Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 18 May 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,600 (618 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Comacchio
  • Latin Name: Comaclensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Maynard de Contrariis † (21 Nov 1431 Appointed - )
• Ghillino Ghillini † ( 1514 Appointed - 21 Dec 1559 Died)
• Alfonso Rossetti † (21 Dec 1559 Succeeded - 1563 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
• Ercole Sacrati † ( 1563 Appointed - 1591 Died)
• Orazio Giraldi † (22 Apr 1592 Appointed - Jan 1617 Died)
• Alphonse Sacrati † (12 Jun 1617 Appointed - 1625 Resigned)
• Camillo Moro † (2 Mar 1626 Appointed - 10 May 1630 Died)
• Alfonso Pandolfi † (12 May 1631 Appointed - Oct 1648 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Borea † (28 Jun 1649 Appointed - 11 Mar 1655 Died)
• Sigismondo Isei † (30 Aug 1655 Appointed - 1670 Died)
• Nicolò Arcani † (22 Dec 1670 Appointed - 14 Jan 1714 Died)
• Francesco Bentini † (Mar 1714 Appointed - Mar 1744 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Cavedi (Chevedo), O.F.M. † (Mar 1744 Succeeded - 24 Dec 1744 Died)
• Cristoforo Lugaresi † (8 Mar 1745 Appointed - 29 Sep 1758 Died)
• Giovanni Rondinelli † (22 Nov 1758 Appointed - 24 Jul 1795 Died)
• Gregorio (Felix Antonius Paschalis) Boari, O.F.M. Cap. † (24 Jul 1797 Appointed - 25 Nov 1817 Died)
• Michele Virgili † (29 Mar 1819 Appointed - 23 Sep 1855 Died)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (17 Dec 1855 Appointed - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
• Fedele Bufarini † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 1867 Resigned)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 15 Sep 1879 Resigned)
• Aloysius Pistocchi † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 31 Mar 1883 Died)
• Tullio Sericci † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 5 Jul 1902 Died)
• Alfonso Archi † (10 Oct 1902 Appointed - 8 Sep 1905 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
• Giulio Boschi † (7 Jan 1909 Appointed - 15 May 1920 Died)
• Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 1 Jul 1938 Resigned)
• Paolo Babini † (12 Sep 1938 Appointed - 21 Oct 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
• Natale Mosconi † (28 May 1951 Appointed - 5 Aug 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara)
• Giovanni Mocellini † (26 Aug 1955 Appointed - 1 Jan 1969 Appointed, Bishop of Adria)
• Filippo Franceschi † (15 Jul 1976 Appointed - 7 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua})
• Luigi Maverna † (25 Mar 1982 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio)

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 Comacchio
1950	80,500	80,500	100.0%	32	12	44	1,829		14	76	27	ap1951
Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
1969	70,433	70,433	100.0%	57	10	67	1,051		10	130	40	ap1971
1980	65,000	67,900	95.7%	44	9	53	1,226		9	99	44	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

• Nicolò Arcani † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1670 to 14 Jan 1714)
• Alfonso Archi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1901; Bishop: 10 Oct 1902 to 8 Sep 1905)
• Paolo Babini † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1938 to 21 Oct 1950)
• Francesco Bentini † (Bishop: Mar 1714 to Mar 1744)
• Gregorio (Felix Antonius Paschalis) Boari, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to 25 Nov 1817)
• Giulio Cesare Borea † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1649 to 11 Mar 1655)
• Giulio Boschi † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1909 to 15 May 1920)
• Fedele Bufarini † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 1867)
• Giovanni Antonio Cavedi (Chevedo), O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Sep 1729; Bishop: Mar 1744 to 24 Dec 1744)
• Maynard de Contrariis † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1431 - )
• Filippo Franceschi † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1976 to 7 Jan 1982)
• Ghillino Ghillini † (Bishop: 1514 to 21 Dec 1559)
• Orazio Giraldi † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1592 to Jan 1617)
• Alessandro Grossi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Apr 1876 to 19 Mar 1878)
• Sigismondo Isei † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1655 to 1670)
• Cristoforo Lugaresi † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1745 to 29 Sep 1758)
• Luigi Maverna † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1982 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 1 Jul 1938)
• Giovanni Mocellini † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1955 to 1 Jan 1969)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1855 to 23 Mar 1860)
• Camillo Moro † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1626 to 10 May 1630)
• Natale Mosconi † (Bishop: 28 May 1951 to 5 Aug 1954; Apostolic Administrator: 1969 to 1976)
• Alfonso Pandolfi † (Bishop: 12 May 1631 to Oct 1648)
• Domenico Pasi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1913 to 15 Dec 1919)
• Aloysius Pistocchi † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 31 Mar 1883)
• Giovanni Rondinelli † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1758 to 24 Jul 1795)
• Alfonso Rossetti † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1559 to 1563)
• Alphonse Sacrati † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1617 to 1625)
• Ercole Sacrati † (Bishop: 1563 to 1591)
• Tullio Sericci † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 5 Jul 1902)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 15 Sep 1879)
• Michele Virgili † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 23 Sep 1855)