Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo

Historical Details

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jean Battista de Judicibus † (22 Apr 1471 Appointed - 26 Apr 1482 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Antonio Pallavicini Gentili † (15 Jun 1484 Appointed - 5 Mar 1487 Resigned)
• Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1511 Resigned)
• Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (27 Jul 1519 Appointed - 8 Aug 1519 Resigned)
• 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 † ( 1573 Appointed - 1600 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 - 17 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 Mascardi, B. † (7 Apr 1710 Appointed - 9 Dec 1731 Died)
• Antonio Maria Bacigalupi † (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 - 2 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)
• 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 - )

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
Diocese of Ventimiglia
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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giacomo Barabino (Bishop: 7 Dec 1988 to 20 Mar 2004)
• Alberto Maria Careggio (Bishop: 20 Mar 2004 - )
• Antonio Guido Filipazzi (Priest: 10 Oct 1987 to 8 Jan 2011)
• Vittorio Lupi (Priest: 30 May 1964 to 30 Nov 2007)

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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)
• Antonio Maria Bacigalupi † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1732 to 15 Jul 1740)
• Lorenzo Giovanni Battista Biale † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 26 Jun 1877)
• Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 27 Jul 1519 to 8 Aug 1519)
• Domenico Maria Clavarini, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 2 Oct 1797)
• Girolamo Curlo † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1614 to 13 Nov 1616)
• Ambrogio Daffra † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 3 Aug 1932)
• Francesco Galbiati † (Bishop: 1573 to 1600)
• Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1623 to 10 Jan 1633)
• Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1633 to 17 Jan 1653)
• Angelo Luigi Gioviio, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1767 to 6 Apr 1774)
• Pier Maria Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 5 Oct 1765)
• Carlo Grimaldi † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1565 to 26 Nov 1572)
• Jean Battista de Judicibus † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1471 to 26 Apr 1482)
• Felice Levreri (Levrieri) † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 5 May 1824)
• Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1565 to 7 Sep 1565)
• Carlo Mascardi, B. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1710 to 9 Dec 1731)
• 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 Pallavicini Gentili † (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)
• Tommaso Reggio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Mar 1877; Bishop: 26 Jun 1877 to 11 Jul 1892)
• Agostino Rousset † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 3 Oct 1965)
• 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)
• Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1967 to 7 Dec 1988)
• Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1502 to 1511)
• Carlo Visconti † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1561 to 6 Jul 1565)