La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Luigi Ernesto Palletti, Bishop
Bassano Staffieri, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 881 (340 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Liguria
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilaspezia.it/
Mailing Address: Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 64, C.P. 215, 19121 La Spezia, Italia
Telephone: 0187.73.44.24
Fax: 0187.73.21.87

Historical Details

Diocese of Luni
- Latin Name: Lunensis
- Erected: 465
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
- Latin Name: Lunensis et Sarzanensis
- United: 21 July 1465
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Latin Name: Lunensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
- United: 25 November 1820
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Latin Name: Lunensis o Spediensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
- Name Changed: 12 January 1929
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
- Country: Italy
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Latin Name: Spediensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
- Name Changed: 4 August 1975
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † ( 1446 Appointed - )
Silvestro Benedetti † (28 Apr 1497 Appointed - 1537 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (28 Nov 1537 Appointed - 1561 Died)
Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (14 Feb 1561 Appointed - 5 Sep 1565 Died)
Benedetto Lomellini † (7 Sep 1565 Appointed - 17 Mar 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 17 Apr 1590 Died)
Giovanni Battista Salvago † (14 May 1590 Appointed - 24 Jan 1632 Died)
Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (26 Apr 1632 Appointed - 1 Dec 1636 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
Prospero Spínola † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - 1664 Died)
Giovanni Battista Spínola † (22 Apr 1665 Appointed - 13 Sep 1694 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (7 Feb 1695 Appointed - Aug 1709 Died)
Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (10 Mar 1710 Appointed - 21 Dec 1727 Died)
Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (21 Dec 1727 Succeeded - 21 Apr 1757 Died)
Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (22 May 1757 Appointed - 24 Feb 1791 Died)
Francesco Maria Gentile † (10 Oct 1791 Appointed - 17 Sep 1795 Resigned)
Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (22 Sep 1795 Appointed - 24 Sep 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Savona)
Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (24 Sep 1804 Appointed - 13 May 1819 Died)
Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (2 Oct 1820 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1836 Resigned)
Francesco Agnini † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1853 Died)
Giuseppe Rosati † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 5 Sep 1881 Died)
Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (18 Nov 1881 Appointed - 29 Jan 1899 Died)
Giovanni Carli † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 5 Jan 1921 Died)
Bernardo Pizzorno † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 6 Aug 1926 Died)
Giovanni Costantini † (8 Feb 1929 Appointed - 26 Jul 1943 Resigned)
Giuseppe Stella † (7 Sep 1945 Appointed - 3 Sep 1975 Retired)
Siro Silvestri † (3 Sep 1975 Appointed - 7 Dec 1989 Retired)
Giulio Sanguineti (7 Dec 1989 Appointed - 19 Dec 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
Bassano Staffieri (10 Jul 1999 Appointed - 6 Dec 2007 Retired)
Francesco Moraglia (6 Dec 2007 Appointed - 31 Jan 2012 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
Luigi Ernesto Palletti (20 Oct 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Luni
465	Erected		Diocese of Luni (erected)
Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
21 July 1465	United	Diocese of Luni Diocese of Sarzana	Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
25 November 1820	United	Diocese of Brugnato Diocese of Luni e Sarzana	Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
12 January 1929	Name Changed	Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
4 August 1975	Name Changed	Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

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 Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato

1950 243,200 245,266 99.2% 216 83 299 813 122 492 150 ap1951

1970 243,825 247,667 98.4% 223 82 305 799 95 420 189 ap1971

Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato

1980 245,600 249,600 98.4% 184 99 283 867 119 404 192 ap1981

Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

1990 227,875 232,176 98.1% 155 47 202 1,128 9 54 325 188 ap1991

1999 221,318 223,668 98.9% 129 48 177 1,250 21 50 229 188 ap2000

2000 221,118 223,565 98.9% 126 45 171 1,293 24 45 230 186 ap2001

2001 220,942 223,638 98.8% 124 43 167 1,323 24 43 229 186 ap2002

2002 218,889 221,274 98.9% 119 45 164 1,334 24 47 195 186 ap2003

2003 212,726 215,137 98.9% 117 48 165 1,289 23 50 191 186 ap2004

2004 213,451 215,935 98.8% 111 48 159 1,342 23 49 187 186 ap2005

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 Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
1950	243,200	245,266	99.2%	216	83	299	813		122	492	150	ap1951
1970	243,825	247,667	98.4%	223	82	305	799		95	420	189	ap1971
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
1980	245,600	249,600	98.4%	184	99	283	867		119	404	192	ap1981
Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
1990	227,875	232,176	98.1%	155	47	202	1,128	9	54	325	188	ap1991
1999	221,318	223,668	98.9%	129	48	177	1,250	21	50	229	188	ap2000
2000	221,118	223,565	98.9%	126	45	171	1,293	24	45	230	186	ap2001
2001	220,942	223,638	98.8%	124	43	167	1,323	24	43	229	186	ap2002
2002	218,889	221,274	98.9%	119	45	164	1,334	24	47	195	186	ap2003
2003	212,726	215,137	98.9%	117	48	165	1,289	23	50	191	186	ap2004
2004	213,451	215,935	98.8%	111	48	159	1,342	23	49	187	186	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francesco Agnini † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 8 Mar 1853)
Silvestro Benedetti † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1497 to 1537)
Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 17 Apr 1590)
Giovanni Carli † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 5 Jan 1921)
Giovanni Costantini † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1929 to 26 Jul 1943)
Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Jul 1726; Bishop: 21 Dec 1727 to 21 Apr 1757)
Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † (Administrator: 1446)
Francesco Maria Gentile † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1791 to 17 Sep 1795)
Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1565 to 17 Mar 1572)
Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (Bishop: 22 May 1757 to 24 Feb 1791)
Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1795 to 24 Sep 1804)
Luigi Maverna † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1965 to 9 Sep 1971)
Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1695 to Aug 1709)
Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 13 May 1819)
Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1561 to 5 Sep 1565)
Bernardo Pizzorno † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 6 Aug 1926)
Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1537 to 1561)
Giuseppe Rosati † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 5 Sep 1881)
Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 29 Jan 1899)
Giovanni Battista Salvago † (Bishop: 14 May 1590 to 24 Jan 1632)
Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 26 Apr 1836)
Siro Silvestri † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1975 to 7 Dec 1989)
Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1710 to 21 Dec 1727)
Giovanni Battista Spínola † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1665 to 13 Sep 1694)
Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Apr 1632 to 1 Dec 1636)
Prospero Spínola † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 to 1664)
Giuseppe Stella † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1943; Bishop: 7 Sep 1945 to 3 Sep 1975)

Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

Dioecesis Spediensis-Sarzanensis-Brugnatensis