Christianism was introduced in Italy in the first century and a regular hierarchy
was immediately set up.
Italian dioceses were grouped into provinces, a remnant of the former political
division of the peninsula.
Also a remnant of this division and of the early establishment of the hierarchy was
the existence of many exempt Dioceses, Prelatures and Territorial Abbeys.
The diocese of Chieti was erected in the 6th century. It became an archdiocese in
1526.
Archbishops
1856 - 1877 Luigi Maria De Marinis
1877 - 1886 Luigi Ruffo Salla
1887 - 1900 Rocco Cocchia 1830 - 1900
1901 - 1919 Gennaro Costagliola
1919 - 1929 Nicolo Monterisi
1929 - 1931 vacant
1931 - 1947 Giuseppe Venturi 1874 -
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LANCIANO
The diocese of Lanciano was erected in 1515. It became an archdiocese in 1562.
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L'AQUILA
The diocese of L'Aquila was erected in 1257. It became an archdiocese in 1876.
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MARSI*
The diocese of Marsi was erected in the 9th century.
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PENNE E ATRI*
The diocese of Penne was erected in the 5th century. That of Altri in 1251. They
were united the following year.
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The diocese of Catanzaro was erected in 1121. It became an archdiocese in 1927.
Bishops
1852 - 1883 Raffaele de Franco 1803 - 1883
1883 - 1900 Bernardo Antonio De Riso 1824 - 1900
1900 - 1906 Luigi Finoja 1843 - 1915
190. - 1918 Pietro di Maria 1865 - 1937
1918 - 1927 Giovanni Fiorentini 1867 - 1956
Archbishop
1927 - 1956 Giovanni Fiorentini s.a.
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COSENZA
The Diocese of Cosenza was erected in the 7th century. It became an Archdiocese
in 1818.
Archbishops
1834 - 1873 Lorenzo Pontillo 1792 - 1873
1874 - 1911 Camillo Sorgente 1825 - 1911
1912 - 1934 Tomasso Trussoni 1856 -
1934 - 1940 Roberto Nogara 1... - 1940
1940 - 1961 Aniello Calcara 1881 - 1961
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The diocese of Lungro, for the Albanese community of the Byzantine/Greek Rite, was
erected in 1919. (1)
(1) The Italo - Albanese community in Southern Italy and Sicily was
founded in the 15th century by Albanians of the Greek Rite taking
refuge for the Turks.
Their separate rite was recognised in 1742, but it was only in 1919
that this separate diocese was erected for them.
Until 1937, when the diocese of Piana degli Albanese, covering Sicily,
was established its incumbents had jurisdiction over the whole of
Italy.
Bishop
1919 - 196. Giovanni Mele 1885 -
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The diocese of Mileto was erected in the 11th century.
Bishops
1847 - 1882 Filippo Mincione 1805 - 1882
1882 - 1888 Luigi Carvelli 1... - 1888
1889 - 1898 Antonio Maria de Lorenzo 1835 -
1898 - 1922 Giuseppe Morabito 1858 - 1923
1924 - 194. Paolo Albera 1871 -
1945 - 1953 Enrico Nicodemi 1906 -
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REGGIO CALABRIA
The diocese of Reggio Calabria was erected in the first century.
It became an archdiocese in the 11th century.
Archbishops
1855 - 1871 Mariano Ricciardi
1871 Francesco Saverio Basile 1808 - 1871
1872 - 1888 Francesco Converti
1888 - 1908 Cardinal (1899) Gennaro Portanova 1845 - 1908
1909 - 1926 Rinaldo Camillo Rousset
1927 - 1937 Carmelo Puja
1938 - 1943 Enrico Montalbetti 1888 -
1943 - 1950 Antonio Lanza 1905 - 1950
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ROSSANO
The diocese of Rossano was erected in the 7th century. It became an archdiocese
in 1460.
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SAN MARCO E BISIGNANO*
The diocese of Bisignano was erected in the 10th century. That of San Marco in
1179. They were united in 1818.
Bishops
1849 - 1888 Livio Parlandore 1809 - 1888
1888 - 1894 Stanislao Maria de Luca 1829 -
1895 - 1896 A. Pugliese 1850 -
1896 - 1909 Carlo Vincenzo Ricotta 1851 - 1909
1909 - 1932 Salvatore Scanu 1859 - 1932
1932 - 1945 Demetrio Moscato 1888 -
Salvatore Scanu (1859-1932)
Demetrio Moscato (1888-19..)
