Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

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Bishop(s) Luigi Ernesto Palletti, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 881 (340 Square Miles) Conference Region: Liguria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilaspezia.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 64, 19121 La Spezia, Italia Telephone: 0187.73.44.24 Fax: 0187.73.21.87

Historical Details

• Diocese of Luni
  • Latin Name: Lunensis
  • Erected: 465
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
  • Latin Name: Lunensis et Sarzanensis
  • United: 21 July 1465
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
  • Latin Name: Lunensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
  • United: 25 November 1820
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
  • Latin Name: Lunensis o Spediensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
  • Name Changed: 12 January 1929
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
  • Latin Name: Spediensis, Sarzanensis, et Brugnatensis
  • Name Changed: 4 August 1975
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jacques Rossi † ( 1413 Appointed - 6 Mar 1415 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † ( 1446 Appointed - )
• Antonio Parentucelli † (6 Sep 1469 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Tommaso Benedetti † (21 Feb 1485 Appointed - 1497 Resigned)
• Silvestro Benedetti † (28 Apr 1497 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (28 Nov 1537 Appointed - 1561 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Polascha † (28 Nov 1537 Appointed - 1561 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (22 Feb 1538 Ordained Bishop - 1561 Died)
• Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (14 Feb 1561 Appointed - 5 Sep 1565 Died)
• Benedetto Lomellini † (7 Sep 1565 Appointed - 17 Mar 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
• Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 17 Apr 1590 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Salvago † (14 May 1590 Appointed - 24 Jan 1632 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (26 Apr 1632 Appointed - 1 Dec 1636 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
• Prospero Spínola † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - 1664 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Spínola † (22 Apr 1665 Appointed - 13 Sep 1694 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (7 Feb 1695 Appointed - Aug 1709 Died)
• Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (10 Mar 1710 Appointed - 29 Jun 1726 Resigned)
• Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (1 Jul 1726 Appointed - 21 Apr 1757 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (23 May 1757 Appointed - 24 Feb 1791 Died)
• Francesco Maria Gentile † (26 Sep 1791 Appointed - 17 Sep 1795 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (22 Sep 1795 Appointed - 24 Sep 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Savona)
• Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (24 Sep 1804 Appointed - 13 May 1819 Died)
• Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (2 Oct 1820 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1836 Resigned)
• Francesco Agnini † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1853 Died)
• Giuseppe Rosati † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 5 Sep 1881 Died)
• Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (18 Nov 1881 Appointed - 29 Jan 1899 Died)
• Giovanni Carli † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 5 Jan 1921 Died)
• Bernardo Pizzorno † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 6 Aug 1926 Died)
• Giovanni Costantini † (8 Feb 1929 Appointed - 26 Jul 1943 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Stella † (7 Sep 1945 Appointed - 3 Sep 1975 Retired)
• Siro Silvestri † (3 Sep 1975 Appointed - 7 Dec 1989 Retired)
• Giulio Sanguineti (7 Dec 1989 Appointed - 19 Dec 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
• Bassano Staffieri † (10 Jul 1999 Appointed - 6 Dec 2007 Retired)
• Francesco Moraglia (6 Dec 2007 Appointed - 31 Jan 2012 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Luigi Ernesto Palletti (20 Oct 2012 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Luni
465	Erected		Diocese of Luni (erected)
1133	Territory Lost	Diocese of Luni	Diocese of Brugnato (erected)
Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
21 July 1465	United	Diocese of Luni Diocese of Sarzana	Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
4 July 1797	Territory Lost	Diocese of Luni e Sarzana	Diocese of Pontremoli (erected)
Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
25 November 1820	United	Diocese of Brugnato Diocese of Luni e Sarzana	Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
12 January 1929	Name Changed	Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
4 August 1975	Name Changed	Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato	Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

