Diocese of Cortona

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cortona
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 June 1325
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 350 (135 Square Miles)

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Past Ordinaries

• Ubaldino Cambi Bonamici † (23 Jan 1391 Appointed - 8 Mar 1393 Appointed, Archbishop of Torres)
• Bartolomeo Lopaci, O.P. † (23 Sep 1439 Appointed - 27 Jun 1449 Appointed, Bishop of Coron (Coronea))
• Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. † (31 Jan 1455 Appointed - 15 May 1477 Died)
• Cristoforo Bordini (de Pratella) † (12 Feb 1477 Appointed - 13 Nov 1502 Died)
• Raniero de Guicciardini † (27 Nov 1502 Appointed - 2 Feb 1504 Died)
• Francesco Soderini † (6 Mar 1504 Appointed - 23 May 1505 Resigned)
• Guglielmo Capponi † (25 May 1505 Appointed - 1515 Died)
• Giovanni Sernino de Cucciati † ( 1516 Appointed - 1 Oct 1521 Died)
• Silvio Passerini † (15 Nov 1521 Appointed - 20 Apr 1529 Died)
• Leonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. † (24 May 1529 Appointed - 1538 Resigned)
• Giovambattista Ricasoli † (25 Oct 1538 Appointed - 14 Feb 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
• Matteo Concini † (14 Feb 1560 Appointed - 16 Dec 1562 Resigned)
• Girolamo Gaddi † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• Francesco Perignani † (3 Mar 1572 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Costantino Piccioni, O.S.A. † (25 Feb 1577 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Alberti † (15 Jul 1585 Appointed - 2 Oct 1596 Died)
• Cosmo de Angelis † (24 Jan 1597 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) † (19 Dec 1603 Appointed - Aug 1622 Died)
• Cosmas Minerbetti † (19 Dec 1622 Appointed - Jun 1628 Died)
• Lorenzo della Robbia † (11 Dec 1628 Appointed - 6 Aug 1634 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
• Ludovico Serristori † (25 Sep 1634 Appointed - Aug 1656 Died)
• Filippo Galilei † (28 May 1657 Appointed - 15 Jan 1677 Died)
• Nicola Oliva, O.S.A. † (22 Nov 1677 Appointed - 13 Mar 1684 Died)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (2 Oct 1684 Appointed - 2 May 1695 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Marittima)
• Giuseppe Cei, C.O. † (28 Nov 1695 Appointed - 6 Mar 1704 Died)
• Sebastiano Zucchetti † (27 Apr 1705 Appointed - Sep 1714 Died)
• Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini † (13 Jan 1716 Appointed - Jun 1726 Died)
• Luigi Gherardi † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 5 Apr 1754 Died)
• Giuseppe Ippoliti † (12 May 1755 Appointed - 15 Apr 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
• Gregorio Alessandri † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 15 Apr 1802 Died)
• Filippo Ganucci † (20 Sep 1802 Appointed - 6 Oct 1806 Appointed, Bishop of Livorno)
• Niccolò Laparelli † (23 Mar 1807 Appointed - 23 Sep 1821 Died)
• Girolamo Conversini † (12 Jul 1824 Appointed - 21 Jun 1826 Died)
• Ugolino Carlini † (27 Jul 1829 Appointed - 13 Sep 1847 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Giacomo Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. † (5 Nov 1849 Appointed - 31 Jul 1851 Died)
• Feliciano (Laurentius Joachim) Barbacci, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 Nov 1854 Appointed - 24 Nov 1869 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Laparelli Pitti † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 22 Jan 1896 Died)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. Obs. † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 8 Aug 1901 Resigned)
• Michele Angelo Baldetti † (16 Dec 1901 Appointed - 30 Apr 1923 Resigned)
• Riccardo Carlesi † (23 May 1923 Appointed - 9 Jan 1932 Died)
• Giuseppe Franciolini † (2 Mar 1932 Appointed - 15 Feb 1978 Retired)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (15 Feb 1978 Appointed - 11 Apr 1983 Retired)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (11 Apr 1983 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
19 June 1325	Erected	Diocese of Arezzo	Diocese of Cortona (erected)
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Arezzo Diocese of Cortona Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)	Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro

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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
1886		25,563	.0%			134	0				49	OTC
1950	32,665	32,684	99.9%	60	35	95	343		86	103	52	ap1951
1970	23,075	23,100	99.9%	54	14	68	339		21	88	53	ap1971
1980	24,000	24,200	99.2%	47	14	61	393		17	83	53	ap1981

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Benvenuto Italo Castellani (Priest: 15 Jun 1969 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Alberti † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1585 to 2 Oct 1596)
• Gregorio Alessandri † (Bishop: 20 May 1776 to 15 Apr 1802)
• Michele Angelo Baldetti † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1901 to 30 Apr 1923)
• Feliciano (Laurentius Joachim) Barbacci, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1854 to 24 Nov 1869)
• Filippo Bardi (dei Verni) † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1603 to Aug 1622)
• Leonardo Bonafide, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 May 1529 to 1538)
• Cristoforo Bordini (de Pratella) † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1477 to 13 Nov 1502)
• Giuseppe Antonio Giacomo Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1849 to 31 Jul 1851)
• Ubaldino Cambi Bonamici † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1391 to 8 Mar 1393)
• Guglielmo Capponi † (Bishop: 25 May 1505 to 1515)
• Riccardo Carlesi † (Bishop: 23 May 1923 to 9 Jan 1932)
• Ugolino Carlini † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1829 to 13 Sep 1847)
• Giuseppe Cei, C.O. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1695 to 6 Mar 1704)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1978 to 11 Apr 1983)
• Matteo Concini † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1560 to 16 Dec 1562)
• Girolamo Conversini † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 21 Jun 1826)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 Jun 1896 to 8 Aug 1901)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1983 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Cosmo de Angelis † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1597 to 1603)
• Lorenzo della Robbia † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1628 to 6 Aug 1634)
• Giuseppe Franciolini † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1932 to 15 Feb 1978)
• Girolamo Gaddi † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 1572)
• Filippo Galilei † (Bishop: 28 May 1657 to 15 Jan 1677)
• Filippo Ganucci † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1802 to 6 Oct 1806)
• Luigi Gherardi † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 5 Apr 1754)
• Raniero de Guicciardini † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1502 to 2 Feb 1504)
• Giuseppe Ippoliti † (Bishop: 12 May 1755 to 15 Apr 1776)
• Niccolò Laparelli † (Priest: 4 Apr 1772 to 23 Sep 1805; Bishop: 23 Mar 1807 to 23 Sep 1821)
• Giovanni Battista Laparelli Pitti † (Priest: 24 Aug 1846; Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 22 Jan 1896)
• Bartolomeo Lopaci, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1439 to 27 Jun 1449)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1684 to 2 May 1695)
• Cosmas Minerbetti † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1622 to Jun 1628)
• Nicola Oliva, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1677 to 13 Mar 1684)
• Lorenzo Passerini †
• Silvio Passerini † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1521 to 20 Apr 1529)
• Francesco Perignani † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1572 to 1577)
• Costantino Piccioni, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1577 to 1585)
• Pietro Giovanni Battista Puccini † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1716 to Jun 1726)
• Giovambattista Ricasoli † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1538 to 14 Feb 1560)
• Ferdinando Maria de Rossi †
• Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1455 to 15 May 1477)
• Angelo Scapecchi † (Priest: 1 Apr 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1967 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Giovanni Sernino de Cucciati † (Bishop: 1516 to 1 Oct 1521)
• Ludovico Serristori † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1634 to Aug 1656)
• Francesco Soderini † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1504 to 23 May 1505)
• Sebastiano Zucchetti † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1705 to Sep 1714)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 212, and Page 213 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 138

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