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SANTA SEVERINA
The diocese of Santa Severina was erected in the 7th century.
It became an archdiocese in the 11th century.
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SQUILLACE*
The diocese of Squillace was erected in the 4th century.
The diocese of Aversa was erected in the 11th century.
Bishops
1855 - 1885 Domenico Zelo 1803 - 1885
1886 - 1897 Carlo Caputo 1843 -
1897 - 1910 Francesco Vento 1849 - 1910
1911 - 1930 Settimio Caracciolo
1930 - 1935 Carmine Cesarano 1869 -
1936 - 1964 Antonio Teutonico 1874 -
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CAPUA
The diocese of Capua was erected in the second century. It became an archdiocese
in 966.
Archbishops
1871 - 1880 Cardinal (1877) Francesco Saverio Maria
Apuzzo 1807 - 1880
1880 - 1912 Cardinal (1885) Alfonso Capecelatro
de Castelpagano 1824 - 1912
1913 - 1930 Gennaro Cosenza 1852 - 1930
1930 - 1962 Salvatore Baccarini 1881 -
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GAETA
The diocese of Gaeta was erected in the 8th century. It became an archdiocese in
1848.
Archbishops
1854 - 1876 Filippo Camarotta
1876 - 1891 Nicola Contieri 1827 - 1899
1891 - 1920 Francesco Niola
1921 - 1925 Pasquale Berardi
1926 - 1966 Dionigio Casaroli 1869 - 1966
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MONTE CASSINO*
The abbey of Monte Cassino was established in 1323.
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The diocese of Napoli was erected in the first century. It became an archdiocese
in the 10th century.
Archbishops
1845 - 1877 Cardinal (1846) Sisto Riario-Sforza 1810 - 1877
1878 - 1897 Cardinal (1884) Guglielmo Sanfelice
di Acquavella 1834 - 1897
1897 - 1923 Cardinal Giuseppe Ermenegildo Prisco 1836 - 1923
1924 - 1952 Cardinal Alessio Ascalesi s.a.
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POMPEI O BEATISSIMA VERGINE DEL SSMA ROSARIO*
The prelature of Pompei was established in 1926.
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SANTISSIMA TRINITA DI CAVA DEI TIRRENI*
The abby of Santissima Trinita di Cava dei Tirreni was established in 1934.
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SORRENTO
The diocese of Sorrento was erected in the 5th century. It became an archdiocese
in 1068.
EMILIA
FIDENZA*
The diocese of Fidenza was erected in 1601 as Borgo San Donnino. It was renamed
in 1927.
Bishops
1871 - 1872 Giuseppe Buscanni
1872 - 1879 Gustavo Camillo Guindari
1879 - 1886 Vicenzo Manicardi 1825 -
1886 - 1902 Giovanni Battista Tescari 1824 -
1902 - 1907 Pietro Terroni
1907 - 1915 Leonidas Mapelli
1915 - 1930 Giuseppe Fabrucci
1931 - 1943 Mario Vianello 1887 -
1943 - 1952 Francesco Giberti 1890 - 1952
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MODENA E NONANTOLA
The diocese of Modena was erected in the second centyry, the abbey of Nonantola
in the 8th. They were united in 1822.
Modena e Nonantola became an archdiocese in 1855
Archbishops of Modena and Abbots of Nonantola
1855 - 1872 Francesco Emilio Cugini
1872 - 1889 Giuseppe Maria, Conte Guidelli
1889 - 1900 Carlo Maria Borgognoni 1836 -
1901 - 1926 Natale Bruni 1856 - 1926
1926 - 1939 Fernando Antonio Bussolari 1869 - 1939
1940 - 1956 Cesare Boccoleri 1875 - 1956
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The diocese of Parma was erected in the 4th century.
Bishops
1870 - 1872 vacant
1872 - 1882 Domenico Maria Villa 1818 - 1882
1882 - 1893 Giovanni Andrea Miotti 1822 - 1893
1893 - 1907 Francesco Magani 1828 - 1907
1907 - 1931 Guido Maria Conforti (with the personal
Title of Archbishop) 1865 - 1931
1932 - 1971 Evasio Colli 1883 - 1971
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PIACENZA*
The diocese of Piacenza was erected in the 4th century.
The diocese of Arezzo was erected in the 3th century.
