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Rodolfo de’ Piatesi † ( 1303 Appointed - 1318 Died)Lodin † ( 1309 Appointed - 1316 Died)Tommaso Bettino de’ Piatesi † (24 Sep 1318 Appointed - )Giovanni † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 15 Jul 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania )Aimerico d’Autun † (2 Mar 1349 Appointed - 20 Jan 1351 Appointed, Bishop of Bosa )Bartolomeo da Sanzetto , O.F.M. † (20 May 1351 Appointed - )Artaud de M�lan † (14 Jul 1372 Appointed - May 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Grasse )Paolo da San Rufello † (16 Jul 1379 Appointed - 1384 Died)Simone Pagani † ( 1384 Appointed - 13 Jan 1391 Died)Scarpetta Ordelaffi † (1 Mar 1391 Appointed - 1 Oct 1401 Died)Giovanni Numai † (21 Nov 1402 Appointed - 10 Oct 1411 Died)Matteo Ghiri (Fiorilli) † (26 Jul 1412 Appointed - 1413 Appointed, Bishop of Urbino )Alberto Buoncristiani , O.S.M. † (5 Apr 1413 Appointed - 27 Apr 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio )Giovanni Strada † (Apr 1414 Appointed - 1427 Died)Giovanni Caffarelli † (28 Apr 1427 Appointed - 18 Feb 1437 Appointed, Bishop of Ancona e Numana )Luigi Pirano † (18 Feb 1437 Appointed - 1446 Resigned)Mariano Farinata † (4 Nov 1446 Appointed - 27 Oct 1449 Appointed, Bishop of Sarsina )Daniele di Arluno , C.R.S.A. † (27 Oct 1449 Appointed - 1463 Died)Giacomo Paladini † (18 Sep 1463 Appointed - 1470 Died)Alessandro Numai † (9 May 1470 Appointed - Aug 1485 Died)Tommaso Asti † (3 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1512 Died)Pietro Griffo † (31 Oct 1512 Appointed - 1516 Died)Bernardo de’ Medici † (15 Nov 1516 Appointed - 1519 Died)Leonardo de’ Medici † (14 Mar 1519 Appointed - 1526 Resigned)Niccol� Ridolfi † (16 Apr 1526 Appointed - 7 Aug 1528 Resigned)Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (7 Aug 1528 Appointed - 23 Oct 1551 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio )Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (23 Oct 1551 Appointed - 1563 Resigned)Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † (30 Jan 1563 Appointed - 11 Aug 1578 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino )Marcantonio del Giglio † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 21 Aug 1580 Died)Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (5 Sep 1580 Appointed - 1586 Resigned)Fulvio Teofili † (7 Jan 1587 Appointed - 1594 Died)Alessandro de Franceschi , O.P. † (4 May 1594 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)Corrado Tartarini † (18 Sep 1599 Appointed - 13 Feb 1602 Died)Cesare Bartorelli † (20 Nov 1602 Appointed - 9 Jan 1635 Died)Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 1665 Resigned)Claudio Ciccolini † (7 Jun 1666 Appointed - 29 Apr 1688 Died)Giovanni Rasponi † (28 Feb 1689 Appointed - 31 Aug 1714 Died)Tommaso Torelli † (19 Nov 1714 Appointed - 24 Apr 1760 Died)Francesco Piazza † (15 Dec 1760 Appointed - 12 Feb 1769 Died)Nicola Bizarri † (20 Nov 1769 Appointed - 13 Jul 1776 Resigned)Giuseppe de Vignoli † (15 Jul 1776 Appointed - 2 Apr 1782 Died)Mercuriale (Bartolomeo) Prati , O.S.B. † (25 Jun 1784 Appointed - 20 Oct 1806 Died)Andrea Bratti † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 11 Nov 1835 Died)Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba , B. † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Archbishop of Camerino )Gaetano Carletti † (21 Apr 1845 Appointed - 28 Sep 1849 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti )Antonio Magrini † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 29 Sep 1852 Died)Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci , O.S.B. † (7 Mar 1853 Appointed - 21 Dec 1857 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Athenae )Pietro Paolo Trucchi , C.M. † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 21 Jan 1887 Died)Domenico Svampa † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna )Raimondo Jaffei † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 22 Aug 1932 Died)Giuseppe Rolla † (25 Nov 1932 Appointed - 2 Aug 1950 Died)Paolo Babini † (21 Oct 1950 Appointed - 9 Jun 1976 Retired)Giovanni Proni † (9 Jun 1976 Succeeded - 9 Apr 1988 Retired)Vincenzo Zarri (9 Apr 1988 Appointed - 12 Nov 2005 Retired)Lino Pizzi (12 Nov 2005 Appointed - 23 Jan 2018 Retired)Livio Corazza (23 Jan 2018 Appointed - )
