Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato

Historical Details

• Diocese of Luni
  • Latin Name: Lunensis
  • Erected: 465
  • 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

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) † ( 1446 Appointed - )
• 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 - )

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 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

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

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)
• Bassano Staffieri (Bishop: 10 Jul 1999 to 6 Dec 2007)

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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)
• 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)
• 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 †
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Giuseppe Stella † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1943; Bishop: 7 Sep 1945 to 3 Sep 1975)
• Laudivio Zacchia †