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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
Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato
1821		64,801	.0%									OTC
1835											106	OTC
1886		111,567	.0%			300	0				115	OTC
Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
1950	243,200	245,266	99.2%	216	83	299	813		122	492	150	ap1951
1970	243,825	247,667	98.4%	223	82	305	799		95	420	189	ap1971
Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato
1980	245,600	249,600	98.4%	184	99	283	867		119	404	192	ap1981
Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
1990	227,875	232,176	98.1%	155	47	202	1,128	9	54	325	188	ap1991
1999	221,318	223,668	98.9%	129	48	177	1,250	21	50	229	188	ap2000
2000	221,118	223,565	98.9%	126	45	171	1,293	24	45	230	186	ap2001
2001	220,942	223,638	98.8%	124	43	167	1,323	24	43	229	186	ap2002
2002	218,889	221,274	98.9%	119	45	164	1,334	24	47	195	186	ap2003
2003	212,726	215,137	98.9%	117	48	165	1,289	23	50	191	186	ap2004
2004	213,451	215,935	98.8%	111	48	159	1,342	23	49	187	186	ap2005
2013	216,100	218,702	98.8%	109	29	138	1,565	21	33	120	186	ap2014
2016	219,024	221,663	98.8%	103	30	133	1,646	19	31	100	186	ap2017
2019	217,290	219,909	98.8%	101	31	132	1,646	18	32	103	186	ap2020

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Moraglia (Bishop: 6 Dec 2007 to 31 Jan 2012)
• Luigi Ernesto Palletti (Bishop: 20 Oct 2012)
• Giulio Sanguineti (Bishop: 7 Dec 1989 to 19 Dec 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Agnini † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 8 Mar 1853)
• Silvestro Benedetti † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1497 to 1537)
• Tommaso Benedetti † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1485 to 1497)
• Giovanni Battista Boracchia †
• Giovanni Battista Bracelli † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 17 Apr 1590)
• Giovanni Carli † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 5 Jan 1921)
• Filippo Casoni †
• Giovanni Costantini † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1929 to 26 Jul 1943)
• Giovanni Girolamo della Torre, B. † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1726 to 21 Apr 1757)
• Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † (Administrator: 1446)
• Francesco Maria Gentile † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1791 to 17 Sep 1795)
• Giuseppe Guerra †
• Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1565 to 17 Mar 1572)
• Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (Bishop: 23 May 1757 to 24 Feb 1791)
• Vincenzo Maria Maggioli, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1795 to 24 Sep 1804)
• Giovanni Battista Malaspina †
• Nicolò Mascardi †
• Luigi Maverna † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1965 to 9 Sep 1971)
• Giovanni Girolamo Naselli † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1695 to Aug 1709)
• Giulio Cesare Pallavicini † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 13 May 1819)
• Antonio Parentucelli † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1469 to 1484)
• Simone Pasqua (di Negro) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1561 to 5 Sep 1565)
• Bernardo Pizzorno † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 6 Aug 1926)
• Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1537 to 1561)
• Giovanni Francesco Polascha † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1537 to 1561)
• Benedetto Rezzani †
• Andrea Righetti †
• Giuseppe Rosati † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 5 Sep 1881)
• Giacinto Rossi, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 29 Jan 1899)
• Jacques Rossi † (Bishop: 1413 to 6 Mar 1415)
• Giovanni Battista Salvago † (Bishop: 14 May 1590 to 24 Jan 1632)
• Pietro Luigi Scarabelli, C.M. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1820 to 26 Apr 1836)
• Siro Silvestri † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1975 to 7 Dec 1989)
• Ambrogio Spinola, B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1710 to 29 Jun 1726)
• Giovanni Battista Spínola † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1665 to 13 Sep 1694)
• Giovanni Domenico Spinola † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Apr 1632 to 1 Dec 1636)
• Prospero Spínola † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 to 1664)
• Bassano Staffieri † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1999 to 6 Dec 2007)
• Giuseppe Stella † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1943; Bishop: 7 Sep 1945 to 3 Sep 1975)
• Laudivio Zacchia †

Source(s)

Diocese of Luni Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 317, and Page 318 Diocese of Luni e Sarzana Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 182 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 231 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 226 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 250 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 269

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