Ripatransone (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Ripatransone
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 1 August 1571
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

Lucio Sassi † (3 Oct 1571 Appointed - 20 May 1575 Resigned)
Filippo Sega † (20 May 1575 Appointed - 3 Oct 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
Niccolò Aragonio (Aragona) † (3 Oct 1578 Appointed - 3 Aug 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
Troilo Boncompagni † (3 Aug 1579 Appointed - 31 Jan 1582 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
Gaspare Silingardi † (18 Jun 1582 Appointed - 1591 Resigned)
Pompeo de Nobili † (29 May 1591 Appointed - 1607 Died)
Sebastiano Poggi † (7 May 1607 Appointed - 1620 Resigned)
Lorenzo Azzolini † (17 Feb 1620 Appointed - 2 Aug 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Narni)
Antonio Arrigoni, O.F.M. Obs. † (3 Apr 1634 Appointed - 6 Mar 1636 Died)
Niccolò Orsini † (22 Sep 1636 Appointed - 18 Oct 1653 Died)
Ulisse Orsini † (12 Jan 1654 Appointed - Nov 1679 Died)
Giovan Giorgio Mainardi † (11 Mar 1680 Appointed - Nov 1693 Died)
Francesco Azzolini † (15 Mar 1694 Appointed - 16 Jun 1694 Died)
Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (24 Jan 1695 Appointed - 15 Dec 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento)
Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli † (8 Jun 1705 Appointed - 10 May 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
Gregorio Lauri † (12 Jul 1717 Appointed - 31 Jul 1726 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
Francesco Andrea Correa, Sch. P. † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - Aug 1738 Died)
Giacomo Costa, C.R. † (15 Jul 1739 Appointed - 29 May 1747 Appointed, Bishop of Belluno)
Luca Niccolò Recchi † (29 May 1747 Appointed - 25 Jan 1765 Died)
Bartolomeo Bitozzi † (5 Jun 1765 Appointed - 17 Oct 1779 Died)
Bartolomeo Bacher † (13 Dec 1779 Appointed - 6 Jul 1813 Died)
Michelangelo Calmet † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 8 Aug 1817 Died)
Ignazio Ranaldi, C.O. † (25 May 1818 Appointed - 23 Aug 1819 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
Filippo Monacelli † (24 May 1824 Appointed - 15 Dec 1828 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
Filippo Appignanesi † (15 Mar 1830 Appointed - 27 Sep 1837 Died)
Martino Caliendi † (27 Jan 1842 Appointed - 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Bishop of Montefeltro)
Giovanni Carlo Gentili † (21 Apr 1845 Appointed - 12 Apr 1847 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
Camillo de’ Marchesi Bisleti † (4 Oct 1847 Appointed - 23 Jun 1854 Appointed, Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia)
Fidelis Bufarini † (30 Nov 1854 Appointed - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 27 Mar 1867 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
Francesco Alessandrini † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 17 Nov 1881 Died)
Giuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) † (27 Mar 1882 Appointed - 23 Jun 1890 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome})
Giacinto Nicolai † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - 1899 Resigned)
Raniero Sarnari † (24 Mar 1900 Appointed - 9 Jun 1902 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino)
Luigi Boschi † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 20 Jan 1924 Died)
Luigi Ferri † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 17 May 1946 Retired)
Pietro Ossola † (1 Sep 1946 Appointed - 1 Dec 1951 Resigned)
Vincenzo Radicioni † (10 Dec 1951 Appointed - 7 Apr 1983 Retired)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1 August 1571	Erected	Diocese of Fermo Territorial Abbey of Farfa	Diocese of Ripatransone (erected)
7 April 1983	United	Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche) Diocese of Ripatransone	Diocese of Montalto-San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 31,159 .0% 112 0 13 OTC

1950 58,609 58,609 100.0% 68 34 102 574 52 125 22 ap1951

1970 86,453 86,723 99.7% 58 46 104 831 56 228 31 ap1971

1980 85,500 86,000 99.4% 52 37 89 960 55 176 35 ap1981

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		31,159	.0%			112	0			13	OTC
1950	58,609	58,609	100.0%	68	34	102	574	52	125	22	ap1951
1970	86,453	86,723	99.7%	58	46	104	831	56	228	31	ap1971
1980	85,500	86,000	99.4%	52	37	89	960	55	176	35	ap1981