La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
| Bishop(s) Luigi Ernesto Palletti, Bishop | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseName Changed: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 881 (340 Square Miles)Conference Region: Liguria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilaspezia.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 64, 19121 La Spezia, ItaliaTelephone: 0187.73.44.24Fax: 0187.73.21.87 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- Gualtiero † ( 1193 Appointed - 1212 Died)
- Marzucco Gaetani † ( 1213 Appointed - 1221 Died)
- Noradino † ( 1221 Appointed - 1224 Died)
- Buttafava † ( 1224 Appointed - 1228 Died)
- Guglielmo † ( 1228 Appointed - 1270 Died)
- Enrico da Fucecchio † (3 Apr 1273 Appointed - 1297 Resigned)
- Antonio Camilla † ( 1297 Appointed - 1309 Died)
- Gherardino Malaspina † (9 May 1312 Appointed - 1320 Died)
- Bernab� Malaspina † (20 Aug 1320 Appointed - 1338 Died)
- Antonio Fieschi † (4 Nov 1338 Appointed - 1343 Died)
- Agapito Colonna † (9 Jan 1344 Appointed - Apr 1344 Died)
- Giordano Colonna † (25 May 1344 Appointed - 1351 Died)
- Gabriele Malaspina † (24 Oct 1351 Appointed - )
- Barnaba Malaspina † (25 Feb 1363 Appointed - 1378 Resigned)
- Giacomo Tura Scottini, O.P. † ( 1378 Appointed - 1380 Resigned)
- Giacomo Piccolomini † ( 1380 Appointed - 1383 Died)
- Gerardo Pasqualoni † ( 1383 Appointed - 1385 Died)
- Francesco Lante, O.F.M. † ( 1385 Appointed - 13 Apr 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
- Martino de Ferrari † (12 Apr 1390 Appointed - 1394 Died)
- Giovanni Montino † ( 1395 Appointed - 1406 Died)
- Giacomo de’ Rossi † ( 1413 Appointed - 6 Mar 1415 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
- Francesco Manfredi (Pietrasanta) † (6 Mar 1415 Appointed - 1465 Died)
- Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † ( 1446 Appointed - )
- Antonio Parentucelli † (6 Sep 1469 Appointed - 1484 Died)
- Tommaso Benedetti † (21 Feb 1485 Appointed - 1497 Resigned)
- Silvestro Benedetti † (28 Apr 1497 Appointed - 1537 Died)
- Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (28 Nov 1537 Appointed - 1561 Died)
- Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (14 Feb 1561 Appointed - 5 Sep 1565 Died)
- Benedetto Lomellini † (7 Sep 1565 Appointed - 17 Mar 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
- Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 17 Apr 1590 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Salvago † (14 May 1590 Appointed - 24 Jan 1632 Died)
- Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (26 Apr 1632 Appointed - 1 Dec 1636 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
- Prospero Sp�nola † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - 1664 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Sp�nola † (22 Apr 1665 Appointed - 13 Sep 1694 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
- Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (7 Feb 1695 Appointed - Aug 1709 Died)
- Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (10 Mar 1710 Appointed - 29 Jun 1726 Resigned)
- Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (1 Jul 1726 Appointed - 21 Apr 1757 Died)
- Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (23 May 1757 Appointed - 24 Feb 1791 Died)
- Francesco Maria Gentile † (26 Sep 1791 Appointed - 17 Sep 1795 Resigned)
- Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (22 Sep 1795 Appointed - 24 Sep 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Savona)
- Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (24 Sep 1804 Appointed - 13 May 1819 Died)
- Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (2 Oct 1820 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1836 Resigned)
- Francesco Agnini † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1853 Died)
- Giuseppe Rosati † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 5 Sep 1881 Died)
- Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (18 Nov 1881 Appointed - 29 Jan 1899 Died)
- Giovanni Carli † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 5 Jan 1921 Died)
- Bernardo Pizzorno † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 6 Aug 1926 Died)
- Giovanni Costantini † (8 Feb 1929 Appointed - 26 Jul 1943 Resigned)
- Giuseppe Stella † (7 Sep 1945 Appointed - 3 Sep 1975 Retired)
- Siro Silvestri † (3 Sep 1975 Appointed - 7 Dec 1989 Retired)
- Giulio Sanguineti (7 Dec 1989 Appointed - 19 Dec 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
- Bassano Staffieri † (10 Jul 1999 Appointed - 6 Dec 2007 Retired)
- Francesco Moraglia (6 Dec 2007 Appointed - 31 Jan 2012 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
- Luigi Ernesto Palletti (20 Oct 2012 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Luni | |||
| 465 | Erected | Diocese of Luni (erected) | |
| 27 May 1133 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luni | Diocese of Brugnato (erected) |
| Diocese of Luni e Sarzana | |||
