Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Bologna

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Bologna / Bononien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Ferrara–Comacchio, Faenza–Modigliana, Imola

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Madonna di S. Luca, Saint Petronio di Bologna (October 4), Saint Dominic of Osma (August 4)

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History

Contact Info

Address: Arcivescovado, Via Altabella 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Phone: 051.648.06.11

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2015.10.27 – ...):Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (70)Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Egidio in Trastevere

President of Episcopal Conference of Italy

Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Bologna (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (70)Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi (70)
(2015.10.27 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Egidio in Trastevere
Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)
President of Episcopal Conference of Italy
Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Gaudium Domini fortitudo vestra

Born:1955.10.11 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1981.05.09
Consecrated Bishop:2012.04.14
Created Cardinal:2019.10.05

Priest of Palestrina (Italy) (1981.05.09 – 1988.11.15)

Priest of Roma (Italy) (1988.11.15 – 2012.01.31)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006 – 2012.01.31)

Titular Bishop of Villa nova (2012.01.31 – 2015.10.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (2012.01.31 – 2015.10.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (2015.10.27 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Egidio in Trastevere (2019.10.05 [2020.01.11] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Italy (2022.05.24 – ...)

Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (2024.01.01 – ...)

Cardinal Carlo Caffarra
(2003.12.16 – 2015.10.27)

Sola misericordia tua

Born:1938.06.01 (Samboseto di Busseto, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1961.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:1995.10.21
Created Cardinal:2006.03.24
Died:2017.09.06 (Bologna, Italy † 79)

Priest of Fidenza (Italy) (1961.07.02 – 1995.09.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1980.02.05 – 1995.09.08)

President of Pontifical Institute of John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and Family (1981 – 1995.09.08)

Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy) (1995.09.08 – 2003.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (2003.12.16 – 2015.10.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (2006.03.24 [2006.06.24] – 2017.09.06)

Cardinal Giacomo Biffi
(1984.04.19 – 2003.12.16)

Ubi fides ibi libertas

Born:1928.06.13 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1950.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1976.01.11
Created Cardinal:1985.05.25
Died:2015.07.11 (Bologna, Italy † 87)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1950.12.23 – 1975.12.07)

Titular Bishop of Fidene (1975.12.07 – 1984.04.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1975.12.07 – 1984.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1984.04.19 – 2003.12.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio (1985.05.25 – 2015.07.11)

Archbishop Enrico Manfredini
(1983.03.18 – 1983.12.16)

Born:1922.01.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1945.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1969.11.04
Died:1983.12.16 († 61)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1969.10.04 – 1983.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1983.03.18 – 1983.12.16)

Cardinal Antonio Poma
(Apostolic Administrator 1983.02.11 – 1983.03.18)

Cardinal Antonio Poma
(1968.02.12 – 1983.02.11)

Cultura dei agri

Born:1910.06.12 (Villanterio, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1933.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:1951.12.09
Created Cardinal:1969.04.28
Died:1985.09.24 (Bologna, Italy † 75)

Priest of Pavia (Italy) (1933.04.15 – 1951.10.28)

Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1951.10.28 – 1952.08.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova (Italy) (1951.10.28 – 1952.08.02)

Coadjutor Bishop of Mantova (Italy) (1952.08.02 – 1954.09.08)

Bishop of Mantova (Italy) (1954.09.08 – 1967.07.16)

Titular Archbishop of Hierpiniana (1967.07.16 – 1968.02.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1967.07.16 – 1968.02.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1968.02.12 – 1983.02.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina (1969.04.30 – 1985.09.24)

President of Episcopal Conference of Italy (1969.10.04 – 1979.05.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy) (1983.02.11 – 1983.03.18)

Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro
(1952.04.19 – 1968.02.12)

Mater mea fiducia mea

Born:1891.10.28 (Quinto al Mare, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1914.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1947.03.19
Created Cardinal:1953.01.12
Died:1976.10.18 (Bologna, Italy † 84)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1947.01.31 – 1952.04.19)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1947.02.22 – 1952.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1952.04.19 – 1968.02.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1953.01.15 – 1976.10.18)

