Parma (-Fontevivo) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Enrico Solmi, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 14 August 1892
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 2,154 (831 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.parma.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 1, 43121 Parma, Italia
Telephone: 0521.38.05.00
Fax: 0521.23.06.29

Historical Details

Diocese of Parma
- Latin Name: Parmensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pietro Cadalo (Kadeloh) † ( 1045 Appointed - Apr 1071 Died)
Bernardo degli Uberti, O.S.B. † (Dec 1106 Ordained Bishop - 4 Dec 1133 Died)
Obizzo Fieschi † (23 Dec 1194 Appointed - 22 May 1224 Died)
Grazia de Aretio † (3 Sep 1224 Appointed - 26 Sep 1236 Died)
Martino da Colorno † ( 1237 Appointed - 1242 Died)
Bernardo Vizio de’ Scotti † ( 1242 Appointed - 7 Jul 1243 Removed)
Alberto Sanvitale † ( 1243 Appointed - 6 May 1257 Died)
Obizzo Sanvitale † ( 1257 Appointed - 23 Jul 1295 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Giovanni da Castell’Arquato, O. Cist. † (19 Sep 1295 Appointed - 25 Feb 1299 Died)
Papiniano della Rovere † (3 Jun 1300 Appointed - 14 Aug 1316 Died)
Simone Saltarelli, O.P. † (7 Sep 1316 Appointed - 6 Jun 1323 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Ugolino de’ Rossi † (6 Jun 1323 Appointed - 28 Apr 1377 Died)
Beltrando de Borsano † (Apr 1378 Appointed - 1380 Died)
Giovanni Rusconi † (22 May 1380 Appointed - Sep 1412 Died)
Bernardo Pace (de Carpi), O.F.M. † ( 1412 Appointed - 11 Jul 1425 Died)
Delfino della Pergola † (24 Aug 1425 Appointed - 24 Sep 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Modena)
Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre † (24 Sep 1463 Appointed - 15 Jan 1476 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
Sacramoro Sacramori † (15 Jan 1476 Appointed - 25 Aug 1482 Died)
Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) † (30 Dec 1482 Appointed - 8 Dec 1497 Died)
Stefano Taverna † (20 Dec 1497 Appointed - Jan 1499 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio † (6 Sep 1499 Appointed - 14 Mar 1509 Died)
Alessandro Farnese † (28 Mar 1509 Appointed - 13 Oct 1534 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (1 Nov 1534 Appointed - 13 Aug 1535 Appointed, Administrator of Avignon)
Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † (13 Aug 1535 Appointed - 26 Apr 1560 Resigned)
Alessandro Sforza † (26 Apr 1560 Appointed - 30 Mar 1573 Resigned)
Ferdinando Farnese † (30 Mar 1573 Appointed - 1 Aug 1606 Resigned)
Papirio Picedi † (30 Aug 1606 Appointed - 4 Mar 1614 Died)
Alessandro Rossi † (9 Jul 1614 Appointed - 24 Mar 1615 Died)
Pompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist. † (2 Dec 1615 Appointed - 5 Jul 1647 Died)
Girolamo Corio (Coiro) † (2 May 1650 Appointed - 26 Jul 1651 Died)
Carlo Nembrini † (1 Jul 1651 Appointed - 16 Aug 1677 Died)
Tommaso Saladini † (23 Jun 1681 Appointed - 21 Aug 1694 Died)
Giuseppe Olgiati † (8 Nov 1694 Appointed - 26 Jan 1711 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Camillo Marazzani † (11 May 1711 Appointed - 12 Aug 1760 Died)
Francesco Pettorelli Lalatta † (15 Dec 1760 Confirmed - 2 May 1788 Died)
Dominque Charles Marie Turchi, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Sep 1788 Appointed - 2 Sep 1803 Died)
Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli, O.S.M. † (28 May 1804 Appointed - 20 Apr 1828 Died)
Remigio Crescini, O.S.B. † (23 Jun 1828 Appointed - 20 Jul 1830 Died)
Vitale Loschi † (28 Feb 1831 Appointed - 31 Dec 1842 Died)
Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (27 Jan 1843 Appointed - 11 Sep 1852 Resigned)
Felice Cantimorri, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Jun 1854 Appointed - 28 Jul 1870 Died)
Domenico Maria Villa † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 22 Jul 1882 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Miotti † (25 Sep 1882 Appointed - 28 Mar 1893 Died)
Francesco Magani † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 12 Dec 1907 Died)
St. Guido Maria Conforti † (12 Dec 1907 Succeeded - 5 Nov 1931 Died)
Evasio Colli † (7 May 1932 Appointed - 14 Mar 1971 Died)
Amilcare Pasini † (5 Aug 1971 Appointed - 30 Nov 1981 Resigned)
Benito Cocchi † (22 May 1982 Appointed - 12 Apr 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola)
Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † (13 Dec 1996 Appointed - 19 Jan 2008 Retired)
Enrico Solmi (19 Jan 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Parma
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Parma (erected)
Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)
14 August 1892	Name Changed	Diocese of Parma	Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)
8 December 1976	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo) (from Immediately Subject)

