Piacenza-Bobbio (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Gianni Ambrosio, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 16 September 1989
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 3,716 (1,435 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=151
Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 33, 29100 Piacenza, Italia
Telephone: 0523.30.83.11
Fax: 0523.30.83.25

Historical Details

Diocese of Piacenza
- Latin Name: Placentinus
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Modena (e Nonantola)
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alessio di Siregno, O.F.M. † (27 Aug 1411 Appointed - )
Nicolò Amidano † (15 Jan 1448 Appointed - 19 Mar 1453 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
Giovanni Campesi † (23 Mar 1453 Appointed - 12 Apr 1474 Died)
Michele Marliani † (24 Sep 1475 Appointed - 12 Oct 1475 Died)
Sagramoro Sagramori † (21 Oct 1475 Appointed - 15 Jan 1476 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
Fabrizio Marliani † (15 Jan 1476 Appointed - 1508 Died)
Antonio Trivulzio † (31 Jul 1508 Appointed - 9 Jan 1509 Appointed, Bishop of Asti)
Vasino Malabayla † (19 Jan 1509 Appointed - 26 Sep 1519 Appointed, Bishop of Asti)
Scaramuccia Trivulzio † (26 Sep 1519 Appointed - 31 May 1525 Resigned)
Catalano Trivulzio † (31 May 1525 Appointed - 1559 Died)
Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (9 Aug 1559 Appointed - 1568 Resigned)
Bl. Paul Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. † (23 Jul 1568 Appointed - 19 Sep 1576 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Tommaso Gigli † (12 Nov 1576 Appointed - 1578 Died)
Filippo Sega † (3 Oct 1578 Appointed - 29 May 1596 Died)
Claudio Rangoni † (2 Dec 1596 Appointed - 13 Sep 1619 Died)
Giovanni Linati † (9 Oct 1619 Appointed - 3 Apr 1627 Died)
Alexandre Scappi † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 20 Jun 1650 Died)
Giuseppe Zandemaria † (9 Nov 1654 Appointed - 6 Apr 1681 Died)
Giorgio Barni † (17 May 1688 Appointed - 31 Aug 1731 Died)
Gherardo Zandemaria † (24 Dec 1731 Appointed - 5 Nov 1746 Died)
Pietro Cristiani † (10 Apr 1747 Appointed - 21 Oct 1765 Died)
Alessandro Pisani † (2 Jun 1766 Appointed - 14 Mar 1783 Died)
Gregorio Cerati, O.S.B. † (18 Jul 1783 Appointed - 17 Feb 1807 Died)
Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont † (3 Aug 1807 Appointed - 7 Apr 1817 Resigned)
Carlo Scribani Rossi † (28 Jul 1817 Appointed - 21 Oct 1823 Died)
Lodovico Loschi † (3 May 1824 Appointed - 14 Jun 1836 Died)
Aloisio San Vitale † (21 Nov 1836 Appointed - 25 Oct 1848 Died)
Antonio Ranza † (2 Apr 1849 Appointed - 20 Nov 1875 Died)
Bl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini † (28 Jan 1876 Appointed - 1 Jun 1905 Died)
Giovanni Maria Pellizzari † (12 Sep 1905 Appointed - 18 Sep 1920 Died)
Ersilio Menzani † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 30 Jun 1961 Died)
Umberto Malchiodi † (30 Jun 1961 Succeeded - 3 Oct 1969 Retired)
Enrico Manfredini † (4 Oct 1969 Appointed - 18 Mar 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
Antonio Mazza † (20 Aug 1983 Appointed - 1 Dec 1994 Retired)
Luciano Monari (23 Jun 1995 Appointed - 19 Jul 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
Gianni Ambrosio (22 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Piacenza
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Piacenza (erected)
Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
16 September 1989	United	Archdiocese of Genova-Bobbio Diocese of Piacenza	Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio

