Diocese of Novara
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Diocese of Novara Dioecesis Novariensis |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Novara". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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