Montalto (delle Marche) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche)
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 24 November 1586
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

Paolo Emilio Giovannini † (26 Nov 1586 Appointed - 6 Aug 1606 Died)
Tiberio Mandosi † (11 Dec 1606 Appointed - 3 Nov 1607 Died)
Paolo Orsini, O.P. † (14 Jul 1608 Appointed - 12 Apr 1640 Died)
Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. † (13 Sep 1640 Appointed - 16 Jan 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Nocera Umbra)
Girolamo Codebò † (6 Feb 1645 Appointed - 24 Jan 1661 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia)
Cesare Cancellotti, C.O. † (26 Jun 1662 Appointed - 27 Jun 1673 Died)
Ascanio Paganelli † (11 Sep 1673 Appointed - 30 Jun 1710 Died)
Luc Antonio Colomboni Accoramboni † (11 May 1711 Appointed - 1 Sep 1735 Died)
Pietro Bonaventura Savini † (26 Sep 1735 Appointed - 29 Aug 1748 Resigned)
Leonardo Cecconi † (16 Sep 1748 Appointed - 27 Jan 1760 Resigned)
Giuseppe Maria Centini † (24 Mar 1760 Appointed - 15 May 1770 Died)
Francesco Antonio Marcucci † (6 Aug 1770 Appointed - 12 Jul 1798 Died)
Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 8 Mar 1816 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
Pietro Paolo Mazzichi † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 9 May 1823 Died)
Filippo Ambrosi † (17 Nov 1823 Appointed - 29 May 1825 Died)
Luigi Canestrari, O.M. † (19 Dec 1825 Appointed - 19 Oct 1846 Died)
Eleonoro Aronne † (21 Dec 1846 Appointed - 3 Apr 1887 Died)
Luigi Bonetti † (3 Apr 1887 Succeeded - Dec 1910 Resigned)
Luigi Ferri † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 17 May 1946 Retired)
Pietro Ossola † (1 Sep 1946 Appointed - 1 Dec 1951 Resigned)
Vincenzo Radicioni † (10 Dec 1951 Appointed - 7 Apr 1983 Retired)
Giuseppe Chiaretti † (7 Apr 1983 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
24 November 1586	Erected	Diocese of Fermo	Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche) (erected)
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche) Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto	Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 21,897 .0% 107 0 35 OTC

1950 32,348 32,351 100.0% 56 7 63 513 7 48 34 ap1951

1970 30,000 30,000 100.0% 41 6 47 638 7 54 37 ap1971

1980 31,500 31,700 99.4% 35 5 40 787 6 26 39 ap1981