Brescia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierantonio Tremolada, Bishop
Luciano Monari, Bishop Emeritus
Giulio Sanguineti, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1st Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 4,538 (1,752 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lombardia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.brescia.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Trieste 13, 25121 Brescia, Italia
Telephone: 030.37.221
Fax: 030.37.22.265

Past and Present Ordinaries

Hermann † ( 1087 Appointed - 1115 Died)
Raimondo † ( 1153 Appointed - 1173 Died)
Giovanni de Fiumicello † ( 1174 Appointed - 1195 Died)
Giovanni da Palazzo † (18 Nov 1195 Appointed - 5 Aug 1212 Resigned)
Alberto Rizzato † (22 May 1213 Appointed - 1226 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch})
Bl. Guala de Ronio, O.P. † ( 1229 Appointed - 5 Sep 1244 Died)
Azzone da Torbiato † ( 1244 Appointed - 18 Oct 1253 Died)
Cavalcano Sala † ( 1253 Appointed - 1263 Died)
Martino Arimanni † (15 Mar 1264 Appointed - 12 Sep 1275 Died)
Berardo Maggi † (Sep 1275 Appointed - 1308 Died)
Federico Maggi † (Sep 1275 Appointed - 1317 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
Berardo Maggi † (Dec 1275 Ordained Bishop - 1308 Died)
Princivalle Fieschi † (27 Jul 1317 Appointed - 24 May 1325 Appointed, Bishop of Tortona)
Tiberio della Torre † (24 May 1325 Appointed - 1333 Resigned)
Jacopo de Atti † (14 Jun 1335 Appointed - 31 Oct 1344 Died)
Lamberto Balduino della Cecca, O.F.M. † (3 Nov 1344 Appointed - 3 Sep 1349 Died)
Bernardo Tricardo, O. Cist. † (23 Oct 1349 Appointed - 15 Mar 1358 Died)
Raimondo Bianchi, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1358 Appointed - 1362 Died)
Enrico de Sessa † (19 Dec 1362 Appointed - 22 Oct 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Agapito Colonna † (22 Oct 1369 Appointed - 11 Aug 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
Stefano Palosio † (3 Sep 1371 Appointed - 30 Mar 1373 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
Andrea de Aptis, O.S.A. † (30 Mar 1373 Appointed - 1378 Died)
Nicolò Zanasio † ( 1378 Appointed - 1384 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
Andrea Serazoni, O.E.S.A. † (14 Jan 1383 Appointed - 1387 Died)
Tommaso Visconti, O.E.S.A. † (28 Jan 1388 Appointed - 1 Feb 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
Francesco Lante, O.F.M. † (13 Apr 1390 Appointed - 21 Oct 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
Tommaso Visconti, O.E.S.A. † (21 Oct 1390 Appointed - 28 Mar 1397 Appointed, Bishop of Aegina Insula)
Tommaso Pusterla † (28 Mar 1397 Appointed - 1399 Died)
Guglielmo Pusterla † (14 Mar 1399 Appointed - 1416 Died)
Francesco Marerio † (30 Jan 1419 Appointed - 23 Mar 1442 Appointed, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone)
Pietro de Monte † (23 Mar 1442 Appointed - 12 Jan 1457 Died)
Bartolomeo Malipiero † (24 Jan 1457 Appointed - 4 Nov 1464 Died)
Domenico de Dominici † (14 Nov 1464 Appointed - 1478 Died)
Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) † (27 Feb 1478 Appointed - 1480 Resigned)
Paolo Zane † (19 Dec 1480 Appointed - Mar 1531 Died)
Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) † (Mar 1531 Appointed - 13 Mar 1532 Resigned)
Andrea Cornaro † (13 Mar 1532 Appointed - 30 Jan 1551 Died)
Durante Duranti † (18 Feb 1551 Appointed - 24 Dec 1557 Died)
Domenico Bollani † (15 Mar 1559 Appointed - 12 Aug 1579 Died)
Giovanni Delfino † (26 Aug 1579 Appointed - 1 May 1584 Died)
Gianfrancesco Morosini † (23 Sep 1585 Appointed - 14 Jan 1596 Died)
Marino Zorzi (Giorgi) † (4 Mar 1596 Appointed - 28 Aug 1631 Died)
Vincenzo Giustiniani † (31 Jan 1633 Appointed - 13 Feb 1645 Died)
Marco Morosini † (31 Jul 1645 Appointed - 4 Oct 1654 Died)
Pietro Vito Ottoboni † (7 Dec 1654 Appointed - 9 Jun 1664 Resigned)
Marino Giovanni Zorzi (Giorgi) † (9 Jun 1664 Appointed - 24 Oct 1678 Died)
Bartolomeo Gradenigo † (13 Jul 1682 Appointed - 29 Jul 1698 Died)
Daniello Marco Delfino † (15 Sep 1698 Appointed - 5 Aug 1704 Died)
Gianalberto Badoer (Badoaro) † (7 Jun 1706 Appointed - 17 May 1714 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo † (9 Jul 1714 Appointed - 20 Jan 1723 Appointed, Bishop of Padova {Padua})
Fortunato Morosini, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1723 Appointed - 25 Jun 1727 Died)
Angelo Maria (Gerolamo) Quirini (Querini), O.S.B. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 6 Jan 1755 Died)
Giovanni Molino † (17 Feb 1755 Appointed - 14 Mar 1773 Died)
Giovanni Nani † (19 Apr 1773 Appointed - 23 Oct 1804 Died)
Gabrio Maria Nava † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 2 Nov 1831 Died)
Carlo Domenico Ferrari † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 29 Nov 1846 Died)
Girolamo Verzeri † (30 Sep 1850 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1883 Died)
Giacomo Corna-Pellegrini † (1 Dec 1883 Succeeded - 21 May 1913 Died)
Giacinto Gaggia † (28 Oct 1913 Appointed - 15 Apr 1933 Died)
Giacinto Tredici, O.Ss.C.A. † (21 Dec 1933 Appointed - 19 Aug 1964 Died)
Luigi Morstabilini † (7 Oct 1964 Appointed - 7 Apr 1983 Retired)
Bruno Foresti † (7 Apr 1983 Appointed - 19 Dec 1998 Retired)
Giulio Sanguineti (19 Dec 1998 Appointed - 19 Jul 2007 Retired)
Luciano Monari (19 Jul 2007 Appointed - 12 Jul 2017 Retired)
Pierantonio Tremolada (12 Jul 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Brescia (erected)
22 February 2024	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brescia (Saints Peter and Paul in Bossico)	Diocese of Bergamo

