The Diocese of Bari was erected in the 4th century.
It became an Archdiocese in the 6th.
Archbishops
1858 - 1886 Francesco Pedicini 1... - 1886
1887 - 1897 Enrico Mazzella 1833 - 1897
1897 - 1924 Giulio Vaccaro 18.. - 1924
1925 - 1933 Augusto Curi
1933 - 1952 Marcello Mimmi
The diocese of Brindisi was erected in the 4th century.
It became an archdiocese in the 10th.
Archbishops
1856 - 1875 Raffaele Ferrigno 1... - 1875
1875 - 1892 Luigi Maria Aguilar 1... - 1892
1893 - 1905 Salvatore Palmieri 1... - 1905
1906 - 1909 Luigi Morando
1910 - 1942 Tommaso Valeri
1942 - 1953 Francesco de Filippis
GRAVINA E IRSINA*
The diocese of Gravina was established in the 9th century, that of
Irsina in the 12th or 15th. They were united in 1818.
Bishops
1859 - 1871 Alfonso Maria Cappelta 1... - 1871
1872 - 1899 Vincenzo Salvatore 1... - 1899
1899 - 1906 Cristoforo Maiello 1... - 1906
1906 - 1920 Nicolo Zimarino 1... - 1920
1920 - 1922 vacant
1922 - 1953 Giovanni Maria Sanna
LECCE*
The diocese of Lecce was established in 1057.
MOLFETTA, GIOVINAZO E TERLIZZI*
The diocese of Molfetta was established in the 12th century, that of
Giovinazzo in the 11th. Terlizzi was separated from Giovinazzo in 1731.
Both last were abolished in 1818, but re-established in 1835 in an union
with Molfetta.
MONOPOLI*
The diocese of Monopoli was established in the 11th century.
The diocese of Nardň was erected in 1413.
1849 - 1873 Luigi Vetta 1805 - 1873
1873 - 1876 Salvatore Neppi 1828 - 1876
1876 - 1888 Michele Ricciardi 1816 - 1888
1888 - 1908 Giuseppe Ricciardi 1839 - 1908
1908 - 1936 Nicola Giannatasio
1927 - 1935 Gaetano Muller
1935 - 1938 Nicola Colangelo
1938 - 1948 Gennaro Fenizia
OTRANTO
The diocese of Otranto was established in the 7th century. It became an
archdiocese in the 11th century.
Archbishops
1834 - 1871 Vincenzo Andrea Grande
1872 - 1883 Giuseppe Caiazzo
1883 - 1887 Recco Cocchia
1887 - 1890 Salvatore Maria Bressi
1890 - 1911 Gaetano Caporali
1912 - 1915 Giuseppe Ridolfi
1915 - 1918 vacant
1918 - 1930 Carmelo Patanč
1930 - 1952 Cornelio Salvatore Cuccarollo
TARANTO
The diocese of Taranto was established in the 6th century. It became an
archdiocese in the 10th century.
Archbishops
1855 - 1885 Giuseppe Rotondo
1885 - 1908 Pietro Alfonso Jorio
1909 - 1916 Carlo Giuseppe Cecchini
1917 - 1935 Orazio Mazzella
1935 - 1961 Ferdinando Bernardi 1874 -
The diocese of Trani was erected in the 6th century.
It became an archdiocese in the 11th and it was united with the diocese of
Barletta in 1860.
Archbishops of Trani and Barletta
1848 - 1892 Giuseppe de’Bianchi Dottula 1809 - 1892
1893 - 1898 Domenico Marinangeli 1831 - 1898
1898 - 1906 Tommaso de Stefano 1853 - 1906
1906 - 1915 Francesco Paolo Carrano 1841 - 1915
1915 - 1918 Giovanni Regine 1856 - 1918
1918 - 1920 vacant
1920 - 1939 Giuseppe Maria Leo 1864 - 1939
1939 - 1947 Francesco Petronelli 1880 - 1947
ROMAGNA
BOLOGNA
The diocese of Bologna was established in the 3th century. It became an
archdiocese in 1582.
Archbishops
1871 - 1877 Carlo Luigi, Cardinal Morichini 1805 - 1879
1877 - 1882 Lucidio, Cardinal Parocchi 1833 -
1882 - 1892 Francesco, Cardinal (1885) Battaglini 1823 -
1893 Serafino, Cardinal Vannutelli 1834 - 1915
1894 - 1907 Domenico, Cardinal Svampa 1851 - 1907
1908 - 1914 Giacomo, Cardinal (1914) Della Chiesa 1854 - 1922
1914 - 1921 Giorgio, Cardinal (1915) Gusmini 1855 - 1921
1921 - 1952 Gioanni Battista, Cardinal (1923) Nasalli
Rocca 1872 - 1952
FERRARA
The diocese of Ferrara was established in the 4th century. It became an
archdiocese in 1735.
Archbishops
1850 - 1877 Luigi, Cardinal Vannicelli-Casoni 1801 -
1877 - 1894 Luigi, Cardinal (1887) Giordani 1822 -
1894 - 1896 Egidio, Cardinal (18..) Mauri
1897 - 1899 Pietro Respighi 1843 - 1913
1899 - 1919 Giulio, Cardinal (1901) Boschi 1838 - 1920
1919 - 1929 Francesco Rossi
1929 - 1954 Rugiero Todi
The diocese of Ravenna was erected in the first century.
