Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Forli
  • Latin Name: Foroliviensis
  • Erected: 2nd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 320 (123 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Tommaso Asti † (3 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Pietro Griffo † (31 Oct 1512 Appointed - 1516 Died)
• Bernardo de’ Medici † (15 Nov 1516 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Leonardo de’ Medici † (14 Mar 1519 Appointed - 1526 Resigned)
• Niccolò Ridolfi † (16 Apr 1526 Appointed - 7 Aug 1528 Resigned)
• Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (7 Aug 1528 Appointed - 23 Oct 1551 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)
• Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (23 Oct 1551 Appointed - 1563 Resigned)
• Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † ( 1563 Appointed - 11 Aug 1578 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
• Marcantonio del Giglio † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 21 Aug 1580 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (5 Sep 1580 Appointed - 1586 Resigned)
• Fulvio Teofili † (7 Jan 1587 Appointed - 1594 Died)
• Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. † (4 May 1594 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)
• Corrado Tartarini † (18 Sep 1599 Appointed - Feb 1602 Died)
• Cesare Bartorelli † (20 Nov 1602 Appointed - 9 Jan 1635 Died)
• Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 1665 Resigned)
• Claudio Ciccolini † (7 Jun 1666 Appointed - 29 Apr 1688 Died)
• Giovanni Rasponi † (28 Feb 1689 Appointed - 31 Aug 1714 Died)
• Tommaso Torelli † (19 Nov 1714 Appointed - 24 Apr 1760 Died)
• Francesco Piazza † (15 Dec 1760 Appointed - 12 Feb 1769 Died)
• Nicola Bizzarri † (20 Nov 1769 Appointed - 13 Jul 1776 Resigned)
• Giuseppe de Vignoli † (10 Jul 1776 Appointed - 2 Apr 1782 Died)
• Mercuriale Prati, O.S.B. † (25 Jun 1784 Appointed - 20 Oct 1806 Died)
• Andrea Bratti † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 11 Nov 1835 Died)
• Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Archbishop of Camerino)
• Gaetano Carletti † (21 Apr 1845 Appointed - 28 Sep 1849 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Antonio Magrini † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - Aug 1852 Died)
• Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (7 Mar 1853 Appointed - 21 Dec 1857 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Athenae)
• Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 1887 Died)
• Domenico Svampa † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Raimondo Jaffei † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 22 Aug 1932 Died)
• Giuseppe Rolla † (25 Nov 1932 Appointed - 2 Aug 1950 Died)
• Paolo Babini † (21 Oct 1950 Appointed - 9 Jun 1976 Retired)
• Giovanni Proni † (9 Jun 1976 Succeeded - 9 Apr 1988 Retired)
• Vincenzo Zarri (9 Apr 1988 Appointed - 12 Nov 2005 Retired)
• Lino Pizzi (12 Nov 2005 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 Forli
1950	80,115	80,350	99.7%	103	26	129	621		55	293	62	ap1951
1970	121,666	122,022	99.7%	92	31	123	989		39	320	67	ap1971
1980	143,700	144,500	99.4%	128	25	153	939		32	317	140	ap1981
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
1990	171,812	173,374	99.1%	165	30	195	881		41	307	127	ap1991
1999	169,369	171,603	98.7%	141	30	171	990	5	36	222	128	ap2000
2000	168,282	170,645	98.6%	136	26	162	1,038	5	32	217	128	ap2001
2001	170,035	172,570	98.5%	135	29	164	1,036	6	34	224	128	ap2002
2002	171,357	174,134	98.4%	134	28	162	1,057	6	34	217	128	ap2003
2003	172,829	175,779	98.3%	126	30	156	1,107	8	34	209	128	ap2004
2004	171,142	175,769	97.4%	122	28	150	1,140	8	33	202	128	ap2005
2006	169,700	177,425	95.6%	119	27	146	1,162	8	30	205	128	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lino Pizzi (Bishop: 12 Nov 2005 - )
• Vincenzo Zarri (Bishop: 9 Apr 1988 to 12 Nov 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1551 to 1563)
• Tommaso Asti † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1485 to 1512)
• Paolo Babini † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1950 to 9 Jun 1976)
• Cesare Bartorelli † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1602 to 9 Jan 1635)
• Nicola Bizzarri † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 13 Jul 1776)
• Andrea Bratti † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 11 Nov 1835)
• Gaetano Carletti † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1845 to 28 Sep 1849)
• Claudio Ciccolini † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1666 to 29 Apr 1688)
• Marcantonio del Giglio † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1578 to 21 Aug 1580)
• Bernardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1516 to 1519)
• Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1528 to 23 Oct 1551)
• Leonardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1519 to 1526)
• Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1853 to 21 Dec 1857)
• Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1594 to 1599)
• Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † (Bishop: 1563 to 11 Aug 1578)
• Pietro Griffo † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1512 to 1516)
• Raimondo Jaffei † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 22 Aug 1932)
• Antonio Magrini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to Aug 1852)
• Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1580 to 1586)
• Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jun 1508 to 10 Sep 1515)
• Francesco Piazza † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 12 Feb 1769)
• Mercuriale Prati, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 20 Oct 1806)
• Giovanni Proni † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1970; Bishop: 9 Jun 1976 to 9 Apr 1988)
• Giovanni Rasponi † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1689 to 31 Aug 1714)
• Niccolò Ridolfi † (Administrator: 16 Apr 1526 to 7 Aug 1528)
• Giuseppe Rolla † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1932 to 2 Aug 1950)
• Domenico Svampa † (Bishop: 23 May 1887 to 21 May 1894)
• Corrado Tartarini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1599 to Feb 1602)
• Fulvio Teofili † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1587 to 1594)
• Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 May 1635 to 1665)
• Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 21 Apr 1845)
• Tommaso Torelli † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1714 to 24 Apr 1760)
• Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 1887)
• Giuseppe de Vignoli † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1776 to 2 Apr 1782)