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 Parma

1886 240,954 .0% 648 0 359 OTC

Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)

1950 299,000 300,000 99.7% 356 125 481 621 225 720 310 ap1951

1970 308,798 .0% 331 161 492 0 210 947 320 ap1971

1980 322,500 327,786 98.4% 271 140 411 784 369 804 325 ap1981

1990 307,800 314,104 98.0% 240 141 381 807 3 211 744 311 ap1991

1999 304,010 314,325 96.7% 201 112 313 971 3 189 627 311 ap2000

2000 304,010 314,325 96.7% 196 95 291 1,044 3 168 605 311 ap2001

2001 304,030 314,340 96.7% 187 119 306 993 10 191 574 311 ap2002

2002 308,103 320,496 96.1% 181 124 305 1,010 10 180 540 311 ap2003

2003 308,463 320,882 96.1% 177 121 298 1,035 10 182 525 311 ap2004

2004 308,247 320,662 96.1% 176 119 295 1,044 10 176 507 309 ap2005

2013 321,000 345,171 93.0% 155 112 267 1,202 24 176 463 309 ap2014

2016 278,429 339,547 82.0% 151 104 255 1,091 24 156 430 308 ap2017

2019 271,628 335,343 81.0% 134 113 247 1,099 32 148 389 308 ap2020

2021 298,099 377,341 79.0% 128 94 222 1,342 31 138 392 308 ap2022

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 Parma
1886		240,954	.0%			648	0				359	OTC
Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)
1950	299,000	300,000	99.7%	356	125	481	621		225	720	310	ap1951
1970		308,798	.0%	331	161	492	0		210	947	320	ap1971
1980	322,500	327,786	98.4%	271	140	411	784		369	804	325	ap1981
1990	307,800	314,104	98.0%	240	141	381	807	3	211	744	311	ap1991
1999	304,010	314,325	96.7%	201	112	313	971	3	189	627	311	ap2000
2000	304,010	314,325	96.7%	196	95	291	1,044	3	168	605	311	ap2001
2001	304,030	314,340	96.7%	187	119	306	993	10	191	574	311	ap2002
2002	308,103	320,496	96.1%	181	124	305	1,010	10	180	540	311	ap2003
2003	308,463	320,882	96.1%	177	121	298	1,035	10	182	525	311	ap2004
2004	308,247	320,662	96.1%	176	119	295	1,044	10	176	507	309	ap2005
2013	321,000	345,171	93.0%	155	112	267	1,202	24	176	463	309	ap2014
2016	278,429	339,547	82.0%	151	104	255	1,091	24	156	430	308	ap2017
2019	271,628	335,343	81.0%	134	113	247	1,099	32	148	389	308	ap2020
2021	298,099	377,341	79.0%	128	94	222	1,342	31	138	392	308	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bandino Accarigi †
Grazia de Aretio † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1224 to 26 Sep 1236)
Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †
Octavius Antonius Baiardi †
Antonio Baistrocchi, O. Carm. †
Girolamo Bajardi †
Pier Grisologo Basetti (Bassetti) † (Deacon: 18 Dec 1813; Priest: 11 Mar 1815 to 19 Dec 1834)
Clemente Maria Bassetti † (Priest: 19 Sep 1795 to 28 Feb 1831)
Girolamo Beliardi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1560 to 13 Apr 1562)
Francesco Benassi † (Priest: 24 May 1834 to 20 Jun 1859)
Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1996 to 19 Jan 2008)
Beltrando de Borsano † (Bishop: Apr 1378 to 1380)
Nicolaus de Braciano, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1504 to 1509)
Pier-Simone Brunetti †
Pietro Cadalo (Kadeloh) † (Bishop: 1045 to Apr 1071)
Luigi Calza (Calzi), S.X. †
Luigi Canali, O.F.M. Obs. †
Felice Cantimorri, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 28 Jul 1870)
Alessandro Carissimi †
Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli, O.S.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 May 1804; Bishop: 1 May 1805 to 20 Apr 1828)
Giovanni da Castell’Arquato, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1295 to 25 Feb 1299)
Gregorio (Gaetano Gerardo) Cerati, O.S.B. †
Lucas Cerato † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1553 to 1558)
Benito Cocchi † (Bishop: 22 May 1982 to 12 Apr 1996)
Evasio Colli † (Bishop: 7 May 1932; Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Oct 1955 to 14 Mar 1971)
Martino da Colorno † (Bishop: 1237 to 1242)
St. Guido Maria Conforti † (Priest: 22 Sep 1888 to 9 Jun 1902; Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Sep 1907; Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Dec 1907 to 5 Nov 1931)
Gregorio Coppino, O.S.B. †
Girolamo Corio (Coiro) † (Bishop: 2 May 1650 to 26 Jul 1651)
Pompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1615 to 5 Jul 1647)
Remigio Crescini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1828 to 20 Jul 1830)
Giulio Dalla Rosa †
Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1463 to 15 Jan 1476)
Bernardo degli Uberti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: Dec 1106 to 4 Dec 1133)
Delfino della Pergola † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1425 to 24 Sep 1463)
Papiniano della Rovere † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1300 to 14 Aug 1316)
Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi †
