Diocese of Jesi

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Bishop(s) Gerardo Rocconi, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 6th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 315 (121 Square Miles) Conference Region: Marche Official Web Site: http://www2.chiesacattolica.it/cci/diocesi/id_92/diocesi/home.htm Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Federico II 6, 60035 Jesi [Ancona], Italia Telephone: 0731.56.685 Fax: 0731.22.35.41

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Camillo Borghese † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi de Pretis † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 27 Jun 1800 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 24 May 1802 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
• Francesco Cesarei Leoni † (28 Jul 1817 Appointed - 25 Jul 1830 Died)
• Francesco Tiberi Contigliano † (1 Aug 1834 Appointed - 18 May 1836 Resigned)
• Pietro Ostini † (11 Jul 1836 Appointed - 19 Dec 1841 Resigned)
• Silvestro Belli † (24 Jan 1842 Appointed - 9 Sep 1844 Died)
• Cosimo Corsi † (20 Jan 1845 Appointed - 19 Dec 1853 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Carlo Luigi Morichini † (23 Jun 1854 Appointed - 24 Nov 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Rambaldo Magagnini † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 1892 Died)
• Aurelio Zonghi † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 1902 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Ricci † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 15 Jul 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Ancona e Numana)
• Giuseppe Gandolfi † (26 Sep 1906 Appointed - 14 Sep 1927 Died)
• Geoffrey Zaccherini † (15 Jun 1928 Appointed - 11 May 1934 Resigned)
• Carlo Falcinelli † (6 Sep 1934 Appointed - 1953 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Pardini † (7 Jan 1953 Appointed - 30 Apr 1975 Resigned)
• Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † (1 Mar 1978 Appointed - 20 Mar 2006 Retired)
• Gerardo Rocconi (20 Mar 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Jesi (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	73,000	74,000	98.6%	68	34	102	715		42	101	27	ap1951
1970		73,000	.0%	60	29	89	0		41	106	38	ap1971
1980	75,000	75,560	99.3%	57	28	85	882		35	139	40	ap1981
1990	75,000	76,000	98.7%	53	29	82	914		33	98	41	ap1991
1999	75,438	76,000	99.3%	40	23	63	1,197	7	48	79	41	ap2000
2000	75,476	76,000	99.3%	39	22	61	1,237	7	38	70	38	ap2001
2001	74,993	76,000	98.7%	40	22	62	1,209	7	30	62	41	ap2002
2002	75,200	76,000	98.9%	39	20	59	1,274	7	28	65	41	ap2003
2003	75,100	76,000	98.8%	40	20	60	1,251	6	26	64	41	ap2004
2004	74,240	76,000	97.7%	38	19	57	1,302	8	30	45	41	ap2005
2006	73,650	76,000	96.9%	38	19	57	1,292	8	32	39	41	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gerardo Rocconi (Bishop: 20 Mar 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Silvestro Belli † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1842 to 9 Sep 1844)
• Camillo Borghese † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1597 to 1599)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi de Pretis † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1794; Priest: 13 Apr 1794; Bishop: 27 Apr 1794 to 27 Jun 1800)
• Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Aug 1800 to 24 May 1802)
• Francesco Cesarei Leoni † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 25 Jul 1830)
• Cosimo Corsi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1845 to 19 Dec 1853)
• Carlo Falcinelli † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1934 to 1953)
• Giuseppe Gandolfi † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1906 to 14 Sep 1927)
• Rambaldo Magagnini † (Bishop: 6 May 1872 to 1892)
• Carlo Luigi Morichini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jun 1854 to 24 Nov 1871)
• Pietro Ostini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Jul 1836 to 19 Dec 1841)
• Giovanni Battista Pardini † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1953 to 30 Apr 1975)
• Giovanni Battista Ricci † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 15 Jul 1906)
• Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1977; Bishop: 1 Mar 1978 to 20 Mar 2006)
• Francesco Tiberi Contigliano † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Aug 1834 to 18 May 1836)
• Geoffrey Zaccherini † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1928 to 11 May 1934)
• Aurelio Zonghi † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 1902)