Diocese of Tortona, Italy

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.08.29 – ...):

Bishop Guido Marini (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tortona (Roman Rite)

Bishop Guido Marini (59)
(2021.08.29 – ...)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy)

Born:	1965.01.31 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1989.02.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.10.17

Priest of Genova (Italy) (1989.02.04 – 2021.08.29)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2007.09.28 – 2021.08.29)

Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (2007.10.01 – 2021.08.29)

Head of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel (2019.01.17 – 2021.08.29)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (2021.08.29 – ...)

Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (58)
(Apostolic Administrator 2021.05.27 – 2021.08.29)

Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (58) (later Archbishop)
(2014.10.15 – 2021.05.27)

Secretary of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Archbishop ad personam
Bishop emeritus of Tortona (Italy)

In tuis te invenio sacramentis

Born:	1965.10.04 (Biella, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1993.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.12.07

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (2014.10.15 – 2021.05.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Tortona (Italy) (2021.05.27 – 2021.08.29)

Secretary of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2021.05.27 – ...)

Archbishop ad personam (2021.05.27 – ...)

Bishop Martino Canessa (86)
(1996.02.02 – 2014.10.15)

Bishop emeritus of Tortona (Italy)

In spe fundati

Born:	1938.07.22 (Voltri, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1962.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.07.09

Priest of Genova–Bobbio (Italy) (1962.06.29 – 1989.06.20)

Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania (1989.06.20 – 1996.02.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Genova (Italy) (1989.06.20 – 1996.02.02)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1996.02.02 – 2014.10.15)

Bishop Luigi Bongianino
(1975.06.06 – 1996.02.02)

Bonum operanti pax

Born:	1919.11.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1942.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.03.24
Died:	2003.10.14 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Vulturia (1968.02.02 – 1970.01.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Italy) (1968.02.02 – 1970.01.15)

Bishop of Alba (Italy) (1970.01.15 – 1975.06.06)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1975.06.06 – 1996.02.02)

Bishop Giovanni Canestri (later Cardinal)
(1971.01.07 – 1975.02.08)

Opus tuum nos O Maria

Born:	1918.09.30 (Castelspina, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1941.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.07.30
Created Cardinal:	1988.06.28
Died:	2015.04.29 (Roma, Italy † 96)

Priest of Roma (Italy) (1941.04.12 – 1961.07.08)

Domestic Prelate (1960.01.05 – 1961.07.08)

Titular Bishop of Tenedus (1961.07.08 – 1971.01.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1961.07.08 – 1971.01.07)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1971.01.07 – 1975.02.08)

Titular Archbishop of Monterano (1975.02.08 – 1984.03.22)

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1975.02.08 – 1984.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) (1984.03.22 – 1987.07.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova–Bobbio (Italy) (1987.07.06 – 1989.06.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle (1988.06.28 – 2015.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1989.06.16 – 1995.04.20)

Bishop Francesco Rossi
(1963.04.21 – 1969.11.29)

Born:	1903.07.02 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1931.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.05.26
Died:	1972.12.18 († 69)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1963.04.21 – 1969.11.29)

Titular Bishop of Algeciras (1969.11.29 – 1972.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1971 – 1972.12.18)

Archbishop Egisto Domenico Melchiori
(1934.12.05 – 1963.03.02)

Born:	1879.02.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1901.08.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1924.06.15
Died:	1963.03.02 († 84)

Bishop of Nola (Italy) (1924.05.02 – 1934.12.05)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1934.12.05 – 1963.03.02)

Archbishop ad personam (1949.02.26 – 1963.03.02)

Bishop Simone Pietro Grassi
(1914.12.22 – 1934.11.01)

Born:	1856.05.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1878.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1915.04.25
Died:	1934.11.01 († 78)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1914.12.22 – 1934.11.01)

Bishop Igino Bandi
(1890.06.23 – 1914.09.07)

Born:	1847.10.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1870.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1890.09.14
Died:	1914.09.07 († 66)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1890.06.23 – 1914.09.07)

Bishop Vincenzo Capelli
(1874.05.04 – 1890.04.25)

Born:	1823.05.08
Ordained Priest:	1846.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1874.06.29
Died:	1890.04.25 († 66)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1874.05.04 – 1890.04.25)

Bishop Giovanni Negri
(1833.04.15 – 1874.01.19)

Born:	1788.11.14
Ordained Priest:	1813.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.04.21
Died:	1874.01.19 († 85)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1833.04.15 – 1874.01.19)

Bishop Carlo Francesco Carnevale
(1818.12.21 – 1831.10.29)

Born:	1757.11.18
Ordained Priest:	1780.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.02.14
Died:	1831.10.29 († 73)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1818.12.21 – 1831.10.29)

Bishop Pio Bonifacio Fassati
(1796.07.31 – 1803)

Born:	1728.10.25
Ordained Priest:	1751.