Ancona-Osimo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop
Franco Festorazzi, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Fabriano-Matelica
Jesi
Loreto (Territorial Prelature)
Senigallia

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 500 (193 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Marche
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.ancona.it/
Mailing Address: Piazza del Senato 7, 60121 Ancona, Italia
Telephone: 071.207.47.03; 071.20.23.40
Fax: 071.20.85.822

Historical Details

Diocese of Ancona
- Latin Name: Anconitanus
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Ancona e Numana
- Latin Name: Anconitanus et Numanensis
- United: 19 October 1422
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana
- Latin Name: Anconitanus et Numanensis
- Elevated: 14 September 1904
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana)
- Latin Name: Anconitanus (-Numanensis)
- Name Changed: 5 July 1975
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (4 Apr 1505 Appointed - 8 Dec 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Albano)
Vincenzo Luchi (di Luca) † (8 Feb 1556 Appointed - 31 Jan 1585 Died)
Carlo Conti † (1 Jul 1585 Appointed - 3 Dec 1615 Died)
Giulio Savelli † (11 Jan 1616 Appointed - 1622 Resigned)
Giannicolò Conti † (29 Mar 1666 Appointed - 20 Jan 1698 Died)
Marcello d'Aste † (3 Feb 1700 Appointed - 11 Jun 1709 Died)
Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Bussi † (19 Feb 1710 Appointed - 23 Dec 1726 Died)
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (20 Jan 1727 Appointed - 30 Apr 1731 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
Bartolomeo Massei † (21 May 1731 Appointed - 20 Nov 1745 Died)
Niccolò Mancinforte † (17 Jan 1746 Appointed - )
Filippo Acciaioli (Acciajuoli) † (24 Jan 1763 Appointed - 24 Jul 1766 Died)
Giovanni Ottavio Bufalini † (1 Dec 1766 Appointed - 3 Aug 1782 Died)
Vincenzo Ranuzzi † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 27 Oct 1800 Died)
Pietro Leopardi † (31 Mar 1806 Appointed - 1807 Died)
Nicola Riganti † (8 Mar 1816 Appointed - 31 Aug 1822 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa † (10 Mar 1823 Appointed - 3 May 1824 Resigned)
Cesare Nembrini Pironi Gonzaga † (24 May 1824 Appointed - 5 Dec 1837 Died)
Antonio Maria Cadolini, B. † (12 Feb 1838 Appointed - 1 Aug 1851 Died)
Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 28 Jan 1879 Died)
Achille Manara † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 15 Feb 1906 Died)
Giovanni Battista Ricci † (15 Jul 1906 Appointed - 10 Nov 1929 Died)
Mario Giardini, B. † (16 May 1931 Appointed - 5 Feb 1940 Resigned)
Marco Giovanni Della Pietra, O.F.M. † (25 Mar 1940 Appointed - 13 Jan 1945 Died)
Egidio Bignamini † (18 Nov 1945 Appointed - 21 Dec 1966 Died)
Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † (22 Feb 1967 Appointed - 6 Jul 1968 Resigned)
Carlo Maccari † (5 Aug 1968 Appointed - 1 Jul 1989 Retired)
Dionigi Tettamanzi (1 Jul 1989 Appointed - 6 Apr 1991 Resigned)
Franco Festorazzi (6 Apr 1991 Appointed - 8 Jan 2004 Retired)
Edoardo Menichelli (8 Jan 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ancona
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Ancona (erected)
Diocese of Ancona e Numana
19 October 1422	United	Diocese of Ancona Diocese of Numana	Diocese of Ancona e Numana
Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana
14 September 1904	Elevated	Diocese of Ancona e Numana	Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana
15 August 1972	Elevated		Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana (became a Metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana)
5 July 1975	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana	Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana)
Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
30 September 1986	United	Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana) Diocese of Osimo	Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo

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

Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana

1959 129,500 130,000 99.6% 71 90 161 804 105 238 46 ap1960

1969 153,000 153,428 99.7% 89 88 177 864 100 280 52 ap1971

Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana)

