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Diocese of Novara

Diocese of Novara
Dioecesis Novariensis
Novara Duomo2.jpg
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Vercelli
Statistics
Area 4,283 km2 (1,654 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
569,800 (est.)
534,900 (est.) (93.9%)
Parishes 346
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests 332 (diocesan)
176 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Franco Giulio Brambilla
Emeritus Bishops Renato Corti
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Novara in Italy.svg
Website
www.diocesinovara.it

The Diocese of Novara (Latin: Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.

In 972, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I granted the dominium of the town of Novara and twenty-four miles surrounding the town to Bishop Aupaldo and his successors, the Bishops of Novara. The bishops therefore enjoyed the title of Count as well as the same rights as a Count of the Empire.

Of the 345 parishes, one is in the Lombard province of Pavia, while rest are divided between the Piedmontese provinces of Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli.

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


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