951)
• Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. † (1952 - 1976)
• Sennen Corrà † (1976 - 1989)
• Alfredo Magarotto (1990 - 1997)
• Angelo Daniel (1997 - 2009)
• Adriano Tessarollo, since 28 march 2009

Notes

1. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy page
2. ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia article

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 45°13′00″N 12°17′00″E / 45.2167°N 12.2833°E / 45.2167; 12.2833