Diocese of Cortona

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cortona
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 June 1325
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 350 (135 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

• Bartolomeo Lopaci, O.P. † (23 Sep 1439 Appointed - 27 Jun 1449 Appointed, Bishop of Coron (Coronea))
• Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. † (31 Jan 1455 Appointed - 15 May 1477 Died)
• Francesco Soderini † (6 Mar 1504 Appointed - 23 May 1505 Resigned)
• Silvio Passerini † (15 Nov 1521 Appointed - 20 Apr 1529 Died)
• Leonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. † (24 May 1529 Appointed - 1538 Resigned)
• Giovambattista Ricasoli † (25 Oct 1538 Appointed - 14 Feb 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
• Matteo Concini † (14 Feb 1560 Appointed - 1562 Resigned)
• Gerolamo Gaddi † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• Francesco Perignani † (3 Mar 1572 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Costantino Piccioni, O.S.A. † (25 Feb 1577 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Alberti † (15 Jul 1585 Appointed - 2 Oct 1596 Died)
• Cosimo de Angelis † (24 Jan 1597 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) † (19 Dec 1603 Appointed - Aug 1622 Died)
• Cosmas Minerbetti † (19 Dec 1622 Appointed - Jun 1628 Died)
• Lorenzo della Robbia † (11 Dec 1628 Appointed - 6 Aug 1634 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
• Ludovico Serristori † (25 Sep 1634 Appointed - Aug 1656 Died)
• Filippo Galilei † (28 May 1657 Appointed - Jan 1677 Died)
• Niccolò Oliva, O.S.A. † (22 Nov 1677 Appointed - Mar 1684 Died)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (2 Oct 1684 Appointed - 2 May 1695 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Marittima)
• Giuseppe Cei, C.O. † (28 Nov 1695 Appointed - 6 Mar 1704 Died)
• Sebastiano Zucchetti † (27 Apr 1705 Appointed - Sep 1714 Died)
• Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini † (13 Jan 1716 Appointed - Jun 1726 Died)
• Luigi Gherardi † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 5 Apr 1754 Died)
• Giuseppe Ippoliti † (12 May 1755 Appointed - 15 Apr 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
• Gregorio Alessandri † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 15 Oct 1802 Died)
• Filippo Ganucci † (20 Sep 1802 Appointed - 6 Oct 1806 Appointed, Bishop of Livorno)
• Niccolò Laparelli † (23 Mar 1807 Appointed - 23 Sep 1821 Died)
• Girolamo Conversini † (12 Jul 1824 Appointed - 21 Jun 1826 Died)
• Ugolino Carlini † (27 Jul 1829 Appointed - 13 Sep 1847 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. † (5 Nov 1849 Appointed - 31 Jul 1851 Died)
• Feliciano (Laurentius Joachim) Barbacci, O.F.M. † (30 Nov 1854 Appointed - 24 Nov 1869 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Laparelli Pitti † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 22 Jan 1896 Died)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 8 Aug 1901 Resigned)
• Michele Angelo Baldetti † (16 Dec 1901 Appointed - 30 Apr 1923 Resigned)
• Riccardo Carlesi † (23 May 1923 Appointed - 9 Jan 1932 Died)
• Giuseppe Franciolini † (2 Mar 1932 Appointed - 15 Feb 1978 Retired)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (15 Feb 1978 Appointed - 11 Apr 1983 Retired)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (11 Apr 1983 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	32,665	32,684	99.9%	60	35	95	343		86	103	52	ap1951
1970	23,075	23,100	99.9%	54	14	68	339		21	88	53	ap1971
1980	24,000	24,200	99.2%	47	14	61	393		17	83	53	ap1981

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Alberti † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1585 to 2 Oct 1596)
• Gregorio Alessandri † (Bishop: 20 May 1776 to 15 Oct 1802)
• Michele Angelo Baldetti † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1901 to 30 Apr 1923)
• Feliciano (Laurentius Joachim) Barbacci, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1854 to 24 Nov 1869)
• Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1603 to Aug 1622)
• Leonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 May 1529 to 1538)
• Giuseppe Antonio Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1849 to 31 Jul 1851)
• Riccardo Carlesi † (Bishop: 23 May 1923 to 9 Jan 1932)
• Ugolino Carlini † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1829 to 13 Sep 1847)
• Giuseppe Cei, C.O. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1695 to 6 Mar 1704)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1978 to 11 Apr 1983)
• Matteo Concini † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1560 to 1562)
• Girolamo Conversini † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 21 Jun 1826)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 Jun 1896 to 8 Aug 1901)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1983 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Cosimo de Angelis † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1597 to 1603)
• Lorenzo della Robbia † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1628 to 6 Aug 1634)
• Giuseppe Franciolini † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1932 to 15 Feb 1978)
• Gerolamo Gaddi † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 1572)
• Filippo Galilei † (Bishop: 28 May 1657 to Jan 1677)
• Filippo Ganucci † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1802 to 6 Oct 1806)
• Luigi Gherardi † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 5 Apr 1754)
• Giuseppe Ippoliti † (Bishop: 12 May 1755 to 15 Apr 1776)
• Niccolò Laparelli † (Priest: 4 Apr 1772 to 23 Sep 1805; Bishop: 23 Mar 1807 to 23 Sep 1821)
• Giovanni Battista Laparelli Pitti † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 22 Jan 1896)
• Bartolomeo Lopaci, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1439 to 27 Jun 1449)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1684 to 2 May 1695)
• Cosmas Minerbetti † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1622 to Jun 1628)
• Niccolò Oliva, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1677 to Mar 1684)
• Silvio Passerini † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1521 to 20 Apr 1529)
• Francesco Perignani † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1572 to 1577)
• Costantino Piccioni, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1577 to 1585)
• Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1716 to Jun 1726)
• Giovambattista Ricasoli † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1538 to 14 Feb 1560)
• Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1455 to 15 May 1477)
• Angelo Scapecchi † (Priest: 1 Apr 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1967 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Ludovico Serristori † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1634 to Aug 1656)
• Francesco Soderini † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1504 to 23 May 1505)
• Sebastiano Zucchetti † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1705 to Sep 1714)