President of Consilium for Implementing the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (1964.03.02 – 1968.01.09)

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
(1921.11.21 – 1952.03.13)

Ut turres

Born:1872.08.27 (Piecenza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1895.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:1907.02.10
Created Cardinal:1923.05.23
Died:1952.03.13 (Bologna, Italy † 79)

Bishop of Gubbio (Italy) (1907.01.25 – 1916.12.06)

Titular Archbishop of Thebæ (1916.12.06 – 1921.11.21)

Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities (1916.12.06 – 1921.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1921.11.21 – 1952.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1923.05.25 – 1952.03.13)

Cardinal Giorgio Gusmini
(1914.09.08 – 1921.08.24)

Fortiter et suaviter

Born:1855.12.09 (Gazzaniga, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1878.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1910.05.16
Created Cardinal:1915.12.06
Died:1921.08.24 (Bologna, Italy † 65)

Bishop of Foligno (Italy) (1910.04.15 – 1914.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1914.09.08 – 1921.08.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1915.12.09 – 1921.08.24)

Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa (later Pope Benedict XV)
(1907.12.18 – 1914.09.03)

In te Domine speravi, non confundar in ĂŚternum

Born:1854.11.21 (Pegli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1878.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1907.12.22
Created Cardinal:1914.05.25
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1914.09.03
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1914.09.06
Died:1922.01.22 (Vatican City State † 67)

Priest of Genova (Italy) (1878.12.21 – 1907.12.18)

Domestic Prelate (1900.07.18 – 1907.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1907.12.18 – 1914.09.03)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1914.05.28 – 1914.09.03)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1914.09.03 – 1915)

Supreme Pontiff (1914.09.03 [1914.09.06] – 1922.01.22)

Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)

Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)

Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1917.05.01 – 1922.01.22)

Cardinal Domenico Svampa
(1894.05.21 – 1907.08.10)

Born:1851.06.13 (Montegranaro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1874.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:1887.06.29
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1907.08.10 (Bologna, Italy † 56)

Bishop of Forlì (Italy) (1887.05.23 – 1894.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1894.05.21 – 1907.08.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1894.05.21 – 1907.08.10)

Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli
(1893.01.16 – 1893.06.12)

Born:1834.11.26 (Genazzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1860.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1869.07.18
Created Cardinal:1887.03.14
Died:1915.08.19 (Roma, Italy † 80)

Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1869.06.25 – 1887.03.14)

Apostolic Delegate to Colombia (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Peru and Bolivia (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Venezuela (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1875.09.10 – 1880.12.03)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1880.12.03 – 1887.03.14)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1887.05.26 – 1889.02.11)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1888.02.13 – 1891.06.01?)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1889.02.11 – 1893.06.12)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1891.06.01 – 1892)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1893.01.16 – 1893.06.12)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1893.06.12 – 1903.06.22)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1893.12.09 – 1896.10.01)

Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1896.10.01 – 1899.11.20)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1899.11.20 – 1915.08.19)

Secretary of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (1903.01.16 – 1908.12.31)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1903.06.22 – 1913.12.07)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1903.06.22 – 1914.05.25)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1913.12.07 – 1915.08.19)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19)

Cardinal Francesco Battaglini
(1882.07.03 – 1892.07.08)

Born:1823.03.13 (Mirabello, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1845.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1879.03.09
Created Cardinal:1885.07.27
Died:1892.07.08 (Barbiano, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Rimini (Italy) (1879.02.28 – 1882.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1882.07.03 – 1892.07.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (1885.07.30 – 1892.07.08)

Cardinal Lucido Maria Parocchi
(1877.03.12 – 1882.06.28)

Born:1833.08.13 (Mantova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1856.05.17
Consecrated Bishop:1871.11.05
Created Cardinal:1877.06.22
Died:1903.01.15 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Pavia (Italy) (1871.10.27 – 1877.03.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1877.03.12 – 1882.06.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1877.06.25 – 1884.03.24)

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1884.02.16 – 1899)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1884.03.24 – 1889.05.24)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1888.06.01 – 1889)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1889.05.24 – 1896.11.30)

