Ostia

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Bishop(s) Angelo Sodano, Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Cardinal Titular Church Split: 5 May 1914 Cardinal-Bishop Title

Historical Details

• Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (-Velletri)
  • Latin Name: Ostiensis (-Veliternus)
  • United: 1150
  • Cardinal-Bishop Title

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Piccolomini † (26 Feb 1535 Appointed - 21 Nov 1537 Died)
• Gian Pietro Carafa † (11 Dec 1553 Appointed - 23 May 1555 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Jean du Bellay † (29 May 1555 Appointed - 16 Feb 1560 Died)
• Rodolfo Pio † (18 May 1562 Appointed - 2 May 1564 Died)
• Alexandre Farnese (Jr.) † (5 Dec 1580 Appointed - 2 Mar 1589 Died)
• Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (20 Mar 1591 Appointed - 14 Feb 1603 Died)
• François de Joyeuse † (17 Aug 1611 Appointed - 23 Aug 1615 Died)
• Ottavio Bandini † (7 Sep 1626 Appointed - 1 Aug 1629 Died)
• Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia † (28 Mar 1639 Appointed - 1 Jun 1641 Died)
• Giulio Roma † (29 Apr 1652 Appointed - 16 Sep 1652 Died)
• Francesco Barberini (Sr.) † (11 Oct 1666 Appointed - 10 Dec 1679 Died)
• Emmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d'Auvergne de Bouillon † (15 Dec 1700 Appointed - 2 Mar 1715 Died)
• Fulvio Astalli † (26 Apr 1719 Appointed - 14 Jan 1721 Died)
• Sebastiano Antonio Tanara † (3 Mar 1721 Appointed - 5 May 1724 Died)
• Francesco del Giudice † (12 Jun 1724 Appointed - 10 Oct 1725 Died)
• Fabrizio Paolucci † (19 Nov 1725 Appointed - 12 Jun 1726 Died)
• Giuseppe Spinelli † (13 Jul 1761 Appointed - 12 Apr 1763 Died)
• Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini † (16 May 1763 Appointed - 7 Mar 1774 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Albani † (18 Dec 1775 Appointed - 15 Sep 1803 Died)
• Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York † (26 Sep 1803 Appointed - 13 Jul 1807 Died)
• Leonardo Antonelli † (3 Aug 1807 Appointed - 23 Jan 1811 Died)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 2 Apr 1830 Died)
• Bartolomeo Pacca † (5 Jul 1830 Appointed - 19 Apr 1844 Died)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Jun 1844 Appointed - 24 May 1847 Died)
• Vincenzo Macchi † (11 Jun 1847 Appointed - 30 Sep 1860 Died)
• Mario Mattei † (17 Dec 1860 Appointed - 7 Oct 1870 Died)
• Costantino Patrizi Naro † (8 Oct 1870 Appointed - 17 Dec 1876 Died)
• Luigi Amat di San Filipo e Sorso † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 30 Mar 1878 Died)
• Camillo Di Pietro † (15 Jul 1878 Appointed - 6 Mar 1884 Died)
• Carlo Sacconi † (24 Mar 1884 Appointed - 25 Feb 1889 Died)
• Raffaele Monaco La Valletta † (24 Mar 1889 Appointed - 14 Jul 1896 Died)
• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 7 Dec 1913 Died)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 19 Aug 1915 Died)
• Vicenzo Vannutelli † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 9 Jul 1930 Died)
• Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte † (9 Jul 1930 Appointed - 16 Feb 1948 Died)
• Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani † (5 Feb 1948 Appointed - 13 Jan 1951 Died)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (13 Jan 1951 Appointed - 21 Feb 1972 Died)
• Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † (24 Mar 1972 Appointed - 17 Dec 1973 Died)
• Luigi Traglia † (7 Jan 1974 Appointed - 22 Nov 1977 Died)
• Carlo Confalonieri † (12 Dec 1977 Appointed - 1 Aug 1986 Died)
• Agnelo Rossi † (19 Dec 1986 Appointed - 31 May 1993 Resigned)
• Bernardin Gantin † (5 Jun 1993 Appointed - 30 Nov 2002 Retired)
• Joseph Ratzinger (30 Nov 2002 Appointed - 19 Apr 2005 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Angelo Sodano (23 Apr 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (-Velletri)
1150	United		Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (-Velletri)
5 May 1914	Split	Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (-Velletri)	Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri
Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia
5 May 1914	Split	Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (-Velletri)	Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph Ratzinger (Cardinal-Bishop: 30 Nov 2002 to 19 Apr 2005)
• Angelo Sodano (Cardinal-Bishop: 23 Apr 2005 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Francesco Albani † (Cardinal-Bishop: 18 Dec 1775 to 15 Sep 1803)
• Jean Franczon Allarmet de Brogny (Brognac) †
• Luigi Amat di San Filipo e Sorso † (Cardinal-Bishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 30 Mar 1878)
• Leonardo Antonelli † (Cardinal-Bishop: 3 Aug 1807 to 23 Jan 1811)
• Fulvio Astalli † (Cardinal-Bishop: 26 Apr 1719 to 14 Jan 1721)
• Ottavio Bandini † (Cardinal-Bishop: 7 Sep 1626 to 1 Aug 1629)
• Francesco Barberini (Sr.) † (Cardinal-Bishop: 11 Oct 1666 to 10 Dec 1679)
• Jean du Bellay † (Cardinal-Bishop: 29 May 1555 to 16 Feb 1560)
• Gian Pietro Carafa † (Cardinal-Bishop: 11 Dec 1553 to 23 May 1555)
• Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † (Cardinal-Bishop: 24 Mar 1972 to 17 Dec 1973)
• Carlo Confalonieri † (Cardinal-Bishop: 12 Dec 1977 to 1 Aug 1986)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (Cardinal-Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 2 Apr 1830)
• Camillo Di Pietro † (Cardinal-Bishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 6 Mar 1884)
• Alexandre Farnese (Jr.) † (Cardinal-Bishop: 5 Dec 1580 to 2 Mar 1589)
• Bernardin Gantin † (Cardinal-Bishop: 5 Jun 1993 to 30 Nov 2002)
• Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (Cardinal-Bishop: 20 Mar 1591 to 14 Feb 1603)
• Francesco del Giudice † (Cardinal-Bishop: 12 Jun 1724 to 10 Oct 1725)
• Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte † (Cardinal-Bishop: 9 Jul 1930 to 16 Feb 1948)
• Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini † (Cardinal-Bishop: 16 May 1763 to 7 Mar 1774)
• François de Joyeuse † (Cardinal-Bishop: 17 Aug 1611 to 23 Aug 1615)
• Emmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d'Auvergne de Bouillon † (Cardinal-Bishop: 15 Dec 1700 to 2 Mar 1715)
• Vincenzo Macchi † (Cardinal-Bishop: 11 Jun 1847 to 30 Sep 1860)
• Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani † (Cardinal-Bishop: 5 Feb 1948 to 13 Jan 1951)
• Mario Mattei † (Cardinal-Bishop: 17 Dec 1860 to 7 Oct 1870)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Cardinal-Bishop: Jun 1844 to 24 May 1847)
• Raffaele Monaco La Valletta † (Cardinal-Bishop: 24 Mar 1889 to 14 Jul 1896)
• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano † (Cardinal-Bishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 7 Dec 1913)
• Bartolomeo Pacca † (Cardinal-Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 19 Apr 1844)
• Fabrizio Paolucci † (Cardinal-Bishop: 19 Nov 1725 to 12 Jun 1726)
• Costantino Patrizi Naro † (Cardinal-Bishop: 8 Oct 1870 to 17 Dec 1876)
• Giovanni Piccolomini † (Cardinal-Bishop: 26 Feb 1535 to 21 Nov 1537)
• Rodolfo Pio † (Cardinal-Bishop: 18 May 1562 to 2 May 1564)
• Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia † (Cardinal-Bishop: 28 Mar 1639 to 1 Jun 1641)
• Giulio Roma † (Cardinal-Bishop: 29 Apr 1652 to 16 Sep 1652)
• Agnelo Rossi † (Cardinal-Bishop: 19 Dec 1986 to 31 May 1993)
• Carlo Sacconi † (Cardinal-Bishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 25 Feb 1889)
• Giuseppe Spinelli † (Cardinal-Bishop: 13 Jul 1761 to 12 Apr 1763)
• Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York † (Cardinal-Bishop: 26 Sep 1803 to 13 Jul 1807)
• Sebastiano Antonio Tanara † (Cardinal-Bishop: 3 Mar 1721 to 5 May 1724)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (Cardinal-Bishop: 13 Jan 1951 to 21 Feb 1972)
• Luigi Traglia † (Cardinal-Bishop: 7 Jan 1974 to 22 Nov 1977)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (Cardinal-Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 19 Aug 1915)
• Vicenzo Vannutelli † (Cardinal-Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 9 Jul 1930)