Diocese of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 4 August 1923
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 656 (253 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Bobbio
  • Latin Name: Bobiensis
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• St. Alberto Avogadro † ( 1184 Appointed - 9 Jan 1185 Appointed, Bishop of Vercelli)
• Ottone Ghilini † ( 1185 Appointed - 18 Nov 1203 Confirmed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Oberto Rocca, C.R.S.A. † ( 1203 Appointed - 1233 Died)
• Alberto Landi (de Andito) † ( 1244 Appointed - 1273 Resigned)
• Giovanni Gobbi, C.R.S.A. † (18 Jan 1274 Appointed - 1296 Died)
• Pietro Rubiani, O.P. † ( 1296 Appointed - 1326 Died)
• Giordano Montecucco, O.P. † (24 Oct 1326 Appointed - 1339 Died)
• Carlo Calvi † ( 1339 Appointed - 1362 Died)
• Roberto Lanfranchi, O.E.S.A. † (6 Apr 1362 Appointed - 1395 Died)
• Uberto Torano † (10 Jan 1396 Appointed - 1404 Died)
• Alessio di Siregno, O.F.M. † (26 Sep 1405 Appointed - 20 Aug 1409 Appointed, Bishop of Gap)
• Lancellotto Fontana, O.F.M. † (20 Aug 1409 Appointed - 1419 Died)
• Daniele Pagani † (21 Aug 1419 Appointed - 1447 Died)
• Marliano Baccarini † (6 Sep 1447 Appointed - 1463 Died)
• Vasino Stephani, O.P. † (31 Oct 1465 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Giovanni de Mondaviis † (20 Apr 1472 Appointed - 15 Sep 1482 Died)
• Lucchino Trotti † (7 Oct 1482 Appointed - 1494 Died)
• Bernardino Ilcino, O.S.A. † (25 May 1495 Appointed - 1500 Died)
• Juan Bautista Bagaroto † (8 Apr 1500 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (26 Sep 1522 Appointed - 27 May 1524 Resigned)
• Ambrogio Trivulzio † (27 May 1524 Appointed - 1546 Died)
• Borso Merli † (15 Nov 1546 Appointed - 1560 Resigned)
• Sebastiano Donato † (29 Nov 1560 Appointed - 1561 Died)
• Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni † (9 Jan 1562 Appointed - 14 Nov 1568 Died)
• Eugenio Camuzzi † (19 Nov 1568 Appointed - 8 May 1602 Died)
• Camillo Olario (Aulari, Ozario) † (26 Aug 1602 Appointed - 11 Jan 1607 Died)
• Marcantonio Bellini † (12 Feb 1607 Appointed - 10 Aug 1618 Died)
• Francesco Maria Abbiati, C.R.L. † (3 Dec 1618 Appointed - 5 Aug 1650 Died)
• Alessandro Porro, C.R. † (5 Dec 1650 Appointed - 15 Sep 1660 Died)
• Bartolomeo Capra † (8 Aug 1661 Appointed - Jul 1693 Died)
• Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist. † (22 Dec 1693 Appointed - 27 Jan 1698 Appointed, Bishop of Saluzzo)
• Ambrogio Croce, O.S.B. † (15 Sep 1698 Appointed - 20 Apr 1713 Died)
• Carlo Francesco Gallarini † (17 Jan 1714 Appointed - 9 Sep 1716 Died)
• Idelfonso Manara, B. † (7 Dec 1716 Appointed - 21 Mar 1726 Died)
• Carlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm. † (3 Jun 1726 Appointed - 17 Jan 1737 Died)
• Giuseppe Luigi de Andujar, O.P. † (6 May 1737 Appointed - 11 Mar 1743 Appointed, Bishop of Tortona)
• Bernardino Campi † (11 Mar 1743 Appointed - Mar 1746 Died)
• Gaspare Lancillotti-Birago † (14 Jun 1746 Appointed - Nov 1765 Died)
• Ludovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. † (27 Jan 1766 Appointed - 28 Jul 1780 Died)
• Carlo Nicola Maria Fabi Borsella, O.E.S.A. † (17 Sep 1781 Appointed - 16 Mar 1803 Died)
• Isaia Volpe (Volpi), O.F.M. Cap. † (25 May 1818 Appointed - 23 Sep 1830 Died)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Antonio Cavalleri, O.F.M. Cap. † (2 Jul 1832 Appointed - 8 Aug 1836 Died)
• St. Antonio Maria Gianelli † (12 Feb 1838 Confirmed - 7 Jun 1846 Died)
• Pier Giuseppe Vaggi, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Sep 1849 Confirmed - 22 Nov 1869 Died)
• Enrico Gajo, O.F.M. Cap. † (29 Jul 1872 Appointed - 31 Jan 1880 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Porrati † (20 Aug 1880 Appointed - 24 Feb 1902 Died)
• Pasquale Morganti, O.Ss.C.A. † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 14 Nov 1904 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
• Carlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 14 Jul 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
• Luigi Maria Marelli † (16 Dec 1907 Appointed - 22 Jan 1915 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
• Pietro Calchi Novati † (21 Dec 1914 Appointed - 8 Jul 1927 Appointed, Bishop of Lodi)
• Matteo Pellegrino † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 23 Feb 1936 Died)
• Bernardo Bertoglio † (15 Feb 1937 Appointed - 13 Oct 1953 Died)
• Pietro Zuccarino † (29 Nov 1953 Appointed - 24 Aug 1973 Died)

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 Bobbio
1821		27,321	.0%									OTC
1835											47	OTC
1886		31,611	.0%			69	0				59	OTC
Diocese of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano)
1950	30,000	30,000	100.0%	85		85	352			35	62	ap1951
1958	32,000	32,000	100.0%	98		98	326			31	70	ap1960
1969	23,890	23,890	100.0%	80		80	298			27	59	ap1971
1980	17,300	17,800	97.2%	71		71	243			27	71	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Piero Marini (Priest: 27 Jun 1965 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Maria Abbiati, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1618 to 5 Aug 1650)
