Diocese of Fidenza

Historical Details

• Diocese of Borgo San Donnino
  • Latin Name: Burgi Sancti Domnini
  • Erected: 12 February 1601
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Papirio Picedi † (8 Jan 1603 Appointed - 30 Aug 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
• Giovanni Linati † (4 Dec 1606 Appointed - 9 Oct 1619 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• (Thomas) Alfonso Pozzi † (30 Mar 1620 Appointed - 25 Aug 1626 Died)
• Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 13 Mar 1650 Resigned)
• Filippo Casoni † (27 Feb 1651 Appointed - 22 Jul 1659 Died)
• Alessandro Pallavicini, O.S.B. † (12 Jan 1660 Appointed - 25 May 1675 Died)
• Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. † (16 Dec 1675 Appointed - 20 Mar 1684 Died)
• Nicolò Caranza † (12 Aug 1686 Appointed - 25 Nov 1697 Died)
• Giulio Dalla Rosa † (21 Jul 1698 Appointed - 31 Dec 1699 Died)
• Alessandro Roncovieri † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 29 May 1711 Died)
• Adriano Sermattei † (30 Jan 1713 Appointed - 15 Mar 1719 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
• Gherardo Zandemaria † (15 May 1719 Appointed - 24 Dec 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• Severino Antonio Missini † (9 Jun 1732 Appointed - 20 Jan 1753 Died)
• Girolamo Bajardi † (9 Apr 1753 Appointed - 24 Aug 1775 Died)
• Alessandro Garimberti † (29 Jan 1776 Appointed - 2 Apr 1813 Died)
• Aloisio San Vitale † (28 Jul 1817 Appointed - 21 Nov 1836 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (21 Nov 1836 Appointed - 27 Jan 1843 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
• Pier Grisologo Basetti † (22 Jun 1843 Appointed - 16 Jun 1857 Died)
• Francesco Benassi † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 18 Mar 1867 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Buscarini † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 9 Sep 1872 Died)
• Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 19 Sep 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
• Vincenzo Manicardi † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 7 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia)
• Giovanni Battista Tescari † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 8 Jul 1902 Died)
• Pietro Terroni † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 28 Aug 1907 Died)
• Leonida Mapelli † (14 Oct 1907 Appointed - 21 Feb 1915 Died)
• Giuseppe Fabbrucci † (6 Aug 1915 Appointed - 9 Aug 1930 Died)
• Mario Vianello † (6 Mar 1931 Appointed - 11 Mar 1943 Appointed, Archbishop of Perugia)
• Francesco Giberti † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 19 Feb 1952 Died)
• Paolo Rota † (28 Dec 1952 Appointed - 31 Dec 1960 Died)
• Guglielmo Bosetti † (29 Mar 1961 Appointed - 1 Aug 1962 Died)
• Mario Zanchin † (30 Sep 1962 Appointed - 13 Aug 1988 Retired)
• Carlo Poggi † (13 Aug 1988 Appointed - 7 Sep 1997 Died)
• Maurizio Galli † (2 Apr 1998 Appointed - 30 Jun 2007 Resigned)
• Carlo Mazza (1 Oct 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 Fidenza
1950	63,000	63,000	100.0%	80	15	95	663		18	164	57	ap1951
1969		64,526	.0%	77	18	95	0		21	158	58	ap1971
1980	66,800	67,150	99.5%	73	15	88	759		19	99	62	ap1981
1990	64,150	65,000	98.7%	64	11	75	855		14	76	60	ap1991
1999	63,500	64,000	99.2%	61	13	74	858	5	15	49	60	ap2000
2000	63,500	64,000	99.2%	61	8	69	920	5	10	49	60	ap2001
2001	63,500	64,000	99.2%	62	7	69	920	5	9	48	60	ap2002
2002	63,500	64,000	99.2%	63	4	67	947	5	5	37	60	ap2003
2003	63,500	64,000	99.2%	63	6	69	920	5	7	38	60	ap2004
2004	72,973	73,473	99.3%	64	8	72	1,013	5	10	55	70	ap2005
2006	72,431	73,287	98.8%	61	7	68	1,065	11	9	47	70	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlo Caffarra (Priest: 2 Jul 1961 to 8 Sep 1995)
• Carlo Mazza (Bishop: 1 Oct 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Girolamo Bajardi † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1753 to 24 Aug 1775)
• Pier Grisologo Basetti † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1843 to 16 Jun 1857)
• Francesco Benassi † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 18 Mar 1867)
• Guglielmo Bosetti † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1961 to 1 Aug 1962)
• Giuseppe Buscarini † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 9 Sep 1872)
• Nicolò Caranza † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1686 to 25 Nov 1697)
• Filippo Casoni † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1651 to 22 Jul 1659)
• Giulio Dalla Rosa † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1698 to 31 Dec 1699)
• Giuseppe Fabbrucci † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1915 to 9 Aug 1930)
• Maurizio Galli † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1998 to 30 Jun 2007)
• Alessandro Garimberti † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1776 to 2 Apr 1813)
• Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1675 to 20 Mar 1684)
• Francesco Giberti † (Bishop: 12 May 1943 to 19 Feb 1952)
• Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 19 Sep 1879)
• Giovanni Linati † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1606 to 9 Oct 1619)
• Vincenzo Manicardi † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 7 Jun 1886)
• Leonida Mapelli † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1907 to 21 Feb 1915)
• Severino Antonio Missini † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1732 to 20 Jan 1753)
• Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1836 to 27 Jan 1843)
• Alessandro Pallavicini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1660 to 25 May 1675)
• Papirio Picedi † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1603 to 30 Aug 1606)
• Carlo Poggi † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1988 to 7 Sep 1997)
• (Thomas) Alfonso Pozzi † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1620 to 25 Aug 1626)
• Alessandro Roncovieri † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 29 May 1711)
• Paolo Rota † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1952 to 31 Dec 1960)
• Aloisio San Vitale † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 21 Nov 1836)
• Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1627 to 13 Mar 1650)
• Adriano Sermattei † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1713 to 15 Mar 1719)
• Pietro Terroni † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 28 Aug 1907)
• Giovanni Battista Tescari † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 8 Jul 1902)
• Mario Vianello † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1931 to 11 Mar 1943)
• Mario Zanchin † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1962 to 13 Aug 1988)
• Gherardo Zandemaria † (Bishop: 15 May 1719 to 24 Dec 1731)