Bishops
1867 - 1891 Giuseppe Giusti 1814 -
1891 - 1904 Donnino Donnini 1832 - 1904
1904 - 1919 Giovanni Volpi 1860 - 1931
1920 - 1961 Emmanuele Mignone 1864 - 1961
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CORTONA*
The diocese of Cortona was erected in 1325.
Bishops
1868 - 1872 vacant
1872 - 1896 Giovanni Laparelli Pitti 1823 - 1896
1896 - 1901 Guido Corbelli 1841 -
1901 - 1932 Michele Angelo Baldetti 1854 -
1932 Ricardo Carlesi 1869 - 1932
1932 - 196. Giuseppe Franciolini 1891 - 1989
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FIRENZE
The diocese of Firenze was erected in the first century. It became an archdiocese
in 1420.
Archbishops
1857 - 1874 Giovacchino Limberti 1... - 1874
1874 - 1888 Eugenio Cecconi 1... - 1888
1889 - 1899 Cardinal Agostino Bausa 1821 - 1899
1899 - 1930 Cardinal (1913) Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo 1866 - 1930
1931 - 1961 Cardinal (1933) Elio Dalla Costa 1872 - 1961
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The diocese of Pisa was erected in the 4th century. It became an archdiocese in
1092.
Archbishops
1871 - 1883 Paolo Micaleff 1818 - 1883
1883 - 1903 Ferdinando Capponi 1835 - 1903
1903 - 1931 Cardinal (1907) Pietro Maffi 1858 - 1931
1932 - 1947 Gabriele Vettori 1869 - 1947
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SIENNA
The diocese of Sienna was erected in the 4th century. It became an archdiocese in
1459.
LAZIO
For Rome (whose incumbent was the Pope) and for the Suburbicarian
Dioceses (Albano, Frascati, Ostia, Palestrina, Porto e Santa Rufina,
Sabina and Velletri headed by Cardinals) see HOLY SEELAZIO INFERIOR
The diocese of Anagni was erected in the 5th century.
Bishops
1857 - 1875 Clemente Pagliaro 1807 - 1875
1875 - 1894 Domenico Pietromarchi 1820 - 1894
1894 - 1912 Antonino Sardi 1849 - 1918
1912 - 19.. Silvio Gasperini
1925 - 192. Luigi Mazzini
1927 - 19.. Gaudenzio Manuelli
1931 - 194. Attilio Adinolfi
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AQUINO, SORA E PONTECORVO*
The diocese of Sora was erected in the 3th century, Aquino in the 5th and Pontecorvo
in 1732. They were united in 1818.
Bishops
1862 - 1872 vacant
1872 - 1887 Paolo De Niquesa
1888 - 1897 Ignazio Persico
1897 - 1899 Raffaele Siroli
1899 - 1900 Luciano Bucci
1900 - 1931 Anronio Maria Iannotta
1931 - 1936 Agostino Mancinelli
1936 - 1952 Michele Fontevecchia
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FERENTINO*
The diocese of Ferentino was erected in the 4th century.
Bishops
1865 - 1879 Gesualdo Vitali 1... - 1879
1880 - 1897 Pietro Facciotti 1823 -
1897 - 1922 Domenico Bianconi 1852 - 1922
1922 - 1941 Alessandro Fontana 1871 - 1941
1942 - 1962 Tommaso Leonetti 1902 -
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SANTA MARIA DI GROTTAFERRATA*
The abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata was founded in 1004.
It became a Territorial Abbey in 1937. It was the last remnant of the Italo - Greek
Community of the Greek Rite, which once covered a large part of Southern Italy and
Sicily.
Abbots
1869 - 1876 Nicola Contieri 1827 - 1899
1876 - 18.. Antonio Rocchi 1839 - 1906
18.. - 1882 Giuseppe Cozza-Luzi 1831 - 1905
1882 - 1920 Arsenio Pellegrini 1849 - 1926
1920 - 1930 Romano Capasso
1930 - 19.. Isidoro Croce
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SEGNI*
The diocese of Segni was erected in the 5th century.
Bishops
...
1898 - 1915 Pancrazio Giorgi
1915 - 1928 Angelo Filippo Sinibaldi
1928 - 1933 Alfonso Maria De Santis
1933 - 1952 Fulvio Tessaroli
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The Abbey of Subiaco was founded in the 11th century.