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 Piacenza

1950 348,000 350,000 99.4% 550 125 675 515 122 600 365 ap1951

1969 301,500 304,000 99.2% 480 116 596 505 198 944 332 ap1971

1980 292,000 294,000 99.3% 413 78 491 594 108 590 380 ap1981

Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio

1990 296,000 298,000 99.3% 411 67 478 619 19 94 586 428 ap1991

1999 287,000 289,000 99.3% 341 56 397 722 27 74 450 428 ap2000

2000 279,000 285,000 97.9% 342 54 396 704 30 69 448 428 ap2001

2001 279,000 285,000 97.9% 339 57 396 704 31 74 500 428 ap2002

2002 290,000 295,000 98.3% 329 57 386 751 33 69 399 428 ap2003

2003 290,000 297,000 97.6% 318 54 372 779 34 58 399 428 ap2004

2004 265,000 275,000 96.4% 323 51 374 708 34 55 365 428 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 Piacenza
1950	348,000	350,000	99.4%	550	125	675	515		122	600	365	ap1951
1969	301,500	304,000	99.2%	480	116	596	505		198	944	332	ap1971
1980	292,000	294,000	99.3%	413	78	491	594		108	590	380	ap1981
Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
1990	296,000	298,000	99.3%	411	67	478	619	19	94	586	428	ap1991
1999	287,000	289,000	99.3%	341	56	397	722	27	74	450	428	ap2000
2000	279,000	285,000	97.9%	342	54	396	704	30	69	448	428	ap2001
2001	279,000	285,000	97.9%	339	57	396	704	31	74	500	428	ap2002
2002	290,000	295,000	98.3%	329	57	386	751	33	69	399	428	ap2003
2003	290,000	297,000	97.6%	318	54	372	779	34	58	399	428	ap2004
2004	265,000	275,000	96.4%	323	51	374	708	34	55	365	428	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Gianni Ambrosio (Bishop: 22 Dec 2007 - )
Giorgio Corbellini (Priest: 10 Jul 1971 to 3 Jul 2009)
Luigi Ferrando (Priest: 1 May 1965 to 10 Apr 1996)
Antonio Lanfranchi (Priest: 4 Nov 1971 to 3 Dec 2003)
Luciano Monari (Bishop: 23 Jun 1995 to 19 Jul 2007)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Nicolò Amidano † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1448 to 19 Mar 1453)
Giorgio Barni † (Bishop: 17 May 1688 to 31 Aug 1731)
Bl. Paul Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 19 Sep 1576)
Giovanni Campesi † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1453 to 12 Apr 1474)
Agostino Casaroli † (Priest: 27 May 1937 to 4 Jul 1967)
Gregorio Cerati, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 17 Feb 1807)
Pietro Cristiani † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1747 to 21 Oct 1765)
Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1807 to 7 Apr 1817)
Ildephonsus García de Losada, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1672)
Paolo Ghizzoni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1961 to 1969)
Tommaso Gigli † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1576 to 1578)
Giovanni Linati † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1619 to 3 Apr 1627)
Lodovico Loschi † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 14 Jun 1836)
Vasino Malabayla † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1509 to 26 Sep 1519)
Umberto Malchiodi † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Feb 1946; Archbishop (Personal Title): 30 Jun 1961 to 3 Oct 1969)
Enrico Manfredini † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1969 to 18 Mar 1983)
Fabrizio Marliani † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1476 to 1508)
Michele Marliani † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1475 to 12 Oct 1475)
Carlo Martini † (Priest: 4 Oct 1936 to 5 Oct 1961)
Antonio Mazza † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1983 to 1 Dec 1994)
Ersilio Menzani † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1920; Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Nov 1945 to 30 Jun 1961)
Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Priest: 21 May 1933 to 30 Jul 1953)
Giovanni Maria Pellizzari † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1905 to 18 Sep 1920)
Alessandro Pisani † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1766 to 14 Mar 1783)
Luigi Poggi † (Priest: 28 Jul 1940 to 3 Apr 1965)
Claudio Rangoni † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1596 to 13 Sep 1619)
Antonio Ranza † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1849 to 20 Nov 1875)
Opilio Rossi † (Priest: 11 Mar 1933 to 21 Nov 1953)
Sagramoro Sagramori † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1475 to 15 Jan 1476)
Antonio Samorè † (Priest: 10 Jun 1928 to 30 Jan 1950)
Aloisio San Vitale † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1836 to 25 Oct 1848)
Bl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1876 to 1 Jun 1905)
Alexandre Scappi † (Bishop: 17 May 1627 to 20 Jun 1650)
Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Aug 1559 to 1568)
Carlo Scribani Rossi † (Priest: 28 Jul 1761; Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 21 Oct 1823)
Filippo Sega † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1578 to 29 May 1596)
Alessio di Siregno, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1411)
Antonio Trivulzio † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1508 to 9 Jan 1509)
Catalano Trivulzio † (Bishop: 31 May 1525 to 1559)
Scaramuccia Trivulzio † (Administrator: 26 Sep 1519 to 31 May 1525)
Gherardo Zandemaria † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1731 to 5 Nov 1746)
Giuseppe Zandemaria † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1654 to 6 Apr 1681)

Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio

Dioecesis Placentinus-Bobiensis