Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza

Historical Details

• Diocese of Montepulciano
  • Latin Name: Montis Politiani
  • Erected: 10 November 1561
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Spinello Benci † (9 Jan 1562 Appointed - 10 Aug 1596 Died)
• Sinolfo Benci † (24 Jan 1597 Appointed - 5 Jun 1599 Died)
• Sallustio Tarugi † (10 Jan 1600 Appointed - 1 Oct 1607 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Roberto Ubaldini † (1 Oct 1607 Appointed - 1623 Resigned)
• Alexandre della Stufa (Lotteringhi) † (2 Oct 1623 Appointed - 1640 Resigned)
• Talento de’ Talenti † (3 Dec 1640 Appointed - 1651 Died)
• Marcello Cervini † (23 Sep 1652 Appointed - 8 Feb 1663 Died)
• Antonio Cervini † (13 Aug 1663 Appointed - 9 Sep 1706 Died)
• Callisto Lodigeri, O.S.M. † (11 Apr 1707 Appointed - 4 Mar 1710 Died)
• Francesco Maria Arrighi † (1 Dec 1710 Appointed - Sep 1726 Died)
• Antonio Maria Vantini † (17 Mar 1727 Appointed - 19 Jan 1746 Died)
• Pio Magnoni † (4 Sep 1747 Appointed - 4 Oct 1755 Died)
• Pietro Maria Franzesi † (3 Jan 1757 Appointed - 7 Dec 1799 Died)
• Pellegrino Maria Carletti † (20 Sep 1802 Appointed - 4 Jan 1827 Died)
• Ippolito Niccolai † (27 Jul 1829 Appointed - 17 Dec 1832 Died)
• Pietro Saggioli † (23 Jun 1834 Appointed - 19 Feb 1839 Died)
• Claudio Samuelli † (27 Jan 1843 Appointed - 19 Sep 1854 Died)
• Luigi Maria Paoletti † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - 23 Apr 1890 Died)
• Felice Gialdini † (23 Apr 1890 Succeeded - 28 Nov 1898 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Batignani † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 4 Feb 1933 Died)
• Emilio Giorgi † (18 Sep 1933 Appointed - 8 Jun 1964 Died)
• Alberto Giglioli † (7 Oct 1975 Appointed - 25 Mar 2000 Retired)
• Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (25 Mar 2000 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 Montepulciano
1950	20,000	20,000	100.0%	34	7	41	487		7	27	19	ap1951
1969	16,250	16,300	99.7%	22		22	738				17	ap1971
1980	14,850	15,100	98.3%	20	7	27	550		8	35	18	ap1981
Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza
1990	71,500	72,000	99.3%	59	16	75	953		18	130	46	ap1991
1999	69,669	71,844	97.0%	56	14	70	995	1	14	107	46	ap2000
2000	69,705	71,890	97.0%	56	14	70	995	1	14	95	46	ap2001
2001	69,164	71,525	96.7%	56	16	72	960	1	18	91	46	ap2002
2002	69,539	72,545	95.9%	47	17	64	1,086	1	18	92	46	ap2003
2003	69,500	72,500	95.9%	61	19	80	868	1	20	95	46	ap2004
2004	70,100	73,100	95.9%	59	19	78	898	1	20	83	46	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (Bishop: 25 Mar 2000 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Maria Arrighi † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1710 to Sep 1726)
• Carlo Baldini, O.M.D. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1964 to 2 Jan 1970)
• Giuseppe Batignani † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 4 Feb 1933)
• Sinolfo Benci † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1597 to 5 Jun 1599)
• Spinello Benci † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1562 to 10 Aug 1596)
• Pellegrino Maria Carletti † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1802 to 4 Jan 1827)
• Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1970 to 7 Oct 1975)
• Antonio Cervini † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1663 to 9 Sep 1706)
• Marcello Cervini † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1652 to 8 Feb 1663)
• Alexandre della Stufa (Lotteringhi) † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1623 to 1640)
• Pietro Maria Franzesi † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 7 Dec 1799)
• Felice Gialdini † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 May 1879; Bishop: 23 Apr 1890 to 28 Nov 1898)
• Alberto Giglioli † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1975 to 25 Mar 2000)
• Emilio Giorgi † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1933 to 8 Jun 1964)
• Callisto Lodigeri, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to 4 Mar 1710)
• Pio Magnoni † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1747 to 4 Oct 1755)
• Ippolito Niccolai † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1829 to 17 Dec 1832)
• Luigi Maria Paoletti † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 23 Apr 1890)
• Pietro Saggioli † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 19 Feb 1839)
• Claudio Samuelli † (Priest: 24 Sep 1814; Bishop: 27 Jan 1843 to 19 Sep 1854)
• Talento de’ Talenti † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1640 to 1651)
• Sallustio Tarugi † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1600 to 1 Oct 1607)
• Roberto Ubaldini † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1607 to 1623)
• Antonio Maria Vantini † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1727 to 19 Jan 1746)