Secretary of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1896 – 1903.01.15)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1896.11.30 – 1903.01.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1899.12.14 – 1903.01.15)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1899.12.14 – 1903.01.15)

Cardinal Carlo Luigi Morichini
(1871.11.24 – 1877.03.12)

Pax

Born:1805.11.21 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1828.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1845.05.25
Created Cardinal:1852.03.15
Died:1879.04.26 (Roma, Italy † 73)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis (1845.04.21 – 1852.03.15)

Treasurer General of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1848.03.10 – 1852.03.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1852.03.18 – 1877.03.12)

Archbishop-Bishop of Jesi (Italy) (1854.06.23 – 1871.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1871.11.24 – 1877.03.12)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1877.03.12 – 1879.04.26)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1878.07.15 – 1879.04.26)

Cardinal Filippo Maria Guidi, O.P.
(1863.12.21 – 1871.11.12)

Born:1815.07.18 (San Biagio d’Argenta, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1863.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:1864.01.17
Died:1879.02.27 (Roma, Italy † 63)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1863.03.19 – 1872.07.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1863.12.21 – 1871.11.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto in commendum (1872.07.29 – 1877.06.20)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1872.07.29 – 1879.02.27)

Cardinal Michele Viale-PrelĂ 
(1855.09.28 – 1860.05.15)

Born:1799.09.29 (Bastia, France)
Ordained Priest:1823.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:1841.07.18
Created Cardinal in pectore:1852.03.15
Revealed as Cardinal:1853.03.07
Died:1860.05.15 (Bologna, Italy † 60)

Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1841.07.12 – 1853.03.07)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1845.05.27 – 1855.09.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1855.09.28 – 1860.05.15)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1856.09.18 – 1860.05.15)

Cardinal Carlo Oppizzoni
(1802.09.20 – 1855.04.13)

Born:1769.04.15 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1793.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:1802.09.21
Created Cardinal:1804.03.26
Died:1855.04.13 (Bologna, Italy † 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1802.09.20 – 1855.04.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (1804.05.28 – 1839.07.08)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1839.05.13 – 1855.04.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1839.07.08 – 1855.04.13)

Cardinal Andrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. Cam.
(1777.12.15 – 1800.04.08)

Born:1722.01.06 (Bologna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1744.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1776.02.04
Created Cardinal in pectore:1777.06.23
Revealed as Cardinal:1777.12.15
Died:1800.04.08 (Bologna, Italy † 78)

Titular Bishop of Himeria (1776.01.29 – 1777.12.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy) (1776.01.29 – 1777.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1777.12.15 – 1800.04.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1778.03.30 – 1800.04.08)

Bishop Andrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. Cam. (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1776.01.29 – 1777.12.15)

Cardinal Vincenzo Malvezzi Bonfioli
(1754.01.14 – 1775.12.03)

Born:1715.02.22 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1753.11.26
Consecrated Bishop:1754.03.19
Died:1775.12.03 († 60)

Master of Papal Chamber of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1743.09.09 – 1753.11.26)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1753.12.10 – 1775.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1754.01.14 – 1775.12.03)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1774.06.14 – 1775.12.03)

Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini)
(1731.04.30 – 1754.01.14)

Curabuntur omnes

Born:1675.03.31 (Bologna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1724.07
Consecrated Bishop:1724.07.16
Created Cardinal in pectore:1726.12.09
Revealed as Cardinal:1728.04.30
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1740.08.17
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1740.08.22
Died:1758.05.03 (Roma, Italy † 83)

Titular Archbishop of Theodosia (1724.06.12 – 1727.01.20)

Archbishop-Bishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1727.01.20 – 1731.04.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1728.05.10 – 1740.08.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1731.04.30 – 1754.01.14)

Supreme Pontiff (1740.08.17 [1740.08.22] – 1758.05.03)

Cardinal Giacomo Boncompagni
(1690.04.17 – 1731.03.24)

Born:1652.05.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1690.05
Consecrated Bishop:1690.05.07
Created Cardinal:1695.12.12
Died:1731.03.24 († 78)

Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1660.06.08 – 1664.01.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1690.04.17 – 1731.03.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1696.01.02 – 1724.06.12)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1724.06.12 – 1731.03.24)

Cardinal Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
(1688.05.17 – 1689.09.27)

Born:1626.05.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1668.06
Consecrated Bishop:1668.06.24
Created Cardinal:1686.09.02
Died:1689.09.27 († 63)

Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1668.04.30 – 1678.04.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1671.05.13 – 1675)

Archbishop-Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1678.04.18 – 1688.05.17)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1686.09.02 – 1689.09.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1688.05.17 – 1689.09.27)

Cardinal Girolamo Boncompagni
(1651.12.11 – 1684.01.24)

Born:1622.03.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1652
Consecrated Bishop:1652.02.04
Created Cardinal:1664.01.14
Died:1684.01.24 († 61)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Rites (1648.10.02 – 1651.12.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1651.12.11 – 1684.01.24)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1664.02.11 – 1684.01.24)

Cardinal Niccolò Albergati Ludovisi
(1645.02.06 – 1651)

Born:1608.09.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1645.02.26
Created Cardinal:1645.03.06
Died:1687.08.09 († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1645.02.06 – 1651)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino (1645.04.24 – 1646.06.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1646.06.25 – 1666.10.11)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1650.02.21 – 1687.08.09)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1658.01.14 – 1659.01.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1666.10.11 – 1676.10.19)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1676? – 1677.09.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1676.10.19 – 1677.09.13)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1677.09.13 – 1681.12.01)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1681.12.01 – 1683.02.15)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1681.12.01 – 1683.02.15)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1683.02.15 – 1687.08.09)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1683.02.15 – 1687.08.09)

Cardinal Girolamo Colonna
(1632.11.24 – 1644)

Born:1604.03.23 (Italy)
Created Cardinal in pectore:1627.08.30
Revealed as Cardinal:1628.02.07
Ordained Priest:1632.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:1633.01.02
Died:1666.09.04 († 62)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (1628 – 1666.09.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone (1628.02.28 – 1639.06.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1632.11.24 – 1644)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1639.06.27 – 1644.03.14)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (1644.03.14 – 1644.12.12)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1644.12.12 – 1652.09.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1652.09.23 – 1653.06.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1653.06.09 – 1659.04.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1659.04.21 – 1661.11.21)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1659.04.21 – 1661.11.21)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1661.11.21 – 1666.09.04)

Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi
(1621.03.29 – 1632.11.18)

Born:1595.10.27 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1621.02.15
Consecrated Bishop:1621.05.02
Died:1632.11.18 († 37)

Commendatory Abbot of Nonantola (Italy) (1621 – 1632.11.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1621.03.17 – 1623.06.07)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1621.03.17 – 1623.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1621.03.29 – 1632.11.18)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1622 – 1632)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1623.06.07 – 1632.11.18)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1623.06.07 – 1632.11.18)

Cardinal Alessandro Ludovisi (later Pope Gregory XV)
(1612.03.12 – 1621.02.09)

Born:1554.01.09 (Bologna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1612.05.01
Created Cardinal:1616.09.19
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1621.02.09
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1621.02.14
Died:1623.07.08 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1612.03.12 – 1621.02.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1618.12.03 – 1621.02.09)

Supreme Pontiff (1621.02.09 [1621.02.14] – 1623.07.08)

Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese
(1610.10.25 – 1612)

Born:1576 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:1605.07.18
Ordained Priest:1605.08.07
Consecrated Bishop:1610.12.08
Died:1633.10.02 († 56)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1605.08.17 – 1633.10.02)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (1608 – 1623)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1608 – 1633.10.02)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (1609.06.11 – 1618)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1610.01.05 – 1633.10.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1610.10.25 – 1612)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1620 – 1633.10.02)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1621.01.11 – 1623.01.09)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1629.08.20 – 1633.10.02)

Archbishop Alfonso Paleotti
(1597.07.23 – 1610.10.18)

Born:1531 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1571
Consecrated Bishop:1591.03.24
Died:1610.10.18 († 78)

Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1591.02.13 – 1597.07.23)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1591.02.13 – 1597.07.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1597.07.23 – 1610.10.18)

Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti
(1582.12.10 – 1597.07.23)

Born:1522.10.04 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:1565.03.12
Ordained Priest:1566.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:1566.02.10
Died:1597.07.23 († 74)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo pro illa vice Deaconry (1565.05.15 – 1565.09.07)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina pro illa vice Deaconry (1565.09.07 – 1566.01.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1566.01.30 – 1572.07.05)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1566.01.30 – 1582.12.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1572.07.05 – 1587.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1582.12.10 – 1597.07.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1587.05.11 – 1589.11.08)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1587.05.11 – 1589.11.08)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1589.11.08 – 1591.03.20)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1591.03.20 – 1597.07.23)

Bishops of Bologna (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti
(1566.01.30 – 1582.12.10)

(see above)

Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese, S.M.O.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1564.04.28 – 1565.10.29)

Bishop Giovanni Campeggi
(1553.03.06 – 1563.09.17)

Born:1513? (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1537.05.27
Died:1563.09.17 († 49)

Bishop of Poreč (Croatia) (1537.05.28 – 1553.03.06)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1553.03.06 – 1563.09.17)

Cardinal Alessandro Campeggi
(1526.03.19 – 1553.03.06)

Born:1504.04.12 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1541.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:1541.07.31
Created Cardinal:1551.11.20
Died:1554.09.21 († 50)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1526.03.19 – 1553.03.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia in Silice pro hac vice Title (1551.12.04 – 1554.09.21)

Cardinal Andrea Della Valle
(Apostolic Administrator 1525.12.20 – 1526.03.19)

Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggi
(1523.12.02 – 1525.12.20)

Born:1474.11.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1517.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:1518.04.06
Died:1539.07.19 († 64)

Bishop of Feltre (Italy) (1512.11.12 – 1520.06.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1518.01.24 – 1519)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1519 – 1528.04.27)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1519.12 – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1523.12.02 – 1525.12.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Salisbury (England) (1524.12.02 – 1539.07.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1528.04.27 – 1534.09.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Huesca–Jaca (Spain) (1530.09.02 – 1532.10.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Poreč (Croatia) (1533.06.06 – 1537.05.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece) (1534.06.17 – 1536.01.28)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1534.09.05 – 1535.02.26)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1535.02.26 – 1537.11.28)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1537.11.28 – 1539.07.19)

Cardinal Achille Grassi
(Apostolic Administrator 1518.03.03 – 1523.11.22)

Cardinal Giulio de’ Medici (later Pope Clement VII)
(1518.01.08 – 1518.03.03)

Candor illĂŚsus

Born:1478.05.26 (Firenze, Italy)
Created Cardinal:1513.09.23
Ordained Priest:1517.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1517.12.21
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1523.11.19
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1523.11.26
Died:1534.09.25 (Roma, Italy † 56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) (1513.05.09 – 1523.11.19)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (1513.09.29 – 1517.06.26)

Bishop of Albi (France) (1513.11.21 – 1515 not possessed)

Apostolic Administrator of Lavaur (France) (1514.06.12 – 1523.11.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Narbonne (France) (1515.02.14 – 1523.11.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Bitonto (Italy) (1517.02.08 – 1517.02.27)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1517.03.09 – 1523.11.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1517.06.26 – 1517.07.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1517.07.06 – 1523.11.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Albenga (Italy) (1517.11.19 – 1518.05.05)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1518.01.08 – 1518.03.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Embrun (France) (1518.07.05 – 1518.07.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1518.07.30 – 1518.09.03)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1519.01.10 – 1520.01.11)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1520.09.12 – 1523.06.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Worcester (England) (1521.06.07 – 1522.09.26)

Supreme Pontiff (1523.11.19 [1523.11.26] – 1534.09.25)

Cardinal Achille Grassi
(1511.05.30 – 1518.01.08)

Born:1456.02.16 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1506.02.13
Created Cardinal:1511.03.10
Died:1523.11.22 († 67)

Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy) (1506.02.14 – 1515)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1511.03.17 – 1517.07.06)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1511.05.30 – 1518.01.08)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1517 – 1518.01.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1517.07.06 – 1523.11.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy) (1518.03.03 – 1523.11.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1521.08.09 – 1523.11.22)

Cardinal Francesco Alidosi
(Apostolic Administrator 1510.10.18 – 1511.05.24)

Cardinal Gianstefano Ferrero
(1502.01.24 – 1510.10.05)

Born:1474.05.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1500.01.05
Created Cardinal in pectore:1500.09.28
Revealed as Cardinal:1502.06.28
Died:1510.10.05 († 36)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1493.04.24 – 1499.07.16)

Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1499.07.16 – 1502.01.21)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1502.01.24 – 1510.10.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale (1502.06.28 – 1505.12.22)

Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1503.10.31 – 1509.11.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Sergio e Bacco pro hac vice Title (1505.12.22 – 1510.10.05)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1506.01 – 1507)

Apostolic Administrator of Ivrea (Italy) (1509.11.05 – 1510.10.05)

Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, O.F.M. (later Pope Julius II)
(1483.11.03 – 1502.01.24)

Born:1453.12.05 (Albisola, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1471
Created Cardinal:1471.12.16
Consecrated Bishop:1481
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1503.11.01
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1503.11.26
Died:1513.02.21 (Roma, Italy † 59)

Bishop of Carpentras (France) (1471.10.16 – 1472.01.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1471.12.22 – 1479.04.19)

Bishop of Lausanne (Switzerland) (1472.01.31 – 1476.07.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Messina (Italy) (1473 – 1474.05)

Bishop of Catania (Italy) (1473.01.13 – 1474.05.23)

Bishop of Avignon (France) (1474.05.23 – 1475.11.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Avignon (France) (1475.11.20 – 1503.11.01)

Bishop of Coutances (France) (1476.07.11 – 1477.12.03)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1476.10 – 1503.11.01)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1477.08 – 1483?)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (1477.08 – 1503.11.01)

Bishop of Viviers (France) (1477.12.03 – 1478.07.03)

Bishop of Mende (France) (1478.07.03 – 1483.01.31)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1479.01.08 – 1480.01.07)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1479.04.19 – 1483.01.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli in commendum (1479.04.19 – 1503.11.01)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1483.01.31 – 1503.11.01)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1483.11.03 – 1502.01.24)

Commendatory Abbot of Nonantola (Italy) (1484 – 1503.11.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Savona (Italy) (1499.09.20 – 1502.01.24)

Bishop of Lucca (Italy) (1499.11 – 1501.08.29)

Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1502.01.24 – 1503.11.01)

Supreme Pontiff (1503.11.01 [1503.11.26] – 1513.02.21)

Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga
(Apostolic Administrator 1476.07.26 – 1483.10.21)

Cardinal Filippo Calandrini
(1447.12.18 – 1476.07.18)

Born:1403 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:1448.12.20
Died:1476.07.18 († 72)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1447.12.18 – 1476.07.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1449.01.03 – 1451.11.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1451.11.24 – 1468.10.14)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1454 – 1456)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1459 – 1476.07.18)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1468.10.14 – 1471.08.30)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1471.01.19 – 1472.01.08)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1471.08.30 – 1476.07.18)

Bishop Giovanni del Poggio
(1447.03.22 – 1447.12.15)

Consecrated Bishop:1447.05.07
Died:1447.12.15

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1447.03.22 – 1447.12.15)

Cardinal Tommaso Parentucelli (later Pope Nicholas V)
(1444.11.27 – 1447.03.06)

Born:1397.11.15 (Sarzana, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1422
Created Cardinal:1446.12.16
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1447.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:1447.03.17
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1447.03.19
Died:1455.03.24 (Roma, Italy † 57)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1444.11.27 – 1447.03.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1446.12.16 – 1447.03.06)

Supreme Pontiff (1447.03.06 [1447.03.19] – 1455.03.24)

Fr. Nicolò Zanolini
(Apostolic Administrator 1444 – 1444.05.18 not possessed)

Cardinal Ludovico Scarampi-Mezzarota Trevisano
(Apostolic Administrator 1443.05.09 – 1444)

