Diocese of Imola

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alessandro Musotti † ( 1579 Appointed - 1607 Died)
• Giovanni Garzia Millini † (7 Feb 1607 Appointed - 1611 Resigned)
• Rodolfo Paleotti † ( 1611 Appointed - 23 May 1619 Died)
• Ferdinando Millini † ( 1619 Appointed - 1644 Died)
• Mario Theodoli † (17 Oct 1644 Appointed - 19 Feb 1646 Resigned)
• Marco Antonio Coccini † (19 Feb 1646 Appointed - 1653 Died)
• Fabio Chigi † (13 May 1653 Appointed - 7 Apr 1655 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Giovanni Stefano Donghi † (2 Aug 1655 Appointed - 26 Feb 1663 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
• Francesco Maria Ghislieri † (1 Sep 1664 Appointed - 12 Sep 1672 Died)
• Costanzo Zani, O.S.B. † ( 1672 Appointed - 1696 Died)
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (2 Jan 1696 Appointed - 14 Mar 1702 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara)
• Filippo Antonio Gualterio † (21 Nov 1701 Appointed - 14 Oct 1709 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Todi)
• Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini † (19 Feb 1710 Appointed - 20 Mar 1728 Died)
• Giuseppe Accoramboni † (12 Apr 1728 Appointed - 11 Mar 1743 Appointed, Bishop of Frascati)
• Tommaso Maria Marelli † ( 1743 Appointed - 1752 Died)
• Giovanni Carlo Bandi † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 23 Mar 1784 Died)
• Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, O.S.B. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 8 Mar 1816 Resigned)
• Antonio Lamberto Rusconi † (8 Mar 1816 Appointed - 1 Aug 1825 Died)
• Giacomo Giustiniani † (13 May 1826 Appointed - 16 Dec 1832 Resigned)
• Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti † (17 Dec 1832 Appointed - 16 Jun 1846 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Gaetano Baluffi † (21 Sep 1846 Appointed - 11 Nov 1866 Died)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 27 Oct 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
• Luigi Tesorieri † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1901 Died)
• Francesco Baldassarri † ( 1901 Appointed - 9 Nov 1912 Died)
• Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli, O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Apr 1913 Appointed - 12 May 1956 Died)
• Benigno Carrara † (12 May 1956 Succeeded - 1974 Retired)
• Luigi Dardani † (12 Mar 1974 Appointed - 19 Jul 1989 Retired)
• Giuseppe Fabiani (19 Jul 1989 Appointed - 18 Oct 2002 Retired)
• Tommaso Ghirelli (18 Oct 2002 Appointed - )

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	144,226	144,450	99.8%	196	47	243	593		16	354	132	ap1951
1969	137,200	148,900	92.1%	162	34	196	700		46	491	113	ap1971
1980	142,700	148,200	96.3%	139	25	164	870		31	365	131	ap1981
1990	138,500	143,600	96.4%	139	14	153	905		17	340	111	ap1991
1999	149,000	150,000	99.3%	121	15	136	1,095	6	16	337	108	ap2000
2000	135,000	139,000	97.1%	120	15	135	1,000	9	17	170	109	ap2001
2001	135,000	140,000	96.4%	120	13	133	1,015	9	14	163	108	ap2002
2002	135,000	140,000	96.4%	120	12	132	1,022	9	13	158	108	ap2003
2003	135,000	140,000	96.4%	117	14	131	1,030	9	15	153	108	ap2004
2004	135,000	140,000	96.4%	110	13	123	1,097	9	15	150	109	ap2005
2006	135,000	145,000	93.1%	106	13	119	1,134	9	17	140	108	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Fabiani (Bishop: 19 Jul 1989 to 18 Oct 2002)
• Tommaso Ghirelli (Bishop: 18 Oct 2002 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Accoramboni † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Apr 1728 to 11 Mar 1743)
• Francesco Baldassarri † (Bishop: 1901 to 9 Nov 1912)
• Gaetano Baluffi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Sep 1846 to 11 Nov 1866)
• Giovanni Carlo Bandi † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 23 Mar 1784)
• Benigno Carrara † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Dec 1947; Bishop: 12 May 1956 to 1974)
• Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 8 Mar 1816)
• Fabio Chigi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 May 1653 to 7 Apr 1655)
• Marco Antonio Coccini † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1646 to 1653)
• Luigi Dardani † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1974 to 19 Jul 1989)
• Giovanni Stefano Donghi † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1655 to 26 Feb 1663)
• Francesco Maria Ghislieri † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1664 to 12 Sep 1672)
• Giacomo Giustiniani † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 May 1826 to 16 Dec 1832)
• Aldo Gobbi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Apr 1967 to 29 Nov 1973)
• Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Feb 1710 to 20 Mar 1728)
• Filippo Antonio Gualterio † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Nov 1701 to 14 Oct 1709)
• Tommaso Maria Marelli † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1743 to 1752)
• Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Dec 1832 to 16 Jun 1846)
• Ferdinando Millini † (Bishop: 1619 to 1644)
• Giovanni Garzia Millini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 Feb 1607 to 1611)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 27 Oct 1871)
• Alessandro Musotti † (Bishop: 1579 to 1607)
• Rodolfo Paleotti † (Bishop: 1611 to 23 May 1619)
• Antonio Lamberto Rusconi † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1816 to 1 Aug 1825)
• Dino Staffa † (Priest: 25 May 1929 to 3 Sep 1960)
• Luigi Tesorieri † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1901)
• Mario Theodoli † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1644 to 19 Feb 1646)
• Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1913 to 12 May 1956)
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1696 to 14 Mar 1702)
• Costanzo Zani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1672 to 1696)