Date
Event
From
To
Diocese of Forli
2nd Century Erected
Diocese of Forli (erected)
22 February 1910 Territory Added
Diocese of Forli (S. Honorati island)
7 October 1972 Territory Added
Diocese of Modigliana (Portico e San Benedetto in Alpe, Rocca San Casciano, Dovadola, Castrocaro Terme, and Terra del Sole along with Premilcuore-Fantella)
Diocese of Forli
7 October 1972 Territory Added
Diocese of Modigliana (Santa Maria in Cuzzano and San Biagio in Sartiirano (in Tredozio), San Pietro in Sentano, part of Santa Maria in Limisano (in Modigliana))
Diocese of Forli
7 October 1975 Territory Added
Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro) (Goleata and Santa Sofia along with parts of Bagno di Romagna)
Diocese of Forli
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
30 September 1986 United
Diocese of Bertinoro Diocese of Forli
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
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 Forli
1886
50,650
.0%
134
0
59
OTC
1950
80,115
80,350
99.7%
103
26
129
621
55
293
62
ap1951
1970
121,666
122,022
99.7%
92
31
123
989
39
320
67
ap1971
1980
143,700
144,500
99.4%
128
25
153
939
32
317
140
ap1981
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
1990
171,812
173,374
99.1%
165
30
195
881
41
307
127
ap1991
1999
169,369
171,603
98.7%
141
30
171
990
5
36
222
128
ap2000
2000
168,282
170,645
98.6%
136
26
162
1,038
5
32
217
128
ap2001
2001
170,035
172,570
98.5%
135
29
164
1,036
6
34
224
128
ap2002
2002
171,357
174,134
98.4%
134
28
162
1,057
6
34
217
128
ap2003
2003
172,829
175,779
98.3%
126
30
156
1,107
8
34
209
128
ap2004
2004
171,142
175,769
97.4%
122
28
150
1,140
8
33
202
128
ap2005
2006
169,700
177,425
95.6%
119
27
146
1,162
8
30
205
128
ap2007
2013
177,000
188,500
93.9%
106
26
132
1,340
9
31
169
128
ap2014
2016
178,000
189,400
94.0%
93
19
112
1,589
11
24
151
128
ap2017
2019
176,200
188,200
93.6%
92
16
108
1,631
12
20
132
128
ap2020
2021
175,700
187,700
93.6%
90
14
104
1,689
14
17
130
128
ap2022
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Fabritius Aurelius de Agostini †Stefano Agostini †Simone Paolo Aleotti †Simon� Aleotti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jun 1560 to 20 Aug 1562 )Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1551 to 1563 )Luigi Amaducci † (Priest: 5 Apr 1947 to 28 May 1977 )Daniele di Arluno , C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1449 to 1463 )Tommaso Asti † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1485 to 1512 )Aimerico d’Autun † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1349 to 20 Jan 1351 )Paolo Babini † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1950 to 9 Jun 1976 )Pietro Balducci , C.M. †Cesare Bartorelli † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1602 to 9 Jan 1635 )Tommaso Bettino de’ Piatesi † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1318 )Nicola Bizarri † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 13 Jul 1776 )Giuseppe Bofondi †Mario Bondini †Andrea Bratti † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 11 Nov 1835 )Alberto Buoncristiani , O.S.M. † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1413 to 27 Apr 1418 )Giovanni Caffarelli † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1427 to 18 Feb 1437 )Gaetano Carletti † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1845 to 28 Sep 1849 )Francesco Castellini †Claudio Ciccolini † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1666 to 29 Apr 1688 )Francesco Maria Colombani †Marcantonio del Giglio † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1578 to 21 Aug 1580 )Bernardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1516 to 1519 )Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1528 to 23 Oct 1551 )Leonardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1519 to 1526 )Giuseppe Fabiani † (Priest: 30 Sep 1986 to 19 Jul 1989 )Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1853 to 21 Dec 1857 )Mariano Farinata † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1446 to 27 Oct 1449 )Alessandro de Franceschi , O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1594 to 1599 )Guglielmo Gaddi †Pietro Gaddi †Matteo Ghiri (Fiorilli) † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1412 to 1413 )Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1563 to 11 Aug 1578 )Pietro Griffo † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1512 to 1516 )Raimondo Jaffei † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 22 Aug 1932 )Antonio Magrini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 29 Sep 1852 )Paolo Mangelli Orsi †Ignazio Masotti †Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1580 to 1586 )Artaud de M�lan † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1372 to May 1378 )Ludovico Merlini †Bernardo de Mesa , O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jun 1508 to 10 Sep 1515 )Giovanni Battista de Misnis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Nov 1504 )Sigismund Miutini von Spilenberg †Stefano Nardini †Alessandro Numai † (Bishop: 9 May 1470 to Aug 1485 )Cristoforo Numai , O.F.M. Obs. †Giovanni Numai † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1402 to 10 Oct 1411 )Scarpetta Ordelaffi † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1391 to 1 Oct 1401 )Guido Orselli †Giovanni Battista Orsi , C.O. †Simone Pagani † (Bishop: 1384 to 13 Jan 1391 )Giacomo Paladini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1463 to 1470 )Camillo Paolucci (Merlini) †Fabrizio Paolucci †Fabrizio Paolucci †Francesco Paolucci †Rodolfo de’ Piatesi † (Bishop: 1303 to 1318 )Camillo Piazza †Francesco Piazza † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 12 Feb 1769 )Giulio Piazza †Luigi Pirano † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1437 to 1446 )Mercuriale (Bartolomeo) Prati , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 20 Oct 1806 )Giovanni Proni † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1970 ; Bishop: 9 Jun 1976 to 9 Apr 1988 )Giovanni Rasponi † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1689 to 31 Aug 1714 )Niccol� Ridolfi † (Administrator: 16 Apr 1526 to 7 Aug 1528 )Giuseppe Rolla † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1932 to 2 Aug 1950 )Paolo da San Rufello † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1379 to 1384 )Bartolomeo da Sanzetto , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 May 1351 )Vincenzo Scozzoli †Giovanni Strada † (Bishop: Apr 1414 to 1427 )Domenico Svampa † (Bishop: 23 May 1887 to 21 May 1894 )Corrado Tartarini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1599 to 13 Feb 1602 )Fulvio Teofili † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1587 to 1594 )Luigi Tesorieri †Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 May 1635 to 1665 )Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba , B. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 21 Apr 1845 )Cosimo Torelli †Tommaso Torelli † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1714 to 24 Apr 1760 )Pietro Paolo Trucchi , C.M. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 21 Jan 1887 )Antonio Valbonesi †Luigi Vannini de Theodoli , C.R.L. †Giuseppe de Vignoli † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 2 Apr 1782 )Giovanni † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 15 Jul 1348 )Lodin † (Bishop: 1309 to 1316 )
Diocese of Forli
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 253
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 155
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 198
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 189
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 204
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 218
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 697, to Page 698
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 108
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 786, and Page 787
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 678, to Page 680
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 713, to Page 715
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