Diocese of Bertinoro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bertinoro
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1360
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 307 (118 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

• Marco de Teramo † (15 Dec 1404 Appointed - 29 Dec 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Sarno)
• Ventura degli Abbati † (13 Apr 1429 Appointed - 1477 Died)
• Giuliano Maffei (Matteis), O.F.M. † (24 Jan 1477 Appointed - 18 Apr 1505 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa))
• Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli † (18 Apr 1505 Appointed - 6 Nov 1511 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Bartolomeo Muratini † (17 Oct 1511 Appointed - Jan 1512 Resigned)
• Angelo Petrucci † (28 Jan 1512 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Raffaello Petrucci † (14 Mar 1519 Appointed - 14 Mar 1520 Resigned)
• Pietro Petrucci † (14 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Benedetto Conversini † (15 Oct 1537 Appointed - 10 Jun 1540 Appointed, Bishop of Jesi)
• Girolamo Verallo † (20 Aug 1540 Appointed - 14 Nov 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
• Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 Nov 1541 Appointed - 27 Oct 1544 Appointed, Bishop of Bitonto)
• Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (27 Oct 1544 Appointed - 7 May 1548 Appointed, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina)
• Lodovico Vanino de Theodoli, C.R.L. † (7 May 1548 Appointed - 10 Jan 1563 Died)
• Egidio Falcetta de Cingulo † (30 Jan 1563 Appointed - 1 Jul 1564 Died)
• Agostino Folignatti (Molignatus) † (28 Jul 1564 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Giovanni Andrea Caligari † (14 Oct 1579 Appointed - 19 Jan 1613 Died)
• Innocenzo Massimi † (20 May 1613 Appointed - 1 Jul 1624 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Giovanni della Robbia, O.P. † (29 Jul 1624 Appointed - 25 Oct 1641 Died)
• Isidoro della Robbia, O.S.B. † (10 Mar 1642 Appointed - Nov 1656 Died)
• Ottaviano Prati † (21 Apr 1659 Appointed - Aug 1659 Died)
• Guido Bentivoglio, C.R. † (16 Feb 1660 Appointed - 1 Feb 1676 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Cavalli (Gaballi) † (23 Mar 1676 Appointed - Jun 1701 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Missiroli † (6 Aug 1701 Appointed - Jan 1734 Died)
• Gaetano Calvani † (24 Mar 1734 Appointed - 19 Sep 1747 Resigned)
• Francesco Maria Colombani † (20 Nov 1747 Appointed - 27 Mar 1788 Died)
• Giacomo Boschi † (15 Sep 1788 Appointed - 18 Sep 1807 Appointed, Bishop of Carpi)
• Federico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 19 Nov 1829 Died)
• Giambattista Guerra † (15 Mar 1830 Appointed - 1857 Died)
• Pietro Buffetti † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - 12 Jan 1874 Died)
• Camillo Ruggeri † (4 May 1874 Appointed - 3 Jul 1882 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
• Lodovico Leonardi † (3 Jul 1882 Appointed - Jun 1898 Died)
• Federico Polloni † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 12 Mar 1924 Died)
• Antonio Scarante † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 30 Jun 1930 Appointed, Bishop of Faenza)
• Francesco Gardini † (9 May 1931 Appointed - 31 Jan 1950 Died)
• Mario Bondini † (16 Mar 1950 Appointed - 28 Jan 1959 Died)
• Giuseppe Bonacini † (16 May 1959 Appointed - 14 Nov 1969 Died)
• Giovanni Proni † (10 Mar 1970 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro)

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
1950	43,000	43,000	100.0%	89	4	93	462			60	64	ap1951
1959	40,000	40,000	100.0%	83	5	88	454		5	87	64	ap1960
1969	38,444	38,542	99.7%	71	3	74	519		6	99	62	ap1971
1980	37,650	37,900	99.3%	60	4	64	588		9	80	65	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Federico Bencivenni, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 19 Nov 1829)
• Guido Bentivoglio, C.R. † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1660 to 1 Feb 1676)
• Giuseppe Bonacini † (Bishop: 16 May 1959 to 14 Nov 1969)
• Mario Bondini † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1950 to 28 Jan 1959)
• Giacomo Boschi † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 18 Sep 1807)
• Pietro Buffetti † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 12 Jan 1874)
• Giovanni Andrea Caligari † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1579 to 19 Jan 1613)
• Gaetano Calvani † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1734 to 19 Sep 1747)
• Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1544 to 7 May 1548)
• Vincenzo Cavalli (Gaballi) † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1676 to Jun 1701)
• Francesco Maria Colombani † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1747 to 27 Mar 1788)
• Benedetto Conversini † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1537 to 10 Jun 1540)
• Ventura degli Abbati † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1429 to 1477)
• Giovanni della Robbia, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1624 to 25 Oct 1641)
• Isidoro della Robbia, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1642 to Nov 1656)
• Egidio Falcetta de Cingulo † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1563 to 1 Jul 1564)
• Agostino Folignatti (Molignatus) † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1564 to 1579)
• Francesco Gardini † (Bishop: 9 May 1931 to 31 Jan 1950)
• Giambattista Guerra † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 1857)
• Lodovico Leonardi † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to Jun 1898)
• Giuliano Maffei (Matteis), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1477 to 18 Apr 1505)
• Innocenzo Massimi † (Bishop: 20 May 1613 to 1 Jul 1624)
• Giovanni Battista Missiroli † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1701 to Jan 1734)
• Bartolomeo Muratini † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1511 to Jan 1512)
• Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1541 to 27 Oct 1544)
• Angelo Petrucci † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1512 to 1514)
• Pietro Petrucci † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1520 to 1537)
• Raffaello Petrucci † (Administrator: 14 Mar 1519 to 14 Mar 1520)
• Federico Polloni † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 12 Mar 1924)
• Ottaviano Prati † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1659 to Aug 1659)
• Giovanni Proni † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1970 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1505 to 6 Nov 1511)
• Camillo Ruggeri † (Bishop: 4 May 1874 to 3 Jul 1882)
• Antonio Scarante † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1924 to 30 Jun 1930)
• Marco de Teramo † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1404 to 29 Dec 1418)
• Lodovico Vanino de Theodoli, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 7 May 1548 to 10 Jan 1563)
• Girolamo Verallo † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1540 to 14 Nov 1541)