Diocese of Volterra

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Bishop(s) Alberto Silvani, Bishop Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,743 (673 Square Miles) Conference Region: Toscana Official Web Site: http://www.diocesivolterra.it/ Mailing Address: Via Roma 13, 56048 Volterra [Pisa], Italia Telephone: 0588.86.192; 0588.80.258 Fax: 0588.84.088

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giuseppe Gaetano Incontri † (6 Oct 1806 Appointed - 15 Apr 1848 Died)
• Ferdinando Baldanzi † ( 1851 Appointed - 28 Sep 1855 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
• Giuseppe Targioni † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - )
• Ferdinando Capponi † (26 Jul 1873 Appointed - 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Pisa)
• Giuseppe Gelli † (27 Mar 1882 Appointed - 1908 Died)
• Emanuele Mignone † (27 Dec 1908 Appointed - 18 Dec 1919 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
• Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 7 Jul 1923 Appointed, Official of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation)
• Dante Carlo Munerati, S.D.B. † (20 Dec 1923 Appointed - 20 Oct 1942 Died)
• Antonio Bagnoli † (17 Aug 1943 Appointed - 8 Apr 1954 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
• Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † (24 Aug 1954 Appointed - 3 Aug 1956 Resigned)
• Marino Bergonzini † (12 Jan 1957 Appointed - 5 Jun 1970 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Faenza)
• Roberto Carniello † (7 Oct 1975 Appointed - 5 Mar 1985 Resigned)
• Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli (25 May 1985 Appointed - 18 Mar 2000 Retired)
• Mansueto Bianchi (18 Mar 2000 Appointed - 4 Nov 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
• Alberto Silvani (8 May 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Volterra (erected)

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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
1950	113,558	113,558	100.0%	142	20	162	700		26	232	112	ap1951
1970	86,945	86,945	100.0%	103	9	112	776		9	245	107	ap1971
1980	83,300	83,800	99.4%	84	8	92	905		8	102	107	ap1981
1990	80,726	81,231	99.4%	71	11	82	984		11	144	94	ap1991
1999	79,700	79,850	99.8%	68	12	80	996		15	101	92	ap2000
2000	78,550	78,700	99.8%	68	12	80	981		15	96	92	ap2001
2001	78,250	79,100	98.9%	65	11	76	1,029		14	91	92	ap2002
2002	81,000	81,850	99.0%	59	12	71	1,140		15	91	92	ap2003
2003	80,350	82,050	97.9%	56	11	67	1,199		13	93	92	ap2004
2004	81,050	82,500	98.2%	51	13	64	1,266		15	109	92	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli (Bishop: 25 May 1985 to 18 Mar 2000)
• Mansueto Bianchi (Bishop: 18 Mar 2000 to 4 Nov 2006)
• Mario Meini (Priest: 27 Jun 1971 to 13 Jul 1996)
• Alberto Silvani (Bishop: 8 May 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Bagnoli † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1943 to 8 Apr 1954)
• Ferdinando Baldanzi † (Bishop: 1851 to 28 Sep 1855)
• Marino Bergonzini † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1957 to 5 Jun 1970)
• Ferdinando Capponi † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1873 to 18 Nov 1881)
• Roberto Carniello † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1970; Bishop: 7 Oct 1975 to 5 Mar 1985)
• Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1954 to 3 Aug 1956)
• Giuseppe Gelli † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882 to 1908)
• Giuseppe Gaetano Incontri † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1806 to 15 Apr 1848)
• Emanuele Mignone † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1908 to 18 Dec 1919)
• Dante Carlo Munerati, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1923 to 20 Oct 1942)
• Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1920 to 7 Jul 1923)
• Giuseppe Targioni † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1857)