Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

Historical Details

• Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche)
  • Latin Name: Montis Alti
  • Erected: 24 November 1586
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Montalto-San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone
  • Latin Name: Montis Alti-Sancti Benedicti ad Truentum-Ripana
  • United: 7 April 1983
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present 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 - 9 Dec 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve)
• Gervasio Gestori † (21 Jun 1996 Appointed - 4 Nov 2013 Retired)
• Carlo Bresciani (4 Nov 2013 Appointed - 2 May 2024 Retired)
• Gianpiero Palmieri (2 May 2024 Appointed - )

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 Montalto (delle Marche)
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
Diocese of Montalto-San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone
Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
1990	113,000	114,000	99.1%	73	37	110	1,027	1	43	172	50	ap1991
1999	120,703	123,103	98.1%	65	39	104	1,160	5	43	175	53	ap2000
2000	121,770	124,190	98.1%	65	39	104	1,170	5	44	176	53	ap2001
2001	121,295	125,230	96.9%	61	42	103	1,177	5	58	159	53	ap2002
2002	121,870	126,100	96.6%	63	42	105	1,160	5	58	159	53	ap2003
2003	122,130	127,200	96.0%	60	42	102	1,197	6	61	158	53	ap2004
2004	121,000	126,900	95.4%	59	42	101	1,198	6	54	156	54	ap2005
2010	130,696	137,135	95.3%	60	44	104	1,256	9	50	136	54	ap2011
2014	134,300	141,860	94.7%	62	41	103	1,303	15	48	132	54	ap2015
2017	137,400	144,000	95.4%	54	48	102	1,347	14	51	145	54	ap2018
2020	135,800	143,500	94.6%	55	30	85	1,597	14	37	117	54	ap2021
2022	122,000	140,624	86.8%	51	29	80	1,525	16	38	104	54	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlo Bresciani (Bishop: 4 Nov 2013 to 2 May 2024)
• Gianpiero Palmieri (Bishop: 2 May 2024 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Filippo Ambrosi † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 29 May 1825)
• Eleonoro Aronne † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1846 to 3 Apr 1887)
• Nicola Averardi †
• Luigi Bonetti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jan 1886; Bishop: 3 Apr 1887 to Dec 1910)
• Luigi Boschi † (Apostolic Administrator: 25 Jul 1910 to 27 Nov 1911)
• Cesare Cancellotti, C.O. † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1662 to 27 Jun 1673)
• Luigi Canestrari, O.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 19 Oct 1846)
• Luigi Maria Canestrari †
• Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1800 to 8 Mar 1816)
• Leonardo Cecconi † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1748 to 27 Jan 1760)
• Giuseppe Maria Centini † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1760 to 15 May 1770)
• Giuseppe Chiaretti † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1983 to 9 Dec 1995)
• Girolamo Codebò † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1645 to 24 Jan 1661)
• Luc Antonio Colomboni Accoramboni † (Bishop: 11 May 1711 to 1 Sep 1735)
• Luigi Ferri † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 17 May 1946)
• Gervasio Gestori † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1996 to 4 Nov 2013)
• Paolo Emilio Giovannini † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1586 to 6 Aug 1606)
• Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1640 to 16 Jan 1645)
• Giacinto Luzi †
• Tiberio Mandosi † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1606 to 3 Nov 1607)
• Francesco Antonio Marcucci † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to 12 Jul 1798)
• Pietro Paolo Mazzichi † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 9 May 1823)
• Paolo Orsini, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1608 to 12 Apr 1640)
• Pietro Ossola † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1946 to 1 Dec 1951)
• Ascanio Paganelli † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1673 to 30 Jun 1710)
• Giovanni Battista Pellei †
• Vincenzo Radicioni † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1951 to 7 Apr 1983)
• Pietro Bonaventura Savini † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1735 to 29 Aug 1748)
• Bernardo-Maria Tirabassi †

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