Diocese of Foligno

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Bishop(s) Gualtiero Sigismondi, Bishop Giovanni Benedetti, Bishop Emeritus Arduino Bertoldo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 1st Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 350 (135 Square Miles) Conference Region: Umbria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidifoligno.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Mons. Faloci Pulignani 3, 06034 Foligno [Perugia], Italia Telephone: 0742.35.04.73 Fax: 0742.34.90.21

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Rodrigo Carvajal † (4 Feb 1523 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni † (7 May 1557 Appointed - 13 Mar 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Novara)
• Giulio Troili † (15 Sep 1698 Appointed - 6 Jul 1712 Died)
• Dondazio Alessio Malvicini Fontana † (1 Aug 1712 Appointed - 17 Feb 1717 Died)
• Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli † (11 May 1717 Appointed - 21 Mar 1735 Died)
• Francesco Maria Alberici † (7 Jun 1735 Appointed - Oct 1741 Died)
• Mario Antonio Maffei † (27 Nov 1741 Appointed - 29 May 1777 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Morotti † (18 Jul 1777 Appointed - 20 Oct 1777 Died)
• Gaetano Giannini † (15 Dec 1777 Appointed - 28 Mar 1785 Died)
• Filippo Trenta † (3 Apr 1785 Appointed - 4 Mar 1796 Died)
• Antonio Moscardini † (28 Jun 1796 Appointed - 19 Aug 1818 Died)
• Stanislao Lucchesi † (Oct 1818 Appointed - 2 Nov 1830 Died)
• Ignazio Giovanni Cadolino † (30 Sep 1831 Appointed - 17 Dec 1832 Appointed, Archbishop of Spoleto)
• Arcangelo Polidori † (30 Sep 1834 Appointed - 6 May 1843 Died)
• Niccola Belletti † (19 Jun 1843 Appointed - 1864 Died)
• Niccola Crispigni (Grispigni) † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 1879 Died)
• Vincenzo Serarcangeli † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 1888 Died)
• Federico Federici † ( 1888 Appointed - 1892 Died)
• Albino Angelo Pardini, C.R.L. † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 22 Dec 1894 Resigned)
• Carlo Bertuzzi † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 10 May 1910 Resigned)
• Giorgio Gusmini † (15 Apr 1910 Appointed - 8 Sep 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Carlo Sica † (22 Jan 1915 Appointed - 20 Dec 1917 Resigned)
• Stefano Corbini † (18 Jun 1918 Appointed - 1 Oct 1946 Retired)
• Secondo Chiocca † (18 Jan 1947 Appointed - 15 Apr 1955 Resigned)
• Siro Silvestri † (21 Jul 1955 Appointed - 3 Sep 1975 Appointed, Bishop of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato)
• Giovanni Benedetti (25 Mar 1976 Appointed - 10 Oct 1992 Retired)
• Arduino Bertoldo (10 Oct 1992 Appointed - 3 Jul 2008 Retired)
• Gualtiero Sigismondi (3 Jul 2008 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Foligno (erected)

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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	51,340	51,340	100.0%	70	50	120	427		84	242	61	ap1951
1970	58,650	58,650	100.0%	61	53	114	514	1	68	222	66	ap1971
1980	62,800	62,800	100.0%	59	31	90	697	1	65	182	68	ap1981
1990	62,100	62,900	98.7%	52	40	92	675	3	45	198	38	ap1991
1996	66,565	66,900	99.5%	48	32	80	832	5	42	151	39	ap2000
2000	66,565	66,900	99.5%	48	32	80	832	5	42	151	39	ap2001
2001	67,000	67,250	99.6%	50	34	84	797	5	43	154	37	ap2002
2002	67,200	67,700	99.3%	51	32	83	809	5	40	137	37	ap2003
2003	64,900	65,250	99.5%	49		49	1,324	5	5	128	37	ap2004
2004	65,150	65,500	99.5%	47		47	1,386	5	7	124	39	ap2005
2006	65,450	67,950	96.3%	47		47	1,392	5	8	120	39	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Benedetti (Bishop: 25 Mar 1976 to 10 Oct 1992)
• Arduino Bertoldo (Bishop: 10 Oct 1992 to 3 Jul 2008)
• Gualtiero Sigismondi (Bishop: 3 Jul 2008 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Maria Alberici † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1735 to Oct 1741)
• Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli † (Bishop: 11 May 1717 to 21 Mar 1735)
• Niccola Belletti † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 1864)
• Carlo Bertuzzi † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 10 May 1910)
• Ignazio Giovanni Cadolino † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 17 Dec 1832)
• Rodrigo Carvajal † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1523 to 1539)
• Secondo Chiocca † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1947 to 15 Apr 1955)
• Stefano Corbini † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1918 to 1 Oct 1946)
• Niccola Crispigni (Grispigni) † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 1879)
• Domenico Della Vedova † (Priest: 29 Aug 1897 to 4 Feb 1933)
• Federico Federici † (Bishop: 1888 to 1892)
• Gaetano Giannini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1777 to 28 Mar 1785)
• Decio Lucio Grandoni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jul 1972 to 12 Dec 1974)
• Giorgio Gusmini † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1910 to 8 Sep 1914)
• Stanislao Lucchesi † (Bishop: Oct 1818 to 2 Nov 1830)
• Mario Antonio Maffei † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1741 to 29 May 1777)
• Dondazio Alessio Malvicini Fontana † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1712 to 17 Feb 1717)
• Giuseppe Maria Morotti † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1777 to 20 Oct 1777)
• Antonio Moscardini † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1796 to 19 Aug 1818)
• Albino Angelo Pardini, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 22 Dec 1894)
• Arcangelo Polidori † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1834 to 6 May 1843)
• Vincenzo Serarcangeli † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 1888)
• Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni † (Bishop: 7 May 1557 to 13 Mar 1560)
• Carlo Sica † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1915 to 20 Dec 1917)
• Siro Silvestri † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1955 to 3 Sep 1975)
• Dino Tomassini † (Priest: 12 Jul 1936 to 17 Aug 1962)
• Filippo Trenta † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1785 to 4 Mar 1796)
• Giulio Troili † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1698 to 6 Jul 1712)