Diocese of Cuneo–Fossano, Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cuneo–Fossano (Italiano) / Cuneen(sis)–Fossanen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Torino

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Beata Vergine Maria Madre della Divina Provvidenza, S. Michele Arcangelo (September 29), S. Dalmazzo, S. Giovenale (May 3)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1817.07.17: Established as Diocese of Cuneo (Italiano) / Cuneen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Mondovì and became suffragan of Torino)
1860.06.14: Gained territory from Diocese of Nice and Diocese of Ventimiglia
1886: Lost territory to Diocese of Ventimiglia
1950.01.19: Exchanged territory with Diocese of Mondovì
2023.06.01: Renamed as Diocese of Cuneo–Fossano (Italiano) / Cuneen(sis)–Fossanen(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Fossano)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.06.01 – ...):

Bishop Piero Delbosco (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cuneo–Fossano (Roman Rite)

Bishop Piero Delbosco (69)
(2023.06.01 – ...)

Bishop of Cuneo–Fossano (Italy)

Laudate et benedicite Dominum

Born:	1955.08.15 (Poirino, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1980.11.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.11.29

Priest of Torino (Italy) (1980.11.15 – 2015.10.09)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (2015.10.09 – 2023.06.01)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (2015.10.09 – 2023.06.01)

Bishop of Cuneo–Fossano (Italy) (2023.06.01 – ...)

Bishops of Cuneo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Piero Delbosco (69)
(2015.10.09 – 2023.06.01)

(see above)

Bishop Giuseppe Cavallotto (84)
(2005.08.24 – 2015.10.09)

Bishop emeritus of Fossano (Italy)
Bishop emeritus of Cuneo (Italy)

Vitam impendere vero

Born:	1940.02.13 (Noche dì Vinchio, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1964.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.10.15

Priest of Asti (Italy) (1964.06.29 – 2005.08.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2000.03.09 – 2005.08.24)

Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University (2003 – 2005.08.24)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (2005.08.24 – 2015.10.09)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (2005.08.24 – 2015.10.09)

Bishop Natalino Pescarolo
(1999.02.01 – 2005.08.24)

Born:	1929.03.26 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1952.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.05.05
Died:	2015.01.04 († 85)

Titular Bishop of Alessano (1990.04.07 – 1992.05.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1990.04.07 – 1992.05.04)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (1992.05.04 – 2005.08.24)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1999.02.01 – 2005.08.24)

Bishop Carlo Aliprandi
(1971.09.03 – 1999.02.01)

Born:	1924.10.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1948.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.10.24
Died:	2003.05.08 († 78)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1971.09.03 – 1999.02.01)

Archbishop Guido Tonetti
(1957.02.16 – 1971.06.03)

Born:	1903.03.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1927.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.09.24
Died:	1971.06.03 († 68)

Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon (1950.07.25 – 1957.02.16)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1950.07.25 – 1957.02.16)

Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1950.07.25 – 1957.02.16)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1957.02.16 – 1971.06.03)

Bishop Giacomo Rosso
(1934.11.14 – 1956.12.31)

Born:	1885.06.25 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1908.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.02.03
Died:	1957.09.12 († 72)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1934.11.14 – 1956.12.31)

Titular Bishop of Myndus (1956.12.31 – 1957.09.12)

Bishop Quirico Travaini
(1926.06.21 – 1934.03.19)

Born:	1866.06.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1893.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1919.06.01
Died:	1934.03.19 († 67)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (1919.01.16 – 1934.03.19)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1926.06.21 – 1934.03.19)

Bishop Giuseppe Castelli
(1920.12.22 – 1924.10.21)

Per castella docens

Born:	1871.11.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1895.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.10.28
Died:	1943.09.12 († 71)

Bishop of Susa (Italy) (1911.08.23 – 1920.12.22)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1920.12.22 – 1924.10.21)

Bishop of Novara (Italy) (1924.10.21 – 1943.09.12)

Bishop Natale Gabriele Moriondo, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1914.05.25 – 1920.06.28)

Born:	1870.12.17 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1893.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.06.29
Died:	1946.01.03 († 75)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1914.05.25 – 1920.06.28)

Titular Bishop of Cidyessus (1920.06.28 – 1922.05.19)

Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (1922.05.19 – 1943.06.01)

Titular Archbishop of Sergiopolis (1943.06.01 – 1946.01.03)

Bishop Andrea Fiore
(1895.11.29 – 1914.01.18)

Born:	1853.11.29 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1873.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.12.01
Died:	1914.01.18 († 60)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1895.11.29 – 1914.01.18)

Bishop Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo (later Cardinal)
(1885.03.27 – 1895.03.18)

Born:	1853.08.21 (Cavour, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1876.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.05.03
Created Cardinal:	1919.12.15
Died:	1922.06.25 (Roma, Italy † 68)

Apostolic Delegate to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (1884.07.11 – 1885.03.27)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1885.03.27 – 1895.03.18)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1895.03.18 – 1905.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1905.03.27 – 1916.09.13)

Titular Archbishop of Trapezus (1916.09.13 – 1919.12.15)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1916.09.13 – 1919.12.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1919.12.18 – 1922.06.25)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious (1920.03.06 – 1922.06.25)

Bishop Andrea Formica
(1867.03.27 – 1885.01.05)

Born:	1812.10.18 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1837.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.05.26
Died:	1885.01.05 († 72)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1867.03.27 – 1885.01.05)

Bishop Clemente Manzini, O. Carm.
(1844.01.27 – 1865.03.21)

Born:	1803.08.24 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1826.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.02.12
Died:	1865.03.21 († 61)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1844.01.27 – 1865.03.21)

Bishop Giuseppe Agostino Salomoni
(1840.04.27 – 1842.06.28)

Born:	1800.08.28 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1823.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1840.05.03
Died:	1874.09.01 († 74)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1840.04.27 – 1842.06.28)

Bishop Bruno di Samone
(1817.10.01 – 1838.12.21)

Born:	1754.01.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1776.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1817.10.05
Died:	1838.12.21 († 84)

Bishop of Cuneo (Italy) (1817.10.01 – 1838.12.21)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Natalino Pescarolo (1990.04.07 – 1992.05.04)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Bosco e San Michele Arcangelo, Cuneo, Cuneo, Piemonte
Co-Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basilica Concattedrale di Santa Maria e San Giovenale, Fossano, Cuneo, Piemonte
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (129)

Digne (←), Saluzzo (↖), Torino (↑), Alba (↗), Mondovì (→), Nice (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,841 km²

Population: 142,565 Catholics (93.8% of 152,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 115 parishes

Personnel: 130 priests (119 diocesan, 11 religious), 12 deacons, 204 religious (19 brothers, 185 sisters), 3 seminarians