Commendatory Abbots
The office of Commendatory Abbot (a kind of custodian who drawed the revenues of
the Abbey and had some jurisdiction) was usually filled by a Cardinal, and
sometimes by the Pope himself. It disappeared in 1914
1866 - 1872 vacant
1872 - 1884 Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta 1827 - 1896
1884 - 1886 Cardinal Carmine Gori-Menosi 1810 - 1886
1886 - 1889 Cardinal Angelo Bianchi 1817 - 1897
1889 Cardinal Placido Maria Schiaffino 1829 - 1889
1890 - 1906 Cardinal Luigi Macchi 1832 - 1907
1906 - 1914 Pope Pius X 1835 - 1914
Claustral Abbots
Had authority over the inner monastic discipline in the Abbey
1867 - 1876 Pietro Casaretto (2x)
1876 - 1880 Raffaele Agostino Testa (2x)
1880 - 1888 Niccolò Canevello
1888 - 1890 Jordan Ballsieper
1890 - 1896 Romarico Flugi d’Aspermont
1896 - 1900 Domenico Maria Serafini 1852 - 1918
1900 - 1909 Mauro Serafini
1909 - 1964 Lorenzo Simone Salvi, Titular Bishop
of Diocesarea in Palestina II (1927),
First elected abbot 1879 -
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TERRACINA, PRIVERNO E SEZZE*
The diocese of Terracina was erected in the first century. Those of Priverno and
Sezze in the 11th and 8th respectively. The three were united in 1217.
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TIVOLI*
The diocese of Tivoli was erected in the second century.
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VEROLI*
The diocese of Veroli was erected in the 8th century.
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LAZIO SUPERIOR
ACQUAPENDENTE*
The diocese of Acquapendente was erected in 1649.
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BAGNOREGIO*
The diocese of Bagnoregio was erected in the 6th century.
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CIVITA CASTELLANA, ORTE E GALLESE*
The diocese of Civita Castellana was erected in 990. Those of Orte and Gallese in
the 7th and 8th centuries respectively.
The first two were united in 1437. The third joined in 1805.
Bishops
1851 - 1872 Mattei Augusto Mengacci 1... - 1872
1872 - 1889 Domenico Mignanti 1... - 1889
1889 - 1895 G. B. Cannevalini 1... - 1895
1895 - 1920 Giovanni Ghezzi 18.. - 1920
1920 - 1928 Geoffrey Zaccherini
1928 - 1930 vacant
1930 - 1947 Santino Margaria 1... - 1947
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MONTEFIASCONE*
The diocese of Montefiascone was erected in the 11th century.
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NEPI E SUTRI*
The diocese of Nepi was erected in the first century. That of Sutri in the 3th.
They were united in 1435.
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SAN PAOLO FUORI LE MURA*
The abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura was established in 1425.
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SANTI VINCENZO E ANASTASIO ALLE TRE FONTANE*
The abbey of Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio alle Tre Fontane was established in 1140.
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TARQUINIA E CIVITAVECCHIA*
The diocese of Tarquinia was erected in 1435. That of Civitavecchia in the 4th.
They were united in 1854.
Bishops
1868 - 1882 Francesco Gandolfi
1882 - 1906 Angelo Rossi 18.. - 1906
1907 - 1910 Bede Giuseppe Cardinale
1910 - 1917 Pacificio Fiorani
1917 - 1925 Luca Piergiovanni 18.. - 1925
1926 - 1932 Emilio Cottafavi 18.. - 1932
1932 - 1944 Luigi Drago 18.. - 1944
1945 - 197. Giulio Rianconi 1886 -
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VITERBO E TUSCANIA*
The diocese of Viterbo was erected in the 6th century. That of Tuscania already
in the 3th. They were united in the 12th.
The diocese of Genova was erected in the second century. It became an archdiocese
in 1133.
Archbishops
1871 - 1892 Salvatore Magnasco 1806 - 1892
1892 - 1901 Tommaso Reggio 1818 - 1901
1902 - 1911 Edoardo Pulciano 1852 - 1911
1912 - 1915 Andrea Caron (1) 1848 - 1927
1915 - 1918 Lodovico Gavoti 1868 - 1918
1919 - 1921 Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani 1863 - 1942
1921 - 1923 Giosuè Signori
1924 Francesco Sidoli
1925 - 1938 Cardinal (1929) Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti 1861 - 1938
1938 - 1946 Cardinal Pietro Boetto 1871 - 1946
(1) Caron was appointed in 1912, but the Italian Government didn’t give
the exequatur. A struggle between the Church and the Government ended
with a deal after the death of Pope Pius X. This deal implied the
resignation of Caron after the concession of the exequatur. He was not
an actual archbishop
The diocese of Milano was erected in the first century. It became an archdiocese
in the 4th.