It became an archdiocese in the 10tn. (1)
Archbishops
1871 - 1879 Cardinal (1877) Vincenzo Moretti 1815 - 1881
1879 - 1887 Cardinal Giacomo Cattani 1823 - 1887
1887 - 1901 Cardinal (1890) Sebastiano Galeati 1822 - 1901
1901 - 1902 Cardinal Agostino Gaetano Riboldi 1839 - 1902
1902 - 1904 Guido Maria Conforti 1865 - 1931
1904 - 1921 Pasquale Morganti
1921 - 1946 Antonio Lega 1863 - 1946
(1) Among its suffragans was the diocese of Rimini which had jurisdiction over
part of the Republic of San Marino
The diocese of Cagliari was erected in the 4th century.
It became an archdiocese in the 11th.
Archbishops
1866 - 1871 vacant
1871 - 1881 Giovanni Antonio Balma 1817 - 1881
1881 - 1892 Vincenzo Gregorio Berchialla 1825 - 1892
1893 - 1900 Paolo Maria Serci 1827 - 1900
1900 - 1912 Pietro Balestra 1841 - 1912
1913 - 1920 Francesco Rossi 1863 - 1929
1920 - 1949 Ernesto Maria Piovella 1867 - 1949
ORISTANO
The archdiocese of Oristano was established in the 11th century.
SASSARI
The diocese of Sassari was established in the 5th century. It became an
archdiocese in 1073.
SICILIA
ACIREALE*
The diocese of Acireale was established in 1844, the first bishop only being
appointed in 1872.
Bishops
1872 - 1907 Gerlando Maria Genuardi 1839 - 1907
1907 - 1920 Giovanni Battista Arista 1863 - 1920
1921 - 1922 Salvatore Bella 1862 - 1922
1922 - 1926 Fernando Cento 1883 - 1973
1927 - 1932 Evasio Colli 1883 - 1971
1932 - 1964 Salvatore Russo 1885 - 1964
CATANIA
The diocese of Catania was established in the first century. It became an
archdiocese in 1844.
Archbishops
1867 - 1894 Giuseppe Benedetto, Cardinal (1889) Dusmet 1818 -
1895 - 1928 Giuseppe, Cardinal (1899) Francica Nava di
Bontifé 1846 - 1928
1928 - 1930 Emilio Ferrais
1930 - 1952 Carmelo Patanč
MESSINA
The diocese of Messina was established in the 5th century. It became an
archdiocese in the 12th.
Archbishops
1867 - 1875 Luigi Natoli 1... - 1875
1875 - 1897 Giuseppe, Cardinal (1893) Guarino 1827 - 1897
1898 - 1922 Letterio D'Arrigo
1923 - 1963 Angelo Paino 1879 -
The diocese of Monreale was erected in 1176.
It became an archdiocese in 1183.
Archbishops
1867 - 1871 vacant
1871 - 1883 Giuseppe Maria Papardi Del Pacco
1884 - 1919 Domenico Gaspare Lancia 1... - 1919
1919 - 1924 Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli
1925 - 1951 Ernesto Filippi
The diocese of Palermo was erected in the first century.
It became an archdiocese in the 11th.
Archbishops
1870 - 1871 vacant
1871 - 1904 Cardinal (1884) Pietro Geremia
Michelangelo Celesia 1814 - 1904
1904 - 1927 Cardinal (1907) Alessandro Lualdi 1858 - 1927
1928 - 1944 Cardinal (1929) Luigi Lavitrano 1874 - 1950
1945 - 1967 Cardinal (1946) Ernesto Ruffini 1888 - 1967
PIANA DEGLI ALBANESI*
The diocese of Piana degli Albanese, for the Albanese community of the
Byzantine/Greek Rite was established in 1937.
SANTA LUCIA DEL MELA*
The prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela was established in 1206.
SIRACUSA
The diocese of Syracuse was established in the second century. it became
an archdiocese in 1844.
UMBRIA
AMELIA*
The diocese of Amelia was established in the 5th century.
ASSISI*
The diocese of Assisi was established in the 3th century.
CITTA DELLA PIEVE*
The diocese of Citta della Pieve was established in 1600.
The diocese of Citta di Castello was erected in the 7th century.
Bishops
1863 - 1871 Paolo Micaleff 1818 - 1883
1871 - 1887 Giuseppe Moreschi 1816 - 1887
1888 - 1891 Domenico Fegatelli 1842 -
1891 - 1895 Dario Mattei Gentili
1895 - 1909 Aristide Golfieri 1... - 1909
1910 - 1932 Carlo Liviero 1866 - 1932
1933 - 1934 Maurizio Francesco Crotti
1934 - 1956 Filippo Maria Cipriani 1878 - 1956
FOLIGNO*
The diocese of Foligno was established in the first century.
