Diocese of Fabriano

Historical Details

• Diocese of Fabriano
  • Latin Name: Fabrianensis
  • Erected: 15 November 1728
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Fabriano e Matelica
  • Latin Name: Fabrianensis et Mathelicensis
  • United: 8 July 1785
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 325 (125 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
  • Latin Name: Fabrianensis-Mathelicensis
  • Name Changed: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 681 (263 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Marche
  • Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Giovanni Paolo II 2, 60044 Fabriano [Ancona], Italia
  • Telephone: 0732.30.49

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cosma Torrelli † (15 Nov 1728 Appointed - 27 Aug 1736 Died)
• Ippolito de Rossi † (26 Sep 1736 Appointed - 17 Jan 1746 Appointed, Bishop of Senigallia)
• Francesco Vivani † (18 Apr 1746 Appointed - 30 Dec 1767 Died)
• Luigi Amici † (20 Jun 1768 Appointed - 8 Jul 1785 Resigned)
• Nicola Pietro Andrea Zoppetti, O.E.S.A. † (26 Sep 1785 Appointed - 12 Jul 1796 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Capelletti † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 26 Aug 1806 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
• Domenico Buttaoni † (26 Aug 1806 Appointed - 15 Aug 1822 Died)
• Pietro Balducci, C.M. † (27 Sep 1822 Appointed - 18 Jul 1837 Died)
• Francesco Faldi † (2 Oct 1837 Appointed - 18 Nov 1858 Resigned)
• Antonio Maria Valenziani † (23 Dec 1858 Appointed - 20 Feb 1876 Died)
• Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. Ref. † (3 Apr 1876 Appointed - 10 Feb 1883 Died)
• Macario Sorini † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 12 Jun 1893 Resigned)
• Aristide Golfieri † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 29 Nov 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)
• Luciano Gentilucci † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 14 Sep 1909 Died)
• Pietro Zanolini † (22 Feb 1910 Appointed - 8 Jul 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Lodi)
• Angelo Sinibaldi † (11 Feb 1914 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Andrea Cassulo † (15 Apr 1914 Appointed - 24 Jan 1921 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica)
• Luigi Ermini † (13 Jun 1921 Appointed - 16 May 1945 Died)
• Lucio Crescenzi † (10 Jul 1945 Appointed - 19 Feb 1960 Died)
• Macario Tinti † (17 May 1960 Appointed - 31 May 1978 Retired)
• Luigi Scuppa † (31 May 1978 Appointed - 26 Nov 2001 Died)
• Giancarlo Vecerrica (30 Dec 2002 Appointed - 18 Mar 2016 Retired)
• Stefano Russo (18 Mar 2016 Appointed - 27 Apr 2019 Resigned)
• Francesco Massara (27 Jun 2020 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 Fabriano e Matelica
1886		25,527	.0%			141	0				42	OTC
1950	28,000	28,000	100.0%	45	18	63	444		37	120	35	ap1951
1970	38,387	38,409	99.9%	98	39	137	280		48	144	46	ap1971
1980	38,800	39,200	99.0%	53	36	89	435	1	47	112	48	ap1981
Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
1990	51,300	51,622	99.4%	64	48	112	458		67	135	58	ap1991
1999	53,630	54,130	99.1%	55	26	81	662		34	97	58	ap2000
2000	53,730	54,830	98.0%	52	24	76	706		32	95	58	ap2001
2001	53,641	54,591	98.3%	51	28	79	679		32	94	58	ap2002
2002	53,900	54,900	98.2%	49	24	73	738		28	92	58	ap2003
2003	53,720	54,950	97.8%	47	23	70	767		27	91	58	ap2004
2004	53,000	54,188	97.8%	49	29	78	679		35	98	58	ap2005
2006	52,000	54,850	94.8%	45	27	72	722		33	94	58	ap2007
2013	52,550	56,000	93.8%	38	22	60	875	3	80	88	58	ap2014
2016	52,000	56,000	92.9%	35	21	56	928	6	77	86	58	ap2017
2019	51,100	53,226	96.0%	33	15	48	1,064	6	23	80	58	ap2020
2021	50,500	52,900	95.5%	37	15	52	971	6	23	75	58	ap2022
2023	50,500	52,500	96.2%	29	15	44	1,147	6	19	67	58	ap2024
Diocese of Fabriano

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

Affiliated People, Living

• Carlo Liberati (Priest: 29 Jul 1962 to 5 Nov 2003)
• Francesco Massara (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Jul 2019; Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Jun 2020; Bishop: 8 Sep 2020 - )
• Giovanni Mosciatti (Priest: 6 Dec 1986 to 31 May 2019)
• Stefano Russo (Bishop: 18 Mar 2016 to 27 Apr 2019; Apostolic Administrator: 27 Apr 2019 to 26 Jul 2019)
• Giancarlo Vecerrica (Bishop: 30 Dec 2002 to 18 Mar 2016)

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Luigi Amici † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1768 to 8 Jul 1785)
• Pietro Balducci, C.M. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1822 to 18 Jul 1837)
• Domenico Buttaoni † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1806 to 15 Aug 1822)
• Giovanni Francesco Capelletti † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1800 to 26 Aug 1806)
• Andrea Cassulo † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1914 to 24 Jan 1921)
• Lucio Crescenzi † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Jan 1945; Bishop: 10 Jul 1945 to 19 Feb 1960)
• Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †
• Luigi Ermini † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 16 May 1945)
• Francesco Faldi † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 18 Nov 1858)
• Luciano Gentilucci † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 14 Sep 1909)
• Aristide Golfieri † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 29 Nov 1895)
• Giuseppe Mazzoli †
• Ippolito de Rossi † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1736 to 17 Jan 1746)
• Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Apr 1876 to 10 Feb 1883)
• Luigi Scuppa † (Bishop: 31 May 1978 to 26 Nov 2001)
• Angelo Sinibaldi † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1914 - Did Not Take Effect to Mar 1914)
• Macario Sorini † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 12 Jun 1893)
• Macario Tinti † (Bishop: 17 May 1960 to 31 May 1978)
• Cosma Torrelli † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1728 to 27 Aug 1736)
• Antonio Maria Valenziani † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1858 to 20 Feb 1876)
• Francesco Vivani † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1746 to 30 Dec 1767)
• Pietro Zanolini † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1910 to 8 Jul 1913)
• Aurelio Zonghi † (Priest: 5 Mar 1855 to 11 Feb 1889)
• Giovanni Maria Zonghi †
• Nicola Pietro Andrea Zoppetti, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1785 to 12 Jul 1796)

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