Diocese of Civita Castellana

Historical Details

• Diocese of Civita Castellana
  • Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae
  • Erected: 990
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte
  • Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae et Hortanus
  • United: 5 October 1437
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese
  • Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae, Hortanus et Gallesinus
  • United: 20 December 1805
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 700 (270 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri)
  • Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae (, Hortanus, Gallesinus, Nepesinus, et Sutrinus)
  • United: 11 February 1986
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,552 (599 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Lazio

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pomponio Cecci (Cesi) † (12 Aug 1538 Appointed - 24 Nov 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri)
• Scipione Bongalli † (24 Nov 1539 Appointed - 3 Aug 1564 Died)
• Nicola Perusco † (7 Feb 1565 Appointed - 8 Feb 1582 Died)
• Andrea Longo † (2 Apr 1582 Appointed - 18 Aug 1607 Died)
• Ippolito Fabiani, O.S.A. † (17 Dec 1607 Appointed - 24 Aug 1621 Died)
• Angelo Gozzadini † (25 Oct 1621 Appointed - 29 Mar 1653 Died)
• Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. † (10 Nov 1653 Appointed - 27 Aug 1685 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli † (13 May 1686 Appointed - 30 Sep 1697 Died)
• Simone Aleotti † (16 May 1698 Appointed - 30 Sep 1704 Died)
• Ascanio Blasi † (26 Jan 1705 Appointed - Jul 1718 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Maria Tenderini † (13 Nov 1718 Appointed - 1 Mar 1739 Died)
• Bernardino Vari † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 12 Oct 1748 Died)
• Sante Lanucci † (1 Dec 1748 Appointed - 31 May 1765 Resigned)
• Francesco Maria Forlani † (5 Jun 1765 Appointed - 5 Mar 1787 Died)
• Lorenzo de Dominicis † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - 1 Jan 1822 Died)
• Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P. † (19 Apr 1822 Appointed - 27 Dec 1847 Died)
• Amadio Zangari † (14 Apr 1848 Appointed - 5 Sep 1851 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino)
• Mattei Augusto Mengacci † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 20 Nov 1872 Died)
• Domenico Mignanti † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 27 Mar 1889 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Carnevalini † (24 May 1889 Appointed - 6 Jun 1895 Died)
• Giacomo Ghezzi, O.F.M. † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 26 Jan 1920 Died)
• Geoffrey Zaccherini † (8 Mar 1920 Appointed - 15 Jun 1928 Appointed, Bishop of Jesi)
• Santino Margaria † (9 Oct 1930 Appointed - 20 Dec 1947 Died)
• Roberto Massimiliani † (21 Jun 1948 Appointed - 19 Jun 1975 Died)
• Marcello Rosina † (10 Apr 1976 Appointed - 11 Feb 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri))
• Divo Zadi (10 Mar 1989 Appointed - 10 Dec 2007 Retired)
• Romano Rossi (10 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

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 Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese
1950	66,000	66,000	100.0%	61	25	86	767		30	130	33	ap1951
1966	78,000	78,240	99.7%	48	32	80	975		45	158	38	ap1971
1980	75,300	75,500	99.7%	50	15	65	1,158		19	105	39	ap1981
Diocese of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri)
1990	170,435	171,258	99.5%	94	48	142	1,200	3	80	335	77	ap1991
Diocese of Civita Castellana
1999	203,899	204,194	99.9%	97	73	170	1,199	7	104	401	76	ap2000
2000	203,700	205,000	99.4%	97	73	170	1,198	9	102	401	76	ap2001
2001	210,850	212,572	99.2%	97	73	170	1,240	10	102	395	76	ap2002
2002	210,850	212,572	99.2%	97	73	170	1,240	13	102	395	76	ap2003
2003	210,500	211,975	99.3%	97	73	170	1,238	12	101	395	76	ap2004
2004	214,800	220,800	97.3%	99	66	165	1,301	12	89	380	76	ap2005
2006	213,800	224,700	95.1%	114	70	184	1,161	12	93	380	76	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Romano Rossi (Bishop: 10 Dec 2007 - )
• Divo Zadi (Bishop: 10 Mar 1989 to 10 Dec 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Simone Aleotti † (Bishop: 16 May 1698 to 30 Sep 1704)
• Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1653 to 27 Aug 1685)
• Ascanio Blasi † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1705 to Jul 1718)
• Scipione Bongalli † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1539 to 3 Aug 1564)
• Francesco Bracci † (Priest: 6 Jun 1903 to 15 Dec 1958)
• Giovanni Battista Carnevalini † (Bishop: 24 May 1889 to 6 Jun 1895)
• Pomponio Cecci (Cesi) † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1538 to 24 Nov 1539)
• Lorenzo de Dominicis † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787 to 1 Jan 1822)
• Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 27 Dec 1847)
• Ippolito Fabiani, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1607 to 24 Aug 1621)
• Francesco Maria Forlani † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1765 to 5 Mar 1787)
• Giacomo Ghezzi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 26 Jan 1920)
• Angelo Gozzadini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Oct 1621 to 29 Mar 1653)
• Sante Lanucci † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1748 to 31 May 1765)
• Andrea Longo † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1582 to 18 Aug 1607)
• Santino Margaria † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1930 to 20 Dec 1947)
• Roberto Massimiliani † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1948 to 19 Jun 1975)
• Mattei Augusto Mengacci † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 20 Nov 1872)
• Domenico Mignanti † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 27 Mar 1889)
• Nicola Perusco † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1565 to 8 Feb 1582)
• Marcello Rosina † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1976 to 11 Feb 1986)
• Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli † (Bishop: 13 May 1686 to 30 Sep 1697)
• Giovanni Francesco Maria Tenderini † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1718 to 1 Mar 1739)
• Bernardino Vari † (Bishop: 4 May 1739 to 12 Oct 1748)
• Geoffrey Zaccherini † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1920 to 15 Jun 1928)
• Amadio Zangari † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1848 to 5 Sep 1851)