Diocese of Fossombrone

Historical Details

• Diocese of Fossombrone
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Urbino
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 242 (93 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

• Giacomo de Cluzano † (25 Feb 1286 Appointed - )
• Monaldo † (12 Oct 1296 Appointed - 1304 Died)
• Jean , O.S.B. † (17 Feb 1304 Appointed - 1317 Died)
• Pietro de’ Gabrielli † (24 Apr 1317 Appointed - 8 Aug 1327 Appointed, Bishop of Gubbio)
• Filippo † (25 Sep 1327 Appointed - 1333 Died)
• Arnaud † ( 1334 Appointed - 7 Oct 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Apt)
• Ugolino † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - 1363 Died)
• Galvano de Padova, O.E.S.A. † (11 Dec 1363 Appointed - 1372 Died)
• Oddone Ranieri † (23 Nov 1372 Appointed - 1408 Died)
• Ruello de Ruelli † ( 1408 Appointed - )
• Giovanni de Verrucolo † (12 Aug 1420 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Delphin Gozzadini, O. Cist. † (23 Mar 1433 Appointed - 1434 Died)
• Andrea da Montecchio † (18 Aug 1434 Appointed - 29 Oct 1434 Appointed, Bishop of Osimo)
• Gabriele Benveduto † (29 Oct 1434 Appointed - 1449 Died)
• Agostino Lanfranchi † (28 Jun 1449 Appointed - 25 Sep 1469 Died)
• Girolamo Santucci † (13 Oct 1469 Appointed - 25 Jul 1494 Died)
• Paolo Da Middelburg † (30 Jul 1494 Appointed - 1534 Died)
• Giovanni Guidiccioni † (16 Dec 1534 Appointed - 26 Jul 1541 Died)
• Niccolò Ardinghelli † (13 Jul 1541 Appointed - 16 Mar 1547 Resigned)
• Lodovico (Luigi) Ardinghelli † (16 Mar 1547 Appointed - 2 Feb 1569 Died)
• Alessandro Mazza (Mazzio) † (1 Apr 1569 Appointed - 1575 Resigned)
• Orazio Montegranelli † (29 Apr 1577 Appointed - 8 Apr 1579 Died)
• Ottavio Accoramboni † (15 May 1579 Appointed - 1610 Resigned)
• Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) † (2 Aug 1610 Appointed - 1612 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Landi † (4 Jul 1612 Appointed - 12 Dec 1627 Died)
• Benedetto Landi † (5 Jun 1628 Appointed - 15 Nov 1632 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Landi † (21 Feb 1633 Appointed - 29 Jul 1646 Died)
• Giambattista Zeccadoro † (24 Aug 1648 Appointed - 16 Nov 1696 Died)
• Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 Jan 1697 Appointed - 17 Apr 1709 Died)
• Carlo Palma † (19 Jun 1709 Appointed - 16 Mar 1718 Died)
• Eustachio Palma † (11 May 1718 Appointed - 2 Sep 1754 Died)
• Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A. † (17 Mar 1755 Appointed - 25 Jan 1774 Died)
• Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M. † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 20 Sep 1779 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
• Felice Paoli † (20 Sep 1779 Appointed - 12 May 1800 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
• Stefano Bellini † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 23 Mar 1807 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
• Giulio Maria Alvisini † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed - 31 Aug 1823 Died)
• Luigi Ugolini † (24 May 1824 Appointed - 16 Nov 1850 Died)
• Filippo Fratellini † (17 Feb 1851 Appointed - 13 Apr 1884 Died)
• Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M. † (13 Apr 1884 Succeeded - 21 Apr 1892 Died)
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 22 Jun 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
• Dionisio Alessandri † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 22 Aug 1904 Died)
• Achille Quadrozzi † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 5 Dec 1913 Died)
• Pasquale Righetti † (19 Feb 1914 Appointed - 20 Dec 1926 Appointed, Bishop of Savona e Noli)
• Amedeo Polidori † (23 Sep 1931 Appointed - 2 Feb 1961 Retired)
• Vittorio Cecchi † (10 Feb 1961 Appointed - 1 Jun 1973 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino)
• Costanzo Micci † (1 Jun 1973 Appointed - 4 Sep 1985 Died)
• Mario Cecchini † (11 Feb 1986 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola)

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
1886		17,550	.0%			93	0				34	OTC
1950	27,716	27,716	100.0%	55	6	61	454		7	45	40	ap1951
1969	19,105	19,157	99.7%	42	14	56	341		16	28	23	ap1971
1980	20,100	20,200	99.5%	47	7	54	372		7	17	43	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

• Ottavio Accoramboni † (Bishop: 15 May 1579 to 1610)
• Dionisio Alessandri † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 22 Aug 1904)
• Giulio Maria Alvisini † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1808 to 31 Aug 1823)
• Lodovico (Luigi) Ardinghelli † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1547 to 2 Feb 1569)
• Niccolò Ardinghelli † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1541 to 16 Mar 1547)
• Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 20 Sep 1779)
• Stefano Bellini † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1800 to 23 Mar 1807)
• Gabriele Benveduto † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1434 to 1449)
• Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Mar 1884; Bishop: 13 Apr 1884 to 21 Apr 1892)
• Luigi Bonetti †
• Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1610 to 1612)
• Vittorio Cecchi † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1961 to 1 Jun 1973)
• Mario Cecchini † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1986 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Giacomo de Cluzano † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1286)
• Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1697 to 17 Apr 1709)
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 22 Jun 1896)
• Filippo Fratellini † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1851 to 13 Apr 1884)
• Pietro de’ Gabrielli † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1317 to 8 Aug 1327)
• Delphin Gozzadini, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1433 to 1434)
• Giovanni Guidiccioni † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1534 to 26 Jul 1541)
• Benedetto Landi † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1628 to 15 Nov 1632)
• Giovanni Battista Landi † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1633 to 29 Jul 1646)
• Lorenzo Landi † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1612 to 12 Dec 1627)
• Agostino Lanfranchi † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1449 to 25 Sep 1469)
• Alessandro Mazza (Mazzio) † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1569 to 1575)
• Costanzo Micci † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1973 to 4 Sep 1985)
• Paolo Da Middelburg † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1494 to 1534)
• Andrea da Montecchio † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1434 to 29 Oct 1434)
• Orazio Montegranelli † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1577 to 8 Apr 1579)
• Galvano de Padova, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1363 to 1372)
• Carlo Palma † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1709 to 16 Mar 1718)
• Eustachio Palma † (Bishop: 11 May 1718 to 2 Sep 1754)
• Felice Paoli † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1779 to 12 May 1800)
• Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1755 to 25 Jan 1774)
• Amedeo Polidori † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1931 to 2 Feb 1961)
• Achille Quadrozzi † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 5 Dec 1913)
• Oddone Ranieri † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1372 to 1408)
• Pasquale Righetti † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1914 to 20 Dec 1926)
• Ruello de Ruelli † (Bishop: 1408)
• Giustino Sanchini † (Apostolic Administrator: 1927 to 1931)
• Girolamo Santucci † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1469 to 25 Jul 1494)
• Luigi Ugolini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 May 1824 to 16 Nov 1850)
• Giovanni de Verrucolo † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1420 to 1432)
• Giambattista Zeccadoro † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1648 to 16 Nov 1696)
• Arnaud † (Bishop: 1334 to 7 Oct 1342)
• Filippo † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1327 to 1333)
• Jean , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1304 to 1317)
• Monaldo † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1296 to 1304)
• Ugolino † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1342 to 1363)

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