Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola

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Bishop(s) Armando Trasarti, Bishop Mario Cecchini, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pesaro Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,100 (424 Square Miles) Conference Region: Marche Official Web Site: http://www.fanodiocesi.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Rainerio 5, 61032 Fano [Pesaro], Italia Telephone: 0721.80.37.37 Fax: 0721.82.55.95

Historical Details

• Diocese of Fano
  • Latin Name: Fanensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 318 (122 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giulio Ottinelli † (21 Oct 1587 Appointed - 25 Feb 1603 Died)
• Tommaso Lapis † (20 Apr 1603 Appointed - 1622 Died)
• Francesco Boncompagni † (11 Jul 1622 Appointed - 2 Mar 1626 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (16 Mar 1626 Appointed - 16 Sep 1635 Resigned)
• Ettore Diotallevi † ( 1635 Appointed - 30 Apr 1641 Died)
• Alessandro Castracane † (22 Jun 1643 Appointed - 1649 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Alfieri † (6 Dec 1649 Appointed - 1678 Died)
• Angelo Maria Ranuzzi † (18 Apr 1678 Appointed - 17 May 1688 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (20 Dec 1688 Appointed - 2 Jan 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Imola)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (19 Mar 1696 Appointed - 1720 Died)
• Alessandro Dolfi † ( 1721 Appointed - 1733 Died)
• Giacomo Beni † (19 Aug 1733 Appointed - 1764 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Orsi † ( 1764 Appointed - 1774 Died)
• Pellegrino Consalvi † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 1787 Died)
• Antonio Gabriele Severoli † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - Oct 1801 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina)
• Francesco Maria Paolucci Mancinelli † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed - Oct 1815 Died)
• Nicola Serarcangeli † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 11 Jun 1833 Died)
• Luigi Carsidoni † (29 Jul 1833 Appointed - 1856 Died)
• Filippo Vespasiani † (15 Dec 1856 Appointed - Oct 1877 Died)
• Camillo Santori † (28 Dec 1877 Appointed - 9 May 1882 Resigned)
• Camillo Ruggeri † (3 Jul 1882 Appointed - 1896 Died)
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 29 Mar 1916 Died)
• Giustino Sanchini † (5 Jun 1916 Appointed - 24 Feb 1937 Died)
• Vincenzo Del Signore † (20 Sep 1937 Appointed - 13 Mar 1967 Died)
• Costanzo Micci † (15 Aug 1966 Appointed - 4 Sep 1985 Died)
• Mario Cecchini (11 Feb 1986 Appointed - 8 Sep 1998 Resigned)
• Vittorio Tomassetti † (8 Sep 1998 Succeeded - 21 Jul 2007 Retired)
• Armando Trasarti (21 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Fano
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Fano (erected)
Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Cagli e Pergola Diocese of Fano Diocese of Fossombrone	Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Fano
1950	60,590	60,590	100.0%	80	48	128	473		62	210	47	ap1951
1970	75,000	75,000	100.0%	97	41	138	543		49	230	52	ap1971
1980	79,500	80,000	99.4%	77	34	111	716		34	180	53	ap1981
Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
1990	132,140	133,340	99.1%	149	45	194	681	1	47	244	80	ap1991
1999	121,000	125,000	96.8%	122	41	163	742	11	48	207	74	ap2000
2000	121,132	122,502	98.9%	123	40	163	743	11	47	167	74	ap2001
2001	121,215	122,900	98.6%	120	40	160	757	11	47	167	74	ap2002
2002	122,100	127,300	95.9%	115	37	152	803	11	44	161	74	ap2003
2003	123,600	128,150	96.4%	110	33	143	864	11	39	157	74	ap2004
2004	124,300	128,900	96.4%	109	33	142	875	11	37	162	74	ap2005
2006	126,064	128,916	97.8%	106	36	142	887	13	43	166	74	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Mario Cecchini (Bishop: 11 Feb 1986 to 8 Sep 1998)
• Armando Trasarti (Bishop: 21 Jul 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Alfieri † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1649 to 1678)
• Giacomo Beni † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1733 to 1764)
• Oddo Bernacchia † (Priest: 19 Sep 1903 to 24 Jun 1924)
• Francesco Boncompagni † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1622 to 2 Mar 1626)
• Romolo Carboni † (Priest: 31 Mar 1934 to 28 Sep 1953)
• Luigi Carsidoni † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1833 to 1856)
• Alessandro Castracane † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1643 to 1649)
• Pellegrino Consalvi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 1787)
• Vincenzo Del Signore † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1937 to 13 Mar 1967)
• Ettore Diotallevi † (Bishop: 1635 to 30 Apr 1641)
• Alessandro Dolfi † (Bishop: 1721 to 1733)
• Luigi Ferri † (Priest: 14 Jun 1891 to 27 Nov 1911)
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 29 Mar 1916)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1696 to 1720)
• Tommaso Lapis † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1603 to 1622)
• Costanzo Micci † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Aug 1966; Bishop: 1 Jun 1973 to 4 Sep 1985)
• Giovanni Battista Orsi † (Bishop: 1764 to 1774)
• Giulio Ottinelli † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1587 to 25 Feb 1603)
• Francesco Maria Paolucci Mancinelli † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1808 to Oct 1815)
• Giuseppe Paupini † (Priest: 19 Mar 1930 to 2 Feb 1956)
• Angelo Maria Ranuzzi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Apr 1678 to 17 May 1688)
• Camillo Ruggeri † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to 1896)
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1626 to 16 Sep 1635)
• Giustino Sanchini † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1916 to 24 Feb 1937)
• Camillo Santori † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 9 May 1882)
• Nicola Serarcangeli † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 11 Jun 1833)
• Antonio Gabriele Severoli † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787; Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Sep 1801 to Oct 1801)
• Vittorio Tomassetti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Apr 1997; Bishop: 8 Sep 1998 to 21 Jul 2007)
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1688 to 2 Jan 1696)
• Filippo Vespasiani † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1856 to Oct 1877)