| 21 July 1465 | United | Diocese of LuniDiocese of Sarzana | Diocese of Luni e Sarzana |
| 4 July 1797 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luni e Sarzana | Diocese of Pontremoli (erected) |
| Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato | |||
| 25 November 1820 | United | Diocese of Brugnato Diocese of Luni e Sarzana | Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| 25 February 1927 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato (from Immediately Subject) | |
| Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | |||
| 12 January 1929 | Name Changed | Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| 26 November 1949 | Territory Added | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato (Pianazze e Termo di La Spezia) | |
| 5 February 1955 | Territory Added | Diocese of Apuania (S. Nicolai in Caprigliola and of S. Martini in Albiano) | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| 26 July 1959 | Territory Added | Diocese of Chiavari (S. Lawrence in Carro together with Cerreta place, S. Felicitas in Carrodano inferiore, S. Bartholomaei in Carrodano superiore, S. Georgii in Castello, S. Ioannis Baptista in Mattarana, S. Joseph in Pera , SS. Names of Mary in Zion, of St. Lawrence ...) | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| 26 July 1959 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato (S. Lawrence in Arzen, S. Mary Assumptae and S. Michaelis in Nascio, S. Apollinaris in Repia, S. Bartholomaei in Statale, S. Mariae a Nazareth, S. Antonii, S. Margaritae "di Fossa Lupara", S. Pauli "di Pila in Gromolo", S. Stephen "del Ponte", S. Peter ...) | Diocese of Chiavari |
| 26 July 1959 | Territory Added | Diocese of Apuania (S. Justin in Rocchetta Vara, S. John the Baptist in Beverone, S. Anna in Carbugliaga, S. Martin in Cavanella Vara, S. John the Baptist in Stadomelli, S. John the Baptist in S uvero, St. Mary Assumption in the Chalice al Cornoviglio, St. Mary in the ...) | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| 26 July 1959 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato (S. Nicolai in the village of Oaprigliola and S. Martini in the village of Albiano Magra) | Diocese of Apuania |
| 20 June 1964 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato (Gasa Fazzi in Scurtab�) | Diocese of Piacenza |
| Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | |||
| 4 August 1975 | Name Changed | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato |
| Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato | |||
| 30 September 1986 | Name Changed | Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato |
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 Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato | ||||||||||||
| 1821 | 64,801 | .0% | OTC | |||||||||
| 1835 | 106 | OTC | ||||||||||
| 1886 | 111,567 | .0% | 300 | 0 | 115 | OTC | ||||||
| Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 243,200 | 245,266 | 99.2% | 216 | 83 | 299 | 813 | 122 | 492 | 150 | ap1951 | |
| 1970 | 243,825 | 247,667 | 98.4% | 223 | 82 | 305 | 799 | 95 | 420 | 189 | ap1971 | |
| Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 245,600 | 249,600 | 98.4% | 184 | 99 | 283 | 867 | 119 | 404 | 192 | ap1981 | |
| Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 227,875 | 232,176 | 98.1% | 155 | 47 | 202 | 1,128 | 9 | 54 | 325 | 188 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 221,318 | 223,668 | 98.9% | 129 | 48 | 177 | 1,250 | 21 | 50 | 229 | 188 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 221,118 | 223,565 | 98.9% | 126 | 45 | 171 | 1,293 | 24 | 45 | 230 | 186 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 220,942 | 223,638 | 98.8% | 124 | 43 | 167 | 1,323 | 24 | 43 | 229 | 186 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 218,889 | 221,274 | 98.9% | 119 | 45 | 164 | 1,334 | 24 | 47 | 195 | 186 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 212,726 | 215,137 | 98.9% | 117 | 48 | 165 | 1,289 | 23 | 50 | 191 | 186 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 213,451 | 215,935 | 98.8% | 111 | 48 | 159 | 1,342 | 23 | 49 | 187 | 186 | ap2005 |
| 2013 | 216,100 | 218,702 | 98.8% | 109 | 29 | 138 | 1,565 | 21 | 33 | 120 | 186 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 219,024 | 221,663 | 98.8% | 103 | 30 | 133 | 1,646 | 19 | 31 | 100 | 186 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 217,290 | 219,909 | 98.8% | 101 | 31 | 132 | 1,646 | 18 | 32 | 103 | 186 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 214,828 | 217,418 | 98.8% | 92 | 29 | 121 | 1,775 | 19 | 30 | 100 | 186 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Francesco Agnini † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 8 Mar 1853)
- Silvestro Benedetti † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1497 to 1537)
- Tommaso Benedetti † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1485 to 1497)
- Giovanni Battista Boracchia †
- Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 17 Apr 1590)
- Antonio Camilla † (Bishop: 1297 to 1309)
- Giovanni Carli † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 5 Jan 1921)
- Filippo Casoni †
- Agapito Colonna † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1344 to Apr 1344)
- Giordano Colonna † (Bishop: 25 May 1344 to 1351)
- Giovanni Costantini † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1929 to 26 Jul 1943)
- Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1726 to 21 Apr 1757)
- Martino de Ferrari † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1390 to 1394)
- Antonio Fieschi † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1338 to 1343)
- Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † (Administrator: 1446)
- Enrico da Fucecchio † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1273 to 1297)
- Marzucco Gaetani † (Bishop: 1213 to 1221)
- Francesco Maria Gentile † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1791 to 17 Sep 1795)
- Giuseppe Guerra †
- Ferdinando Lambruschini † (Priest: 7 Dec 1933 to 15 Oct 1968)
- Francesco Lante, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1385 to 13 Apr 1390)
- Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1565 to 17 Mar 1572)
- Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (Bishop: 23 May 1757 to 24 Feb 1791)
- Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1795 to 24 Sep 1804)
- Barnaba Malaspina † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1363 to 1378)
- Bernab� Malaspina † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1320 to 1338)
- Gabriele Malaspina † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1351)
- Gherardino Malaspina † (Bishop: 9 May 1312 to 1320)
- Giovanni Battista Malaspina †
- Francesco Manfredi (Pietrasanta) † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1415 to 1465)
- Nicol� Mascardi †
- Luigi Maverna † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1965 to 9 Sep 1971)
- Giovanni Montino † (Bishop: 1395 to 1406)
- Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1695 to Aug 1709)
- Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 13 May 1819)
- Antonio Parentucelli † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1469 to 1484)
- Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1561 to 5 Sep 1565)
- Gerardo Pasqualoni † (Bishop: 1383 to 1385)
- Giacomo Piccolomini † (Bishop: 1380 to 1383)
- Bernardo Pizzorno † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 6 Aug 1926)
- Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1537 to 1561)
- Benedetto Rezzani †
- Edoardo Ricci † (Priest: 8 Oct 1950 to 27 Feb 1987)
- Andrea Righetti †
- Giuseppe Rosati † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 5 Sep 1881)
- Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 29 Jan 1899)
- Giacomo de’ Rossi † (Bishop: 1413 to 6 Mar 1415)
- Giovanni Battista Salvago † (Bishop: 14 May 1590 to 24 Jan 1632)
- Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 26 Apr 1836)
- Siro Silvestri † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1975 to 7 Dec 1989)
- Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1710 to 29 Jun 1726)
- Giovanni Battista Sp�nola † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1665 to 13 Sep 1694)
- Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Apr 1632 to 1 Dec 1636)
- Prospero Sp�nola † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 to 1664)
- Bassano Staffieri † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1999 to 6 Dec 2007)
- Giuseppe Stella † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1943; Bishop: 7 Sep 1945 to 3 Sep 1975)
- Giacomo Tura Scottini, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1378 to 1380)
- Laudivio Zacchia †
- Giuseppe Antonio Zacchia Rondinini †
- Buttafava † (Bishop: 1224 to 1228)
- Gualtiero † (Bishop: 1193 to 1212)
- Guglielmo † (Bishop: 1228 to 1270)
- Noradino † (Bishop: 1221 to 1224)
Source(s)
- Diocese of Luni
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 317, and Page 318
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 817
- Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 182
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 231
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 226
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 250
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 269
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 817, to Page 818
- Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 201, and Page 202
- Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 144, to Page 146
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 259, and Page 260
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 518, and Page 519
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 827, to Page 829
- Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 558
- Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 789, to Page 791
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