Ventimiglia-San Remo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Antonio Suetta, Bishop
Alberto Maria Careggio, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 3 July 1975
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 654 (252 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Liguria
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiventimiglia.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, c/o Villa Giovanna d'Arco, Via Carlo Pisacane 2, 18038 San Remo [Imperia], Italia
Telephone: 0184.50.57.57
Fax: 0184.50.57.53

Historical Details

Diocese of Ventimiglia
- Latin Name: Ventimiliensis
- Erected: 7th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Otto Lascaris † ( 1304 Appointed - 1319 Died)
Raymond , O.F.M. † (26 Nov 1320 Appointed - 6 Sep 1328 Appointed, Bishop of Vence)
Pietro Malocello, O.P. † (6 Sep 1328 Appointed - Jan 1345 Died)
Bonifacio de Villaco, O.S.A. † (31 Jan 1345 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Angelo da Reggio † (14 Aug 1348 Appointed - 19 Nov 1350 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Pino (Pietro) Gisio, O.P. † (22 Nov 1350 Appointed - 2 Nov 1352 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Ruffino Francesco † (5 Dec 1352 Appointed - )
Roberto de Cruseyo, O.P. † (16 May 1373 Appointed - 1381 Died)
Jacopo Fieschi † ( 1381 Appointed - 1382 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
Benedetto Boccanegra † (8 Oct 1382 Appointed - 1411 Died)
Pietro , O.F.M. † (27 Aug 1392 Appointed - 4 Sep 1409 Appointed, Bishop of Famagusta)
Tommaso Rivato † (29 Mar 1419 Appointed - 27 Jan 1422 Died)
Ottobono de Belloni † (18 Feb 1422 Appointed - 7 Feb 1452 Died)
Giacomo Feo de Saona † (15 Mar 1452 Appointed - 1467 Died)
Stefano de Robiis † (1 Jun 1467 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Giovanni Battista de Giudici, O.P. † (22 Apr 1471 Appointed - 26 Apr 1482 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Antonio Gentile Pallavicini † (15 Jun 1484 Appointed - 5 Mar 1487 Resigned)
Alesandro de Campo Fregoso † (5 Mar 1487 Appointed - 1502 Removed)
Domenico Vaccari (Vacchiero) † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1510 Resigned)
Alesandro de Campo Fregoso † ( 1511 Appointed - 1519 Resigned)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (27 Jul 1519 Appointed - 8 Aug 1519 Resigned)
Pietro de Usulmari † (8 Aug 1519 Appointed - 1554 Resigned)
Jean Baptiste de Mari † (18 May 1554 Appointed - 28 Nov 1561 Died)
Carlo Visconti † (5 Dec 1561 Appointed - 6 Jul 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Montefeltro)
Benedetto Lomellini † (6 Jul 1565 Appointed - 7 Sep 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana)
Carlo Grimaldi † (8 Dec 1565 Appointed - 26 Nov 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Albenga)
Francesco Galbiati † (9 Feb 1573 Appointed - 18 Dec 1600 Died)
Giulio Cesare Ricordato (Recordato) † ( 1600 Appointed - 1602 Died)
Stefano Spínola, C.R. † (15 Apr 1602 Appointed - 22 Dec 1613 Died)
Girolamo Curlo † (27 Aug 1614 Appointed - 13 Nov 1616 Died)
Nicolò Spínola, C.R. † (30 Jan 1617 Appointed - 23 Sep 1622 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo † (20 Mar 1623 Appointed - 10 Jan 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Alba (Pompea))
Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. † (20 Jun 1633 Appointed - 27 Jan 1653 Resigned)
Mauro Promontorio, O.S.B. † (22 Jun 1654 Appointed - 4 Jan 1685 Died)
Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (10 Sep 1685 Appointed - 7 Feb 1695 Appointed, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana)
Giovanni Stefano Pastori † (2 May 1695 Appointed - 29 May 1700 Died)
Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (6 Jun 1701 Appointed - 10 Mar 1710 Appointed, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana)
Carlo Maria Mascardi, B. † (7 Apr 1710 Appointed - 9 Dec 1731 Died)
Antonio Maria Bacigalupi, Sch. P. † (31 Mar 1732 Appointed - 15 Jul 1740 Died)
Pier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (17 Apr 1741 Appointed - 5 Oct 1765 Died)
Angelo Luigi Gioviio, O.S.B. † (28 Sep 1767 Appointed - 6 Apr 1774 Died)
Domenico Maria Clavarini, O.P. † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 1 Oct 1797 Died)
Paolo Girolamo Orengo, Sch. P. † (24 Sep 1804 Appointed - 30 May 1812 Died)
Felice Levreri (Levrieri) † (2 Oct 1820 Confirmed - 5 May 1824 Died)
Giovanni Battista de Albertis † (28 Feb 1831 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1836 Resigned)
Lorenzo Giovanni Battista Biale † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1877 Died)
Bl. Tommaso Reggio † (26 Jun 1877 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1892 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
Ambrogio Daffra † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 3 Aug 1932 Died)
Agostino Rousset † (27 Jan 1933 Appointed - 3 Oct 1965 Died)
Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † (8 Apr 1967 Appointed - 7 Dec 1988 Retired)
Giacomo Barabino † (7 Dec 1988 Appointed - 20 Mar 2004 Retired)
Alberto Maria Careggio (20 Mar 2004 Appointed - 25 Jan 2014 Retired)
Antonio Suetta (25 Jan 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ventimiglia
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ventimiglia (erected)
Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
3 July 1975	Name Changed	Diocese of Ventimiglia	Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo

