Diocese of Montefiascone

Historical Details

• Diocese of Montefiascone
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14th Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Alessandro Farnese † ( 1499 Appointed - 28 Mar 1509 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
• Lorenzo Pucci † (23 Mar 1519 Appointed - 13 Apr 1519 Resigned)
• Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † (12 Nov 1528 Appointed - 4 Jun 1548 Resigned)
• Ubaldinus Bandinelli † (4 Jun 1548 Appointed - Mar 1551 Died)
• Achille Grassi † (21 Aug 1551 Appointed - 1555 Died)
• Carlo Grassi † (20 Dec 1555 Appointed - 25 Mar 1571 Died)
• Ferdinando Farnese † (27 Aug 1572 Appointed - 30 Mar 1573 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
• Francesco Guinigi † (8 Apr 1573 Appointed - Jan 1578 Died)
• Vincenzo Fucheri † (29 Jan 1578 Appointed - 1580 Died)
• Girolamo Bentivoglio † (7 Oct 1580 Appointed - 12 Apr 1601 Died)
• Paolo Emilio Zacchia † (14 May 1601 Appointed - 31 May 1605 Died)
• Laudivio Zacchia † (17 Aug 1605 Appointed - 13 May 1630 Resigned)
• Gasparo Cecchinelli † (13 May 1630 Appointed - 1666 Died)
• Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (29 Mar 1666 Appointed - 19 May 1670 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
• Domenico Massimo † (18 Mar 1671 Appointed - Sep 1685 Died)
• Marcantonio Barbarigo † (7 Jul 1687 Appointed - 26 May 1706 Died)
• Sebastiano Pompilio Bonaventura † (15 Nov 1706 Appointed - May 1734 Died)
• Pompeio Aldrovandi † (9 Jul 1734 Appointed - 6 Jan 1752 Died)
• Xaverius Giustiniani † (14 Jan 1754 Appointed - 13 Jan 1771 Died)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (30 Mar 1772 Appointed - 26 May 1775 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Garampi † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 4 May 1792 Died)
• Jean-Siffrein Maury † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 24 Mar 1816 Resigned)
• Bonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. † (21 Feb 1820 Appointed - 29 Jan 1832 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Velzi, O.P. † (2 Jul 1832 Appointed - 23 Nov 1836 Died)
• Gabriele Ferretti † (19 May 1837 Appointed - 2 Oct 1837 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
• Filippo de Angelis † (15 Feb 1838 Succeeded - 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
• Nicola Mattei Baldini † (27 Jan 1842 Appointed - 23 Oct 1843 Died)
• Niccola Clarelli Parracciani † (22 Jan 1844 Appointed - Jun 1854 Resigned)
• Luigi Jona † (23 Jun 1854 Appointed - 30 Nov 1863 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Bovieri † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 22 Apr 1873 Died)
• Concetto Focaccetti † (25 Jul 1873 Appointed - 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Bishop of Acquapendente)
• Luigi Rotelli † (15 Jul 1878 Appointed - 22 Dec 1882 Resigned)
• Luciano Gentilucci † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 29 Nov 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica)
• Domenico Rinaldi † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 21 Apr 1907 Died)
• Domenico Mannaioli † (10 Aug 1907 Appointed - 6 Aug 1910 Resigned)
• Giovanni Rosi † (19 Dec 1910 Appointed - 5 Apr 1951 Died)
• Luigi Boccadoro † (14 Jun 1951 Appointed - 27 Mar 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino)

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
1950	40,000	40,000	100.0%	50	19	69	579		29	150	21	ap1951
1970		34,166	.0%	40	9	49	0		13	17	20	ap1971
1980	34,178	34,188	100.0%	45	9	54	632		13	102	20	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pompeio Aldrovandi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Jul 1734 to 6 Jan 1752)
• Ubaldinus Bandinelli † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1548 to Mar 1551)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1772 to 26 May 1775)
• Marcantonio Barbarigo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 Jul 1687 to 26 May 1706)
• Girolamo Bentivoglio † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1580 to 12 Apr 1601)
• Luigi Boccadoro † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1951 to 27 Mar 1986)
• Sebastiano Pompilio Bonaventura † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1706 to May 1734)
• Giuseppe Maria Bovieri † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 22 Apr 1873)
• Gasparo Cecchinelli † (Bishop: 13 May 1630 to 1666)
• Niccola Clarelli Parracciani † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1844 to Jun 1854)
• Filippo de Angelis † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jul 1826; Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Feb 1838 to 27 Jan 1842)
• Alessandro Farnese † (Bishop: 1499 to 28 Mar 1509)
• Ferdinando Farnese † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1572 to 30 Mar 1573)
• Domenico Ferrata † (Priest: 18 Sep 1869 to 2 Apr 1885)
• Gabriele Ferretti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 May 1837 to 2 Oct 1837)
• Concetto Focaccetti † (Bishop: 25 Jul 1873 to 15 Jul 1878)
• Vincenzo Fucheri † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1578 to 1580)
• Giuseppe Garampi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 20 May 1776 to 4 May 1792)
• Bonaventura (Domenico Giuseppe) Gazzola, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: Jun 1814; Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 29 Jan 1832)
• Luciano Gentilucci † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 29 Nov 1895)
• Xaverius Giustiniani † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1754 to 13 Jan 1771)
• Achille Grassi † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1551 to 1555)
• Carlo Grassi † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1555 to 25 Mar 1571)
• Francesco Guinigi † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1573 to Jan 1578)
• Luigi Jona † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 30 Nov 1863)
• Domenico Mannaioli † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1907 to 6 Aug 1910)
• Domenico Massimo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1671 to Sep 1685)
• Nicola Mattei Baldini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Jan 1842 to 23 Oct 1843)
• Jean-Siffrein Maury † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Feb 1794 to 24 Mar 1816)
• Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1666 to 19 May 1670)
• Lorenzo Pucci † (Administrator: 23 Mar 1519 to 13 Apr 1519)
• Domenico Rinaldi † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 21 Apr 1907)
• Giovanni Rosi † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1910 to 5 Apr 1951)
• Luigi Rotelli † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 22 Dec 1882)
• Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1528 to 4 Jun 1548)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Dec 1863 to 27 Mar 1867)
• Giuseppe Maria Velzi, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 23 Nov 1836)
• Laudivio Zacchia † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1605 to 13 May 1630)
• Paolo Emilio Zacchia † (Bishop: 14 May 1601 to 31 May 1605)