Archbishops
1867 - 1893 Luigi Giuseppe Nazari di Calabiana 18.. - 1893
1894 - 1921 Cardinal (1894) Andrea Carlo Ferrari 1850 - 1921
1921 - 1922 Cardinal Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
(elected Pope Pius XI in 1922) 1857 - 1939
1922 - 1929 Cardinal (1922) Eugenio Tosi 1864 - 1929
1929 - 1954 Cardinal (1929) Alfredo Ildefonso
Schuster 1880 - 1954
The diocese of Acerenza was erected in the 4th century and became an archdiocese
in the 11th. Matera was erected in the 9th century and was united with Acerenza
in 1203.
Archbishops
1867 - 1871 vacant
1871 - 1879 Pietro Giovine 1816 - 1879
1880 - 1890 Gesualdo Loschirico 1823 - 1890
1890 - 1892 Francesco Maria Imparati 1... - 1892
1893 - 1894 Raffaele di Nonno 1831 - 1895
1895 - 1899 Diomede Angelo Raffaele Falconio 1842 - 1917
1899 - 1907 Raffaele Rossi 18.. - 1907
1907 - 1945 Anselmo Pecci 1868 -
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The diocese of Amalfi was erected in the 6th century. It became an archdiocese in
987.
Archbishops
1862 - 1870 vacant
1870 - 1893 Francesco Maiorsini 1812 - 1893
1894 - 1908 Enrico de Dominis 18.. - 1908
1908 - 1910 Antonio M. Bonito
1911 - 1914 Angelo Maria Dolci 1867 - 1939
1915 - 1945 Ercolano Marini 1866 - 1950
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CAMPAGNA*
The diocese of Campagna was erected in 1525.
Bishops
1818 - 1921 the Bishops and Archbishops of Conza
1921 - 1931 Carmino Cesarano 1869 - 1935
1932 - 1937 Pietro Capizzi 1880 - 1961
1937 - 196. Giuseppe Maria Palatucci 1892 -
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The diocese of Cava was erected in 1394. That of Sarno already in the 3th century.
They were united in 1818.
Bishops
1844 - 1873 Salvatore Fertitta 1796 - 1873
1874 - 1890 Giuseppe Carrano 1809 - 1890
1890 - 1914 Giuseppe Izzo 1847 - 1914
1914 - 1924 Luigi Lavitrano s.a.
1928 - 1938 Pasquale dell’Isola
1939 - 1948 Francesco Marchesani 1889 -
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CONZA, SAN ANGELO DEL LOMBARDI E BISACCIA
The diocese of Conza was erected in the 8th century. It became an archdiocese in
1908.
The dioceses of Bisaccia and of San Angelo del Lombardi were erected in the 12th
century. The three were united in 1921.
Bishops of Conza
1850 - 1878 Grigorio de Luca 1... - 1878
1878 - 1896 Salvatore Nappi 1828 - 1896
1896 - 1904 Antonio Buglione 1853 -
1904 - 1908 Nicola Piccirilli 1855 -
Archbishops of Conza
1908 - 1918 Nicola Piccirilli s.a.
1918 - 1921 Carmelo Cesarano s.a.
Bishops of San Angelo del Lombardi and Bisaccia
1854 - 1891 Giuseppe Maria Fanelli
1891 - 1897 Nicola Lo russo
1897 - 1921 Giulio Tommasi 18.. - 1936
Archbishops of Conza, San Angelo del Lombardi and Bisaccia
1921 - 1936 Giulio Tommassi s.a.
1937 - 1940 Aniello Calcara
1940 - 1945 Antonio Menomo 1... - 1945
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MELFI E RAPOLLA*
Both these dioceses were erected in the 11th century. They were united in 1818.
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The diocese of Salerno was erected in the 6th century. It became an archdiocese
in the 10th.
Archbishops
1857 - 1872 Antonio Salomone 1... - 1872
1872 - 1877 Domenico Guadalupi 1811 - 1878
1877 - 1914 Valerio Laspro 1827 - 1914
1915 - 1929 Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso
1929 - 1944 Nicola Monterisi 1867 - 1944
1945 - 1968 Demetrio Moscato 1888 -
MARCHE
ANCONA E NUMANA
The diocese of Ancona was erected in the 3th century, that of Numana in 465.
