Diocese of Montalcino

Historical Details

• Diocese of Montalcino
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 August 1462
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Giovanni Chinugi † (7 Oct 1462 Appointed - 30 Sep 1470 Died)
• Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini † (26 Oct 1470 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Agostino Patrizi de Piccolomini † (19 Jan 1484 Appointed - 1495 Died)
• Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini † (31 Oct 1495 Appointed - Mar 1498 Resigned)
• Girolamo Piccolomini † (14 Mar 1498 Appointed - 1510 Resigned)
• Girolamo Piccolomini † (9 Dec 1510 Appointed - 20 Nov 1528 Resigned)
• Alessandro Piccolomini † (20 Nov 1528 Appointed - 1554 Resigned)
• Francesco Maria Piccolomini † (20 Apr 1554 Appointed - 1599 Died)
• Camillo Borghese † (7 Jan 1600 Appointed - 24 Jan 1607 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
• Mario Cossa † (2 Apr 1607 Appointed - 1618 Died)
• Ippolito Borghese, O.S.B. † (26 Mar 1618 Appointed - 1 Sep 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Pienza)
• Scipione Tancredi † (2 Mar 1637 Appointed - 13 Apr 1641 Died)
• Alessandro Sergardi † (21 Oct 1641 Appointed - Apr 1649 Died)
• Antonio Bichi † (11 Dec 1652 Appointed - 6 Mar 1656 Appointed, Bishop of Osimo)
• Lorenzo Martinozzi, O.S.B. † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - Aug 1663 Died)
• Fabbro de Vecchi † (14 Jan 1664 Appointed - 1688 Resigned)
• Romualdo Tancredi, O.S.B. † (9 Aug 1688 Appointed - 1694 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Borgognini † (28 Nov 1695 Appointed - Nov 1726 Died)
• Bernardino Ciani, O.S.A. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 9 Aug 1767 Died)
• Domenico Andrea Vegni † (14 Dec 1767 Appointed - 8 Nov 1773 Died)
• Giuseppe Bernardino Pecci, O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1774 Appointed - 1809 Died)
• Giacinto Pippi † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 12 Jul 1824 Appointed, Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza)
• Giovanni Bindi Sergardi † (20 Dec 1824 Appointed - 18 Nov 1843 Died)
• Paolo Giovanni Bertolozzi † (7 Jan 1850 Appointed - 27 Jan 1867 Died)
• Raffaele Pucci-Sisti † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 30 May 1879 Died)
• Donnino Donnini † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 14 Dec 1891 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
• Amilcare Tonietti † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 25 Sep 1899 Resigned)
• Iader Bertini † (18 Sep 1899 Appointed - 27 Sep 1908 Died)
• Alfredo del Tomba † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 10 Jul 1937 Resigned)
• Ireneo Enrico Chelucci † (22 Jul 1938 Appointed - 8 Jun 1970 Died)
• Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † (19 Jan 1978 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino)

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	39,980	40,000	100.0%	41	4	45	888		5	45	37	ap1951
1969	25,764	25,787	99.9%		5	5	5,152		5	66	30	ap1971
1980	24,581	24,735	99.4%	33	5	38	646		8	37	39	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

• Iader Bertini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1899 to 27 Sep 1908)
• Paolo Giovanni Bertolozzi † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1850 to 27 Jan 1867)
• Antonio Bichi † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1652 to 6 Mar 1656)
• Giovanni Bindi Sergardi † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 18 Nov 1843)
• Camillo Borghese † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1600 to 24 Jan 1607)
• Ippolito Borghese, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1618 to 1 Sep 1636)
• Giuseppe Maria Borgognini † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1695 to Nov 1726)
• Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1978 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Fernando Charrier † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Sep 1984 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Ireneo Enrico Chelucci † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1938 to 8 Jun 1970)
• Giovanni Chinugi † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1462 to 30 Sep 1470)
• Bernardino Ciani, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 9 Aug 1767)
• Mario Cossa † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1607 to 1618)
• Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1470 to 1482)
• Alfredo del Tomba † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 10 Jul 1937)
• Donnino Donnini † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 14 Dec 1891)
• Lorenzo Martinozzi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to Aug 1663)
• Agostino Patrizi de Piccolomini † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1484 to 1495)
• Giuseppe Bernardino Pecci, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1774 to 1809)
• Alessandro Piccolomini † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1528 to 1554)
• Francesco Maria Piccolomini † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1554 to 1599)
• Girolamo Piccolomini † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1498 to 1510)
• Girolamo Piccolomini † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1510 to 20 Nov 1528)
• Giacinto Pippi † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 12 Jul 1824)
• Raffaele Pucci-Sisti † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 30 May 1879)
• Alessandro Sergardi † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1641 to Apr 1649)
• Romualdo Tancredi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1688 to 1694)
• Scipione Tancredi † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1637 to 13 Apr 1641)
• Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini † (Administrator: 31 Oct 1495 to Mar 1498)
• Amilcare Tonietti † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 25 Sep 1899)
• Fabbro de Vecchi † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1664 to 1688)
• Domenico Andrea Vegni † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1767 to 8 Nov 1773)