• Giuseppe Luigi de Andujar, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 May 1737 to 11 Mar 1743)
• St. Alberto Avogadro † (Bishop: 1184 to 9 Jan 1185)
• Marliano Baccarini † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1447 to 1463)
• Juan Bautista Bagaroto † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1500 to 1519)
• Giacomo Barabino † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 May 1974 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Marcantonio Bellini † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1607 to 10 Aug 1618)
• Bernardo Bertoglio † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1937 to 13 Oct 1953)
• Giovanni Battista Brugnatelli †
• Pietro Calchi Novati † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1914 to 8 Jul 1927)
• Carlo Calvi † (Bishop: 1339 to 1362)
• Bernardino Campi † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1743 to Mar 1746)
• Eugenio Camuzzi † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1568 to 8 May 1602)
• Bartolomeo Capra † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1661 to Jul 1693)
• Carlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 14 Jul 1906)
• Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1562 to 14 Nov 1568)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Antonio Cavalleri, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 8 Aug 1836)
• Carlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1726 to 17 Jan 1737)
• Ambrogio Croce, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1698 to 20 Apr 1713)
• Sebastiano Donato † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1560 to 1561)
• Carlo Nicola Maria Fabi Borsella, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1781 to 16 Mar 1803)
• Lancellotto Fontana, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1409 to 1419)
• Enrico Gajo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1872 to 31 Jan 1880)
• Carlo Francesco Gallarini † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1714 to 9 Sep 1716)
• Ottone Ghilini † (Bishop: 1185 to 18 Nov 1203)
• St. Antonio Maria Gianelli † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to 7 Jun 1846)
• Giovanni Gobbi, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1274 to 1296)
• Bernardino Ilcino, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 25 May 1495 to 1500)
• Gaspare Lancillotti-Birago † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1746 to Nov 1765)
• Alberto Landi (de Andito) † (Bishop: 1244 to 1273)
• Roberto Lanfranchi, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1362 to 1395)
• Idelfonso Manara, B. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1716 to 21 Mar 1726)
• Luigi Maria Marelli † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1907 to 22 Jan 1915)
• Giovanni Mariani † (Priest: 21 Mar 1942 to 16 Oct 1967)
• Antonio Mazza † (Priest: 30 May 1942 to 9 May 1973)
• Borso Merli † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1546 to 1560)
• Giovanni de Mondaviis † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1472 to 15 Sep 1482)
• Giordano Montecucco, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1326 to 1339)
• Pasquale Morganti, O.Ss.C.A. † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 14 Nov 1904)
• Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1693 to 27 Jan 1698)
• Camillo Olario (Aulari, Ozario) † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1602 to 11 Jan 1607)
• Daniele Pagani † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1419 to 1447)
• Matteo Pellegrino † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 23 Feb 1936)
• Giovanni Battista Porrati † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1880 to 24 Feb 1902)
• Alessandro Porro, C.R. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1650 to 15 Sep 1660)
• Oberto Rocca, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 1203 to 1233)
• Pietro Rubiani, O.P. † (Bishop: 1296 to 1326)
• Alessio di Siregno, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1405 to 20 Aug 1409)
• Giuseppe Siri † (Apostolic Administrator: 7 Mar 1974 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Vasino Stephani, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1465 to 1472)
• Ludovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1766 to 28 Jul 1780)
• Uberto Torano † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1396 to 1404)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 26 Sep 1522 to 27 May 1524)
• Ambrogio Trivulzio † (Bishop: 27 May 1524 to 1546)
• Lucchino Trotti † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1482 to 1494)
• Pier Giuseppe Vaggi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1849 to 22 Nov 1869)
• Isaia Volpe (Volpi), O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 23 Sep 1830)
• Angelo Zambarbieri † (Priest: 10 Jun 1934 to 12 Mar 1959)
• Giuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1941 to 2 Feb 1943)
• Pietro Zuccarino † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jan 1951; Bishop: 29 Nov 1953 to 24 Aug 1973)

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