Blessed Cardinal Niccola Albergati, O. Cart.
(1440.07.27 – 1443.05.09)

Born:1375 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1404.06
Consecrated Bishop:1417.07.04
Created Cardinal:1426.05.24
Died:1443.05.09 (Siena, Italy † 67)
Beatified:1744.09.25 (equipollently)
Feast:05.10

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) ([1417.01.04] 1417.01.05 – 1426.05.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1426.05.27 – 1443.05.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy) (1426.05.29 – 1440.07.27)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1431 – 1432)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1438.06 – 1443.05.09)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1440 – 1443.05.09)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1440.07.27 – 1443.05.09)

Cardinal and religious of Carthusian Order (Carthusians).

Blessed Cardinal Niccola Albergati, O. Cart.
(Apostolic Administrator 1426.05.29 – 1440.07.27)

Blessed Cardinal Niccola Albergati, O. Cart.
(1417.01.05 – 1426.05.29)

(see above)

Bishop Giovanni di Michele, O.S.B.
(1412 – 1417.01.05)

Died:1417.01.05

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1412 – 1417.01.05)

Cardinal Antonio Correr, O.E.S.A.
(1407.03.31 – 1412.11.02)

Born:1359.07.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1407.02.26
Created Cardinal:1408.05.09
Died:1445.01.19 († 85)

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1407.02.24 – 1407.03.31)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1407.03.31 – 1412.11.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1408.05.09 – 1409.05.09)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1409.05.09 – 1431.03.14)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1412.07 – ?)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1420 – 1434)

Apostolic Administrator of Cittanova (Croatia) (1420.04.25 – 1421.02.20)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1431? – 1445.01.19)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1431.03.14 – 1445.01.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Rimini (Italy) (1435.10.10 – 1435.11.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Cervia (Italy) (1435.11 – 1440)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1438.05 – 1438.06)

Bishop Bartolomeo Raimondi, O.S.B.
(1392.08.21 – 1406.06.16)

Consecrated Bishop:1392.12.01
Died:1406.06.16

Bishop of Dragonara (Italy) (1382 – 1392.08.21)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1392.08.21 – 1406.06.16)

Bishop Rolando da Imola, O.P.
(1390 – 1390)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1390 – 1390)

Cardinal Cosma Migliorati (later Pope Innocent VII)
(1389.06.19 – 1390)

Born:1336 (Sulmona, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1387.12.05
Created Cardinal:1389.12.18
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1404.10.17
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1404.11.11
Died:1406.11.06 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1387.12.05 – 1389.06.19)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1389.06.19 – 1390)

Apostolic Administrator of Ravenna (Italy) (1389.06.19 – 1400.09.15)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1389.10 – 1396.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1389.12.18 – 1404.10.17)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1396.05 – 1404.10.17)

Supreme Pontiff (1404.10.17 [1404.11.11] – 1406.11.06)

Cardinal Filippo Carafa della Serra
(Apostolic Administrator 1381.02.14 – 1389.05.22)

Cardinal Filippo Carafa della Serra
(1378.09.28 – 1381.02.14)

Born:1340 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1378.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1379?
Died:1389.05.22 († 48)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1378.09.18 – 1389.05.22)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1378.09.28 – 1381.02.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy) (1381.02.14 – 1389.05.22)

Bishop Bernardo de Bonnevalle
(1371.07.18 – 1378)

Died:1378

Bishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1371 – 1371.07.18)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1371.07.18 – 1378)

Bishop Almerico Cathy
(1361 – 1371.07.18)

Died:1390.11.10

Bishop of Volterra (Italy) (1359 – 1361)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1361 – 1371.07.18)

Bishop of Limoges (France) (1371.07.18 – 1390.11.10)

Bishop Giovanni di Naso, O.P.
(1350.10.05 – 1361.08.03)

Died:1361.08.03

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1348 – 1349.07.27)

Bishop of Verona (Italy) (1349.07.27 – 1350.10.05)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1350.10.05 – 1361.08.03)

Bishop Beltramino Parravicini
(1340.09.05 – 1350)

Died:1350

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1340.09.05 – 1350)

