Diocese of San Severino

Historical Details

• Diocese of San Severino
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 25 January 1985
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of San Severino (Marche)
  • Latin Name: Sancti Severini in Piceno
  • Erected: 26 November 1586
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of San Severino (-Treia)
  • Latin Name: Sancti Severini in Piceno (-Triensis)
  • United: 20 February 1920
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Orazio Marzani † (10 Dec 1586 Appointed - 3 Jun 1607 Died)
• Ascanio Sperelli † (3 Jul 1607 Succeeded - 22 Jul 1631 Died)
• Francesco Sperelli † (22 Jul 1631 Succeeded - 1646 Died)
• Angelo Maldachini, O.P. † (19 Nov 1646 Appointed - 22 Jun 1677 Died)
• Scipione Negrelli † (13 Sep 1677 Appointed - 11 May 1702 Died)
• Alessandro Avio † (2 Oct 1702 Appointed - 15 Sep 1703 Died)
• Alessandro Calvi-Organi † (2 Mar 1705 Appointed - 25 Jul 1721 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Leonini † (24 Sep 1721 Appointed - 16 Jan 1725 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Compagnoni † (21 Feb 1725 Appointed - 12 Apr 1732 Died)
• Dionigi Pieragostini † (7 May 1732 Appointed - 8 Dec 1745 Died)
• Giuseppe de Vignoli † (14 Jun 1746 Appointed - 19 Dec 1757 Appointed, Bishop of Carpentras)
• Francesco Maria Forlani † (19 Dec 1757 Appointed - 5 Jun 1765 Appointed, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte)
• Domenico Giovanni Prosperi † (27 Jan 1766 Appointed - 1 Dec 1791 Died)
• Angelo Antonio Anselmi † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - Jan 1816 Died)
• Giacomo Ranghiasci † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 13 May 1838 Died)
• Filippo Saverio Grimaldi † (13 Sep 1838 Appointed - 1 Dec 1846 Resigned)
• Francesco Mazzuoli † (4 Oct 1847 Appointed - 11 Feb 1889 Resigned)
• Aurelio Zonghi † (11 Feb 1889 Appointed - 12 Jun 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Jesi)
• Giosuè Bicchi † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 18 Jan 1913 Died)
• Adamo Borghini † (4 Jun 1913 Appointed - 27 Dec 1926 Died)
• Vincenzo Migliorelli † (10 Aug 1927 Appointed - 27 Feb 1930 Resigned)
• Pietro Tagliapietra † (22 Feb 1932 Appointed - 12 Sep 1934 Appointed, Archbishop of Spoleto)
• Ferdinando Longinotti † (22 Oct 1934 Appointed - 5 Oct 1966 Retired)
• Bruno Frattegiani † (21 Jun 1979 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche)

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 San Severino (Marche)
1886		15,313	.0%			141	0				27	OTC
Diocese of San Severino (-Treia)
1950	20,000	20,000	100.0%	45	31	76	263		29	93	29	ap1951
1969	14,650	24,068	60.9%	59	32	91	160		39	155	36	ap1971
1980	22,748	22,807	99.7%	46	22	68	334		26	114	39	ap1981
Diocese of San Severino

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edoardo Menichelli (Priest: 3 Jul 1965 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Angelo Antonio Anselmi † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to Jan 1816)
• Alessandro Avio † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1702 to 15 Sep 1703)
• Giosuè Bicchi † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 18 Jan 1913)
• Adamo Borghini † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1913 to 27 Dec 1926)
• Alessandro Calvi-Organi † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1705 to 25 Jul 1721)
• Giulio Cesare Compagnoni † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1725 to 12 Apr 1732)
• Francesco Maria Forlani † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1757 to 5 Jun 1765)
• Bruno Frattegiani † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1979 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Filippo Saverio Grimaldi † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1838 to 1 Dec 1846)
• Giovanni Francesco Leonini † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1721 to 16 Jan 1725)
• Ferdinando Longinotti † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1934 to 5 Oct 1966)
• Angelo Maldachini, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1646 to 22 Jun 1677)
• Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Orazio Marzani † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1586 to 3 Jun 1607)
• Francesco Mazzuoli † (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Dec 1846; Bishop: 4 Oct 1847 to 11 Feb 1889)
• Vincenzo Migliorelli † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1927 to 27 Feb 1930)
• Scipione Negrelli † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 11 May 1702)
• Dionigi Pieragostini † (Bishop: 7 May 1732 to 8 Dec 1745)
• Antonio Piterà †
• Domenico Giovanni Prosperi † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1766 to 1 Dec 1791)
• Giacomo Ranghiasci † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 13 May 1838)
• Ascanio Sperelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Mar 1605; Bishop: 3 Jul 1607 to 22 Jul 1631)
• Francesco Sperelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Sep 1621; Bishop: 22 Jul 1631 to 1646)
• Pietro Tagliapietra † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1932 to 12 Sep 1934)
• Giuseppe de Vignoli † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1746 to 19 Dec 1757)
• Aurelio Zonghi † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1889 to 12 Jun 1893)

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