1980 152,500 153,500 99.3% 82 75 157 971 1 98 209 58 ap1981

Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo

1990 204,310 208,218 98.1% 111 92 203 1,006 4 140 244 71 ap1991

1999 205,214 206,831 99.2% 108 82 190 1,080 8 101 206 72 ap2000

2000 205,682 207,220 99.3% 115 82 197 1,044 8 99 203 72 ap2001

2001 206,598 208,747 99.0% 110 79 189 1,093 15 94 196 72 ap2002

2002 205,682 207,220 99.3% 108 82 190 1,082 15 96 192 72 ap2003

2003 210,062 212,875 98.7% 108 76 184 1,141 15 89 173 72 ap2004

2004 205,204 212,340 96.6% 109 72 181 1,133 16 82 165 72 ap2005

2006 206,541 216,858 95.2% 100 75 175 1,180 17 88 124 72 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana
1959	129,500	130,000	99.6%	71	90	161	804		105	238	46	ap1960
1969	153,000	153,428	99.7%	89	88	177	864		100	280	52	ap1971
Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana)
1980	152,500	153,500	99.3%	82	75	157	971	1	98	209	58	ap1981
Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
1990	204,310	208,218	98.1%	111	92	203	1,006	4	140	244	71	ap1991
1999	205,214	206,831	99.2%	108	82	190	1,080	8	101	206	72	ap2000
2000	205,682	207,220	99.3%	115	82	197	1,044	8	99	203	72	ap2001
2001	206,598	208,747	99.0%	110	79	189	1,093	15	94	196	72	ap2002
2002	205,682	207,220	99.3%	108	82	190	1,082	15	96	192	72	ap2003
2003	210,062	212,875	98.7%	108	76	184	1,141	15	89	173	72	ap2004
2004	205,204	212,340	96.6%	109	72	181	1,133	16	82	165	72	ap2005
2006	206,541	216,858	95.2%	100	75	175	1,180	17	88	124	72	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Filippo Acciaioli (Acciajuoli) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Jan 1763 to 24 Jul 1766)
Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1505 to 8 Dec 1523)
Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 5 Sep 1851 to 28 Jan 1879)
Egidio Bignamini † (Archbishop: 18 Nov 1945 to 21 Dec 1966)
Giovanni Ottavio Bufalini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Dec 1766 to 3 Aug 1782)
Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Bussi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Feb 1710 to 23 Dec 1726)
Antonio Maria Cadolini, B. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to 1 Aug 1851)
Carlo Conti † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1585 to 3 Dec 1615)
Giannicolò Conti † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1666 to 20 Jan 1698)
Marcello d'Aste † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Feb 1700 to 11 Jun 1709)
Marco Giovanni Della Pietra, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 25 Mar 1940 to 13 Jan 1945)
Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Mar 1823 to 3 May 1824)
Mario Giardini, B. † (Archbishop: 16 May 1931 to 5 Feb 1940)
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 20 Jan 1727 to 30 Apr 1731)
Pietro Leopardi † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1806 to 1807)
Vincenzo Luchi (di Luca) † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1556 to 31 Jan 1585)
Carlo Maccari † (Archbishop: 5 Aug 1968 to 1 Jul 1989)
Achille Manara † (Bishop: 12 May 1879; Archbishop: 14 Sep 1904 to 15 Feb 1906)
Niccolò Mancinforte † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1746)
Bartolomeo Massei † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 May 1731 to 20 Nov 1745)
Cesare Nembrini Pironi Gonzaga † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 5 Dec 1837)
Bernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1966 to 23 Nov 1983)
Vincenzo Ranuzzi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Feb 1785 to 27 Oct 1800)
Giovanni Battista Ricci † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1906 to 10 Nov 1929)
Nicola Riganti † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1816 to 31 Aug 1822)
Giulio Savelli † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1616 to 1622)
Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Sep 1975 to 1977)
Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1967 to 6 Jul 1968)

Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo

Archidioecesis Anconitanus-Auximanus