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 449,980 .0% 703 0 382 OTC

1950 816,522 816,565 100.0% 932 275 1,207 676 449 2,868 423 ap1951

1959 859,079 .0% 953 170 1,123 0 156 3,944 454 ap1960

1970 920,148 .0% 971 284 1,255 0 406 4,450 481 ap1971

1980 967,000 1,000,000 96.7% 968 255 1,223 790 370 3,709 493 ap1981

1990 981,000 1,005,938 97.5% 909 233 1,142 859 12 404 2,745 470 ap1991

1999 995,600 1,037,900 95.9% 887 221 1,108 898 24 340 2,361 469 ap2000

2000 983,000 1,025,248 95.9% 871 218 1,089 902 24 353 2,461 469 ap2001

2001 1,025,116 1,041,466 98.4% 872 225 1,097 934 26 358 2,455 469 ap2002

2002 1,030,785 1,047,135 98.4% 866 220 1,086 949 29 354 2,354 473 ap2003

2003 1,052,850 1,070,800 98.3% 873 217 1,090 965 30 313 2,205 469 ap2004

2004 968,389 1,074,389 90.1% 874 210 1,084 893 34 326 2,148 469 ap2005

2006 959,680 1,094,686 87.7% 843 216 1,059 906 35 322 2,149 470 ap2007

2012 956,500 1,136,500 84.2% 784 201 985 971 51 296 1,688 473 ap2013

2015 960,000 1,152,107 83.3% 735 199 934 1,027 54 289 1,470 473 ap2016

2018 960,000 1,153,587 83.2% 766 200 966 993 61 338 1,225 473 ap2019

2020 970,000 1,205,102 80.5% 721 226 947 1,024 62 349 984 473 ap2021

2022 963,550 1,187,076 81.2% 679 224 903 1,067 61 332 839 473 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		449,980	.0%			703	0				382	OTC
1950	816,522	816,565	100.0%	932	275	1,207	676		449	2,868	423	ap1951
1959		859,079	.0%	953	170	1,123	0		156	3,944	454	ap1960
1970		920,148	.0%	971	284	1,255	0		406	4,450	481	ap1971
1980	967,000	1,000,000	96.7%	968	255	1,223	790		370	3,709	493	ap1981
1990	981,000	1,005,938	97.5%	909	233	1,142	859	12	404	2,745	470	ap1991
1999	995,600	1,037,900	95.9%	887	221	1,108	898	24	340	2,361	469	ap2000
2000	983,000	1,025,248	95.9%	871	218	1,089	902	24	353	2,461	469	ap2001
2001	1,025,116	1,041,466	98.4%	872	225	1,097	934	26	358	2,455	469	ap2002
2002	1,030,785	1,047,135	98.4%	866	220	1,086	949	29	354	2,354	473	ap2003
2003	1,052,850	1,070,800	98.3%	873	217	1,090	965	30	313	2,205	469	ap2004
2004	968,389	1,074,389	90.1%	874	210	1,084	893	34	326	2,148	469	ap2005
2006	959,680	1,094,686	87.7%	843	216	1,059	906	35	322	2,149	470	ap2007
2012	956,500	1,136,500	84.2%	784	201	985	971	51	296	1,688	473	ap2013
2015	960,000	1,152,107	83.3%	735	199	934	1,027	54	289	1,470	473	ap2016
2018	960,000	1,153,587	83.2%	766	200	966	993	61	338	1,225	473	ap2019
2020	970,000	1,205,102	80.5%	721	226	947	1,024	62	349	984	473	ap2021
2022	963,550	1,187,076	81.2%	679	224	903	1,067	61	332	839	473	ap2023