Bishop Beltramino Paravicini
(1340.09.05 – 1350)

Died:1350

Bishop of Chieti (Italy) (1336.12.14 – 1339)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1339 – 1340.09.05)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1340.09.05 – 1350)

Bishop Bertrando de Fumel
(1332 – 1339)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1332 – 1339)

Bishop Stefano Agonet
(1331 – 1332)

Died:1332

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1331 – 1332)

Bishop Arnaldo Sabatier di Cahors
(1322 – 1330)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1322 – 1330)

Bishop of Riez (France) (1330 – 1334)

Bishop Uberto Avvocati
(1301.09.19 – 1322.06)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1301 – 1301.09.19)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1301.09.19 – 1322.06)

Bishop Giovanni Savelli, O.P.
(1299.01.10 – 1301)

Died:1301

Bishop of Padova (Italy) (1295.11.14 – 1299.01.10)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1299.01.10 – 1301)

Bishop Schiatta degli Ubaldini
(1295 – 1298)

Died:1298

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1295 – 1298)

Bishop Ottaviano degli Ubaldini
(1261 – 1295.09.14)

Died:1295.09.14

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1261 – 1295.09.14)

Bishop Giacomo Boncambi, O.P.
(1244.05.31 – 1260.10)

Died:1260.10

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1244.05.31 – 1260.10)

Fr. Ottaviano degli Ubaldini (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1240 – 1244.05.28)

Bishop Enrico della Fratta
(1213 – 1240)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1213 – 1240)

Bishop Gerardo Ariosti
(1198 – 1213)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1198 – 1213)

Bishop Gerardo di Gisla
(1187 – 1198)

Died:1198

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1187 – 1198)

Bishop Giovanni
(1169 – 1187.01.15)

Died:1187.01.15

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1169 – 1187.01.15)

Bishop Gerardo Grassi
(1148 – 1165.08.08)

Died:1165.08.08

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1148 – 1165.08.08)

Bishop Enrico
(1130 – 1145.07)

Died:1145.07

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1130 – 1145.07)

Bishop Vittore
(1108 – 1129)

Died:1129

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1108 – 1129)

Bishop Bernardo
(1096 – 1104.04.15)

Died:1104.04.15

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1096 – 1104.04.15)

Bishop Gerardo
(1079 – 1089)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1079 – 1089)

Bishop Lamberto
(1062 – 1074)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1062 – 1074)

Bishop Alfredo
(1031 – 1055)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1031 – 1055)

Bishop Frogerio
(1019 – 1028)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (1019 – 1028)

Bishop Giovanni
(997 – 1007)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (997 – 1007)

Bishop Alberto
(955? – 983)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (955? – 983)

Bishop Giovanni
(? – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop Pietro
(? – 905)

Died:905

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – 905)

Saint Bishop Giocondo di Bologna
(496? – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (496? – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Tertulliano di Bologna
(? – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Teodoro di Bologna
(? – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Parteniano di Bologna
(? – ?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Petronio di Bologna
(431? – 450?)

Died:450?
Feast:10.04

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (431? – 450?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Felice di Bologna
(397? – 431)

Died:431
Feast:12.04

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (397? – 431)

Bishop.

Bishop Eustasio
(390? – 397?)

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (390? – 397?)

Saint Bishop Eusebio di Bologna
(370? – 381?)

Feast:09.26

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (370? – 381?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Faustiniano
(? – 342)

Feast:02.26

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – 342)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Basilio di Bologna
(? – 315)

Died:315

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – 315)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Zama
(? – 313)

Feast:09.28

Bishop of Bologna (Italy) (? – 313)

Bishop.

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (458)

Pistoia (↙), Modena–Nonantola (←), Ferrara–Comacchio (↗), Ravenna–Cervia (→), Imola (↘), Firenze (↓), Prato (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,549 km²

Population: 942,613 Catholics (93.6% of 1,006,805 total)

Pastoral Centres: 405 parishes

Personnel: 486 priests (300 diocesan, 186 religious), 162 deacons, 750 religious (255 brothers, 495 sisters), 6 seminarians

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