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 Ventimiglia

1821 16,124 .0% OTC

1835 48 OTC

1886 74,357 .0% 240 0 53 OTC

1950 98,161 98,161 100.0% 142 50 192 511 150 743 88 ap1951

1970 175,500 178,000 98.6% 120 60 180 975 66 395 98 ap1971

Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo

1980 186,400 189,600 98.3% 111 55 166 1,122 59 628 101 ap1981

1990 175,300 180,400 97.2% 90 52 142 1,234 55 520 101 ap1991

1999 150,000 155,450 96.5% 83 52 135 1,111 55 440 99 ap2000

2000 150,000 155,450 96.5% 82 50 132 1,136 53 353 99 ap2001

2001 150,000 155,450 96.5% 77 55 132 1,136 58 350 99 ap2002

2002 150,000 155,450 96.5% 75 55 130 1,153 58 320 99 ap2003

2003 150,000 155,450 96.5% 75 55 130 1,153 58 320 99 ap2004

2004 150,000 155,450 96.5% 73 48 121 1,239 54 309 99 ap2005

2010 150,000 155,450 96.5% 65 39 104 1,442 8 45 250 99 ap2011

2014 152,400 158,000 96.5% 56 34 90 1,693 15 39 198 99 ap2015

2017 140,900 145,348 96.9% 65 35 100 1,409 15 38 119 99 ap2018

2020 140,500 144,900 97.0% 65 35 100 1,405 18 40 118 99 ap2021

2022 139,360 144,350 96.5% 68 29 97 1,436 22 37 104 100 ap2023

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 Ventimiglia
1821		16,124	.0%									OTC
1835											48	OTC
1886		74,357	.0%			240	0				53	OTC
1950	98,161	98,161	100.0%	142	50	192	511		150	743	88	ap1951
1970	175,500	178,000	98.6%	120	60	180	975		66	395	98	ap1971
Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
1980	186,400	189,600	98.3%	111	55	166	1,122		59	628	101	ap1981
1990	175,300	180,400	97.2%	90	52	142	1,234		55	520	101	ap1991
1999	150,000	155,450	96.5%	83	52	135	1,111		55	440	99	ap2000
2000	150,000	155,450	96.5%	82	50	132	1,136		53	353	99	ap2001
2001	150,000	155,450	96.5%	77	55	132	1,136		58	350	99	ap2002
2002	150,000	155,450	96.5%	75	55	130	1,153		58	320	99	ap2003
2003	150,000	155,450	96.5%	75	55	130	1,153		58	320	99	ap2004
2004	150,000	155,450	96.5%	73	48	121	1,239		54	309	99	ap2005
2010	150,000	155,450	96.5%	65	39	104	1,442	8	45	250	99	ap2011
2014	152,400	158,000	96.5%	56	34	90	1,693	15	39	198	99	ap2015
2017	140,900	145,348	96.9%	65	35	100	1,409	15	38	119	99	ap2018
2020	140,500	144,900	97.0%	65	35	100	1,405	18	40	118	99	ap2021
2022	139,360	144,350	96.5%	68	29	97	1,436	22	37	104	100	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alberto Ablondi † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 9 Aug 1966)
Giovanni Battista de Albertis † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 12 Nov 1836)
Nicolao Gaetano Aprosio, C.R. †
Antonio Maria Bacigalupi, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1732 to 15 Jul 1740)
Pietro Balestra, O.F.M. Conv. †
Giacomo Barabino † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1988 to 20 Mar 2004)
Ottobono de Belloni † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1422 to 7 Feb 1452)
Lorenzo Giovanni Battista Biale † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 26 Jun 1877)
Emilio Biancheri †
Lorenzo Biancheri, C.M. †
Benedetto Boccanegra † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1382 to 1411)
Alesandro de Campo Fregoso † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1487 to 1502)
Giovanni Carli †
Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 27 Jul 1519 to 8 Aug 1519)
Domenico Maria Clavarini, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 1 Oct 1797)
Raffaele Corradi, O.C.D. †
Roberto de Cruseyo, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 May 1373 to 1381)
Girolamo Curlo † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1614 to 13 Nov 1616)
Ambrogio Daffra † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 3 Aug 1932)
Francesco Emanuelli † (Priest: 16 Oct 1887 to 29 Aug 1910)
Giacomo Feo de Saona † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1452 to 1467)
Jacopo Fieschi † (Bishop: 1381 to 1382)
Ruffino Francesco † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1352)
