Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

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Bishop(s) Gervasio Gestori, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 455 (175 Square Miles) Conference Region: Marche Official Web Site: http://www.sanbenedettodeltronto.chiesacattolica.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Sacconi 1, 63039 San Benedetto del Tronto [Ascoli Piceno], Italia Telephone: 0735.58.18.55 Fax: 0735.57.94.73

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ripatransone
  • Latin Name: Ripanus
  • Erected: 1 August 1571
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fermo
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto
  • Latin Name: Ripanus-Sancti Benedicti ad Truentum
  • Name Changed: 7 April 1983
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Filippo Sega † ( 1575 Appointed - 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † ( 1695 Appointed - 15 Dec 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino-Frigento)
• Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli † ( 1705 Appointed - 11 May 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
• Francesco Andrea Correa † ( 1726 Appointed - 1738 Died)
• Giacomo Costa † ( 1739 Appointed - 1747 Appointed, Bishop of Belluno)
• Luca Niccolò Recco † ( 1747 Appointed - 1765 Died)
• Bartolomeo Bacher † (13 Dec 1779 Appointed - 6 Jul 1813 Died)
• Michelangelo Calmet † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 8 Aug 1817 Died)
• Ignazio Ranaldi † ( 1817 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 - 1837 Died)
• Martino Caliendi † (27 Jan 1842 Appointed - 2 Apr 1845 Appointed, Bishop of Montefeltro)
• Giovanni Carlo Gentili † (2 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 Civitaveccia)
• Fedele Bufarini † (30 Nov 1854 Appointed - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (24 Mar 1860 Appointed - 26 Mar 1867 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
• Francesco Alessandrini † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1881 Died)
• Giuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) † (27 Mar 1882 Appointed - 23 Jun 1890 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome})
• Raniero Sarnari † (15 Mar 1900 Appointed - 9 Jun 1902 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino)
• Luigi Boschi † (5 May 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)
• Giuseppe Chiaretti (7 Apr 1983 Appointed - 9 Dec 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve)
• Gervasio Gestori (21 Jun 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ripatransone
1 August 1571	Erected		Diocese of Ripatransone (erected)
Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto
7 April 1983	Name Changed	Diocese of Ripatransone	Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto
Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Montalto Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto	Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto

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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 Ripatransone
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
Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto
Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
1990	113,000	114,000	99.1%	73	37	110	1,027	1	43	172	50	ap1991
1999	120,703	123,103	98.1%	65	39	104	1,160	5	43	175	53	ap2000
2000	121,770	124,190	98.1%	65	39	104	1,170	5	44	176	53	ap2001
2001	121,295	125,230	96.9%	61	42	103	1,177	5	58	159	53	ap2002
2002	121,870	126,100	96.6%	63	42	105	1,160	5	58	159	53	ap2003
2003	122,130	127,200	96.0%	60	42	102	1,197	6	61	158	53	ap2004
2004	121,000	126,900	95.4%	59	42	101	1,198	6	54	156	54	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Chiaretti (Bishop: 7 Apr 1983 to 9 Dec 1995)
• Gervasio Gestori (Bishop: 21 Jun 1996 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Alessandrini † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1881)
• Filippo Appignanesi † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 1837)
• Bartolomeo Bacher † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1779 to 6 Jul 1813)
• Giosafatte (Giosafat) Battistelli † (Bishop: 1705 to 11 May 1717)
• Camillo de' Marchesi Bisleti † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1847 to 23 Jun 1854)
• Bartolomeo Bitozzi † (Bishop: 1765 to 1779)
• Luigi Boschi † (Bishop: 5 May 1902 to 20 Jan 1924)
• Fedele Bufarini † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1854 to 23 Mar 1860)
• Martino Caliendi † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1842 to 2 Apr 1845)
• Michelangelo Calmet † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 8 Aug 1817)
• Giuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882 to 23 Jun 1890)
• Francesco Andrea Correa † (Bishop: 1726 to 1738)
• Giacomo Costa † (Bishop: 1739 to 1747)
• Luigi Ferri † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1924 to 17 May 1946)
• Giovanni Carlo Gentili † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1845 to 12 Apr 1847)
• Gregorio Lauri † (Bishop: 1717 to 1726)
• Filippo Monacelli † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 15 Dec 1828)
• Pietro Ossola † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1946 to 1 Dec 1951)
• Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (Bishop: 1695 to 15 Dec 1704)
• Vincenzo Radicioni † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1951 to 7 Apr 1983)
• Ignazio Ranaldi † (Bishop: 1817 to 23 Aug 1819)
• Luca Niccolò Recco † (Bishop: 1747 to 1765)
• Raniero Sarnari † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1900 to 9 Jun 1902)
• Filippo Sega † (Bishop: 1575 to 1578)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1860 to 26 Mar 1867)