Bishops
1867 - 1879 Nicola Belletti
1879 - 1888 Vincenzo Serarcangeli
1888 - 1892 Federico Federici
1893 - 1894 Albino Angelo Pardini 18.. - 1925
1894 - 1910 Carlo Bertuzzi 18.. - 1914
1910 - 1914 Giorgio Gusmini 1855 - 19..
1915 - 1917 Carlo Sica
1918 - 1946 Stefano Corbini 18.. - 1952
GUBBIO*
The diocese of Gubbio was established in the 5th century.
Bishops
1855 - 1891 Innocenzo Sannibale 1... - 1891
1891 - 1895 Aloisio Lazzareschi
1896 - 1900 Macario Sorini
1900 - 1907 Angelo Mario Dolci
1907 - 1916 Giovanni Battista Nasalli-Rocca
1917 - 1920 Carlo Taccetti 18.. - 1920
1920 - 1932 Pio Leonardi Navarra
1932 - 1965 Beniamino Ubaldi 1882 -
NOCERA UMBRA E GUALDO TADINO*
The diocese of Nocera Umbra was established in the 7th century. It was
renamed Nocera Umbra e Gualdo Tadino in 1915.
NORCIA*
The diocese of Norcia was established in the 5th century.
ORVIETO*
The diocese of Orvieto was established in thr 6th century.
PERUGIA
The diocese of Perugia was established in the second century. it became
an archdiocese in 1882.
RIETI*
The diocese of Rieti was established in the 5th century.
Bishops
1867 - 1872 vacant
1872 - 1888 Fra Egidio Mauri
1888 - 1895 Carlo Bertuzzi
1896 - 1915 Bonaventura Quintarelli
1916 - 1924 Francesco Sidoli
1925 - 1941 Massimo Rinaldi
1941 - 1951 Fra Benigno Luciano Migliorini
SPOLETO
The diocese of Spoleto was established in the first century. It became an
archdiocese in 1820.
TERNI E NARNI*
The diocese of Terni was established in the second century. That of
Narni in the 4th. They were united in 1907.
TODI*
The diocese of Todi was established in the second century.
The diocese of Brixen was established in the 6th century. It was part of
Austria till 1918 and then of Italy (involving an Italianisation of its name)
In 1921 the diocese, till then a suffragant of Salzburg, became exempt.
Bishops
(held the dignity of Prince-Bishops since 1179)
1856 - 1879 Vincenz Gasser 1... - 1879
1880 - 1884 Johann von Leiss 1... - 1884
1884 - 1904 Simon Aichner 1... - 1910
1904 - 1912 Joseph Altenweisel 1... - 1912
1912 - 1918 Franz Egger 1... - 1918
1918 - 1921 vacant
1921 - 1927 Giovanni Raffi 1... - 1927
1927 - 1930 vacant
1930 - Johann Geisler
The archdiocese of Görz was established in 1752, suppressed in 1788 and
re-established in 1797 as the exempt diocese of Görz und Gradisca.
It became again an archdiocese in 1830. It was part of Austria till 1918 and
then of Italy (involving an Italianisation of its name)
Prince Archbishops
1855 - 1883 Andreas Gollmayr
1883 - 1897 Alois Zorn
1897 - 1902 Jakob, Cardinal (1899) Missia 1838 - 1902
1902 - 1905 Andreas Jordan
1906 - 1931 Franz Borgia Sedej 1854 -
1931 - 1934 vacant
1934 - 1951 Carlo Margotti
The diocese of Trento was erected in the second century. It was a suffragan
of Salzburg from 1825 to 1929, when in became an archdiocese.
It was part of Austria until 1918 and then of Italy.
Bishops
1861 - 1879 Benedetto Riccabona 1807 - 1879
1879 - 1885 Giovanni Giacomo della Bona 1814 - 1885
1886 - 1903 Eugenio Carlo Valussi 1837 - 1903
1904 - 1929 Celestino Endrici 1866 - 1940
Archbishops
1929 - 1940 Celestino Endrici s.a.
1941 - 1962 Carlo de Ferrari 1885 - 1962
The archdiocese of Udine was erected in 1752. It was a suffragan diocese of
Venice from 1818 to 1846 and then again an archdiocese.
Archbishops
1863 - 1884 Andrea Casasola 1806 - 1884
1885 - 1896 Giovanni Maria Berengo 1820 - 1896
1896 - 1909 Pietro Zamburlini 1... - 1909
1910 - 1927 Antonio Anastasio Rossi 1864 - 1948
1928 - 1955 Giuseppe Nogara 1872 - 1955
The diocese of Venice was established in 774. It became a patriarchate
in 1457.
Patriarchs
1862 - 1877 Giuseppe Luigi, Cardinal Trevisanato 1801 - 1877
1877 - 1891 Dominic, Cardinal (1882) Agostini 1825 - 1891
1892 - 1903 Giuseppe Melchiorre, Cardinal Sarto, elected
Pope in 1903 1835 - 1914
1904 - 1914 Aristide, Cardinal (1907) Cavallari 1849 - 1914
1915 - 1935 Pietro, Cardinal (1916) LaFontaine 1869 - 1935
1935 - 1949 Adeodato, Cardinal (1937) Piazza 1884 - 1957
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