Francesco Galbiati † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1573 to 18 Dec 1600)
Francesco Giuseppe Gandolfi †
Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1623 to 10 Jan 1633)
Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1633 to 27 Jan 1653)
Angelo Luigi Gioviio, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1767 to 6 Apr 1774)
Pino (Pietro) Gisio, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1350 to 2 Nov 1352)
Giovanni Battista de Giudici, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1471 to 26 Apr 1482)
Pier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 5 Oct 1765)
Carlo Grimaldi † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1565 to 26 Nov 1572)
Giuseppe Laigueglia † (Priest: 16 Jun 1946 to 3 Aug 1973)
Vincenzo Lanteri, C.O. †
Otto Lascaris † (Bishop: 1304 to 1319)
Felice Levreri (Levrieri) † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 5 May 1824)
Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1565 to 7 Sep 1565)
Pietro Malocello, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1328 to Jan 1345)
Jean Baptiste de Mari † (Bishop: 18 May 1554 to 28 Nov 1561)
Carlo Maria Mascardi, B. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1710 to 9 Dec 1731)
Pier Francesco Meglia †
Candido Domenico Moro, O.F.M. †
Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1685 to 7 Feb 1695)
Paolo Girolamo Orengo, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 30 May 1812)
Antonio Gentile Pallavicini † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1484 to 5 Mar 1487)
Giovanni Stefano Pastori † (Bishop: 2 May 1695 to 29 May 1700)
Mauro Promontorio, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1654 to 4 Jan 1685)
Angelo da Reggio † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1348 to 19 Nov 1350)
Bl. Tommaso Reggio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Mar 1877; Bishop: 26 Jun 1877 to 11 Jul 1892)
Giulio Cesare Ricordato (Recordato) † (Bishop: 1600 to 1602)
Tommaso Rivato † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1419 to 27 Jan 1422)
Stefano de Robiis † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1467 to 1471)
Agostino Rousset † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 3 Oct 1965)
Jacques Rusconi †
Stefano Scarella, P.I.M.E. †
Jean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †
Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1701 to 10 Mar 1710)
Nicolò Spínola, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1617 to 23 Sep 1622)
Stefano Spínola, C.R. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1602 to 22 Dec 1613)
Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Nov 1965 to 22 Feb 1967)
Pietro de Usulmari † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1519 to 1554)
Domenico Vaccari (Vacchiero) † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1502 to 1510)
Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1967 to 7 Dec 1988)
Bonifacio de Villaco, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1345 to 1348)
Carlo Visconti † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1561 to 6 Jul 1565)
Pietro , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1392 to 4 Sep 1409)
Raymond , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1320 to 6 Sep 1328)

Source(s)

Diocese of Ventimiglia
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 528
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 268
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 334
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 363
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 409
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 437
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 392
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 826, to Page 827
Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 677

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