Diocese of Cervia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cervia
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Tommaso Catanei, O.P. † (12 Dec 1485 Appointed - 1515 Died)
• Paolo Emilio Cesi † ( 1525 Appointed - 23 Mar 1528 Resigned)
• Scipione Santacroce † ( 1545 Appointed - 1576 Resigned)
• Ottavio Santacroce † ( 1576 Appointed - 1582 Died)
• Lorenzo Campeggi † ( 1582 Appointed - 6 Nov 1585 Died)
• Decio Azzolini (Sr.) † (15 Nov 1585 Appointed - 9 Oct 1587 Died)
• Annibal Pauli † (12 Oct 1587 Appointed - 1590 Died)
• Alfonso Visconti, C.O. † (8 Feb 1591 Appointed - 10 Sep 1601 Appointed, Bishop of Spoleto)
• Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini † (10 Sep 1601 Appointed - 7 Apr 1627 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 16 Apr 1635 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Francesco Maria Merlini † (17 Sep 1635 Appointed - Nov 1644 Died)
• Pomponio Spreti † (8 Jan 1646 Appointed - 15 Nov 1652 Died)
• Francesco Gheri † ( 1655 Appointed - 1661 Died)
• Anselmo Dandini † (26 Jun 1662 Appointed - Dec 1664 Died)
• Gerolamo Santolini † ( 1665 Appointed - Mar 1667 Died)
• Gianfrancesco Riccamonti, O.S.B. † (9 Apr 1668 Appointed - 17 Apr 1707 Died)
• Camillo Spreti † (15 Apr 1709 Appointed - 1727 Died)
• Gaspare Pizzolanti, O. Carm. † (25 Jun 1727 Appointed - 31 Dec 1765 Died)
• Giambattista Donati † (2 Jun 1766 Appointed - 1792 Died)
• Bonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. † (1 Jun 1795 Appointed - 21 Feb 1820 Appointed, Bishop of Montefiascone)
• Giuseppe Crispino Mazzotti † (21 Feb 1820 Appointed - 2 Nov 1825 Died)
• Ignazio Giovanni Cadolino † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 30 Sep 1831 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
• Mariano Baldassare Medici, O.P. † (17 Dec 1832 Appointed - Oct 1833 Died)
• Innocenzo Castracane degli Antelminelli † (20 Jan 1834 Appointed - 12 Feb 1838 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
• Gaetano Balletti † (12 Feb 1838 Appointed - 11 May 1842 Died)
• Gioacchino Tamberini (Tamburini) † (22 Jul 1842 Appointed - 13 Oct 1859 Died)
• Giovanni Monetti † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 15 Feb 1877 Died)
• Federico Foschi † (20 Mar 1877 Appointed - 7 Oct 1908 Died)
• Pasquale Morganti † (7 Jan 1909 Appointed - 18 Dec 1921 Died)
• Antonio Lega † (13 Jun 1921 Appointed - 16 Nov 1946 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Decio Azzolini (Sr.) † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1585 to 9 Oct 1587)
• Gaetano Balletti † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to 11 May 1842)
• Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1601 to 7 Apr 1627)
• Ignazio Giovanni Cadolino † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 30 Sep 1831)
• Lorenzo Campeggi † (Bishop: 1582 to 6 Nov 1585)
• Innocenzo Castracane degli Antelminelli † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 12 Feb 1838)
• Tommaso Catanei, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1485 to 1515)
• Paolo Emilio Cesi † (Administrator: 1525 to 23 Mar 1528)
• Anselmo Dandini † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1662 to Dec 1664)
• Giambattista Donati † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1766 to 1792)
• Federico Foschi † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1877 to 7 Oct 1908)
• Bonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 21 Feb 1820)
• Francesco Gheri † (Bishop: 1655 to 1661)
• Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno † (Bishop: 17 May 1627 to 16 Apr 1635)
• Antonio Lega † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 16 Nov 1946)
• Giuseppe Crispino Mazzotti † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 2 Nov 1825)
• Mariano Baldassare Medici, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1832 to Oct 1833)
• Francesco Maria Merlini † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1635 to Nov 1644)
• Giovanni Monetti † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 15 Feb 1877)
• Pasquale Morganti † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1909 to 18 Dec 1921)
• Annibal Pauli † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1587 to 1590)
• Gaspare Pizzolanti, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 31 Dec 1765)
• Gianfrancesco Riccamonti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1668 to 17 Apr 1707)
• Ottavio Santacroce † (Bishop: 1576 to 1582)
• Scipione Santacroce † (Bishop: 1545 to 1576)
• Gerolamo Santolini † (Bishop: 1665 to Mar 1667)
• Camillo Spreti † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1709 to 1727)
• Pomponio Spreti † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1646 to 15 Nov 1652)
• Gioacchino Tamberini (Tamburini) † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 13 Oct 1859)
• Alfonso Visconti, C.O. † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1591 to 10 Sep 1601)