Ugolino de’ Rossi † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1323 to 28 Apr 1377)
Paolo Dezza, S.J. †
Flaminio Dondi, O.F.M. Obs. †
Alessandro Farnese † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1509 to 13 Oct 1534)
Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1534 to 13 Aug 1535)
Ferdinando Farnese † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1573 to 1 Aug 1606)
Francesco Maria Farnese †
Girolamo Farnese †
Odoardo Farnese †
Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari † (Deacon: 15 Dec 1872; Priest: 20 Dec 1873 to 23 Jun 1890)
Obizzo Fieschi † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1194 to 22 May 1224)
Francesco Fontana †
Alessandro Garimberti †
Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. †
Girolamo Garimberti (Galimbertu) †
João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †
Alberto Giunti †
Giovanni Linati †
Andrea Longo †
Vitale Loschi † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 31 Dec 1842)
Antonius Lucurri (Cogorno), O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1565 to 1567)
Francesco Magani † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 12 Dec 1907)
Germanico Malaspina †
Camillo Marazzani † (Bishop: 11 May 1711 to 12 Aug 1760)
Ascanio Marchesini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1567 to 23 Sep 1575)
Lanfranco Margotti †
Annibale Mazochini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 1539)
Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) †
Giovanni Andrea Miotti † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 28 Mar 1893)
Pompeo Musacchi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 May 1524)
Ignazio Nasalli-Ratti †
Carlo Nembrini † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1651 to 16 Aug 1677)
Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1843 to 11 Sep 1852)
Giuseppe Olgiati † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1694 to 26 Jan 1711)
Bernardo Pace (de Carpi), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1412 to 11 Jul 1425)
Rannuzio Pallavicino †
Amilcare Pasini † (Priest: 16 Jun 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Dec 1965; Apostolic Administrator: 10 Nov 1966; Bishop: 5 Aug 1971 to 30 Nov 1981)
Antonio Maria Pescatori, O.F.M. Cap. †
Francesco Pettorelli Lalatta † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 2 May 1788)
Papirio Picedi † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1606 to 4 Mar 1614)
Alessandro Pisani †
Ottaviano Prati †
Guibert of Ravenna †
Alessandro Rossi † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1614 to 24 Mar 1615)
Ippolito de Rossi †
Giovanni Rusconi † (Bishop: 22 May 1380 to Sep 1412)
Sacramoro Sacramori † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1476 to 25 Aug 1482)
Tommaso Saladini † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1681 to 21 Aug 1694)
Simone Saltarelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1316 to 6 Jun 1323)
Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1499 to 14 Mar 1509)
Alberto Sanvitale † (Bishop: 1243 to 6 May 1257)
Aloisio San Vitale †
Antonio Francesco Sanvitale †
Galeazzo Sanvitale †
Obizzo Sanvitale † (Bishop: 1257 to 23 Jul 1295)
Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1482 to 8 Dec 1497)
Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas †
Francesco Giovanni Scutellari Ajani †
Alessandro Sforza † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1560 to 30 Mar 1573)
Francesco Sforza †
Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † (Administrator: 13 Aug 1535 to 26 Apr 1560)
Stefano Taverna † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1497 to Jan 1499)
Giovanni Battista Tescari † (Priest: Nov 1874 to 7 Jun 1886)
Paolo Torelli †
Dominque Charles Marie Turchi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 2 Sep 1803)
Domenico Maria Villa † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 22 Jul 1882)
Bernardo Vizio de’ Scotti † (Bishop: 1242 to 7 Jul 1243)
Gherardo Zandemaria †
Giuseppe Zandemaria †

Source(s)

Diocese of Parma
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 391, and Page 392
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 213
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 270
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 275
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 308
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 329
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 744, to Page 745
Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 157, and Page 158

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