They were united in 1422. The diocese became an archdiocese in 1904.
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ASCOLI PICENO*
The diocese of Ascoli Piceno was erected in the 4th century.
Bishops
1860 - 1876 Elia Antonio Alberini
1876 - 1877 Amilcare Malagola
1877 - 1908 Bartelemeo Ortolani
1908 - 1910 Pacificio Fiorani
1910 - 1928 Apolonio Maggio
1928 - 1937 Lodovico Cattaneo
1937 - 1957 Ambrogio Squintani
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The diocese of Camerino was erected in the 3th century. It became an archdiocese
in 1787.
Archbishops
1847 - 1893 Felicissimo Salvini 1813 - 1893
1894 - 1908 Celestino del Frate 1837 - 1908
1909 - 1918 Pietro Moreschini 1858 - 1918
1919 - 1938 Ettore Tronzi 1862 -
1938 - 1946 Umberto Malchiodi 1889 - 1974
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FABRIANO E MATELICA*
The diocese of Matelica was erected in the 5th century, that of Fabriano in 1728.
They were united in 1785.
Bishops
1859 - 1876 Antonio Maria Valanziani
1876 - 1883 Leopoldo Angelo Santanchi
1883 - 1896 Macario Sorini 18.. - 1900
1896 - 1909 Luciano Gentilucci
1910 - 1914 Pietro Zanolini
1914 - 1921 Andrea Cassulo
1921 - 1945 Luigi Ermini
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FANO
The diocese of Fano was erected in the first century.
Bishops
1856 - 1877 Filippo Vespasiani
1877 - 1882 Camillo Santori
1882 - 1896 Camillo Rugieri
1896 - 1916 Vincenzo Franceschini
1916 - 1937 Giustino Sanchini
1937 - 19.. Vincenzo del Signori
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FERMO
The diocese of Fermo was erected in the 3th century. It became an archdiocese in
1589.
Archbishops
1842 - 1876 Cardinal Filippo de Angelis 1792 - 1876
1877 - 1895 Cardinal (1893) Amilcare Malagola 18.. - 1895
1895 - 1906 Roberto Pageri 18.. - 1906
1906 - 1933 Carlo Castelli 1... - 1933
1933 - 1941 Ercole Attuoni 1... - 1941
1941 - 19.. Norberto Perini 1888 -
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JESI*
The diocese of Jesi was erected in the 6th century.
Bishops
1854 - 1871 Luigi, Cardinal Morichini 1805 - 1879
1872 - 1892 Rambaldo Magagnini 1... - 1892
1893 - 1902 Aurelio Zonghi
1902 - 1906 Gianbattista Ricci
1906 - 1927 Giuseppe Gandolfi 18.. - 1927
1928 - 1934 Gaffredo Zaccharini
1934 - 1952 Carlo Falcinelli
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LORETO*
The prelature of Loreto was separated from the diocese of Recanati in 1935.
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OSIMO E CINGOLI*
The diocese of Osimo was erected in the 7th century. That of Cingoli in the 5th.
They were united in 1725.
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RECANATI*
The diocese of Recanati was erected in 1230.
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TREIA*
The diocese of Treia was erected in 1816.
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The diocese of Urbino was erected in the 6th century.
It became an archdiocese in 1560. (1)Archbishops
1846 - 1881 Alessandro Angeloni 1817 - 1881
1881 - 1885 Antonio Maria Pettinari
1886 - 1889 Carlo Maria Borgognini 1836 -
1889 - 1903 Nicodario Vampa 1839 - 1903
1904 - 1908 Giovanni Maria Santarelli
1909 - 1911 Ciro Pontecorvi
1912 - 193. Giacomo Ghio
1932 - 1953 Antonio Tani
(1) Among its suffragans was the diocese of Montefeltro which had
jurisdiction over part of the Republic of San Marino
The Diocese of Vercelli was erected in the 3th century. It became an Archdiocese
in 1817.
Archbishops
1869 - 1871 vacant
1871 - 1889 Celestino Matteo Fissore 1814 - 1889
1889 - 1904 Carlo Pampirio 1... - 1904
1905 - 1916 Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo 1855 - 1922
1917 - 1929 Giovanni Gamberoni
1929 - 1944 Giacomo Montanelli
1944 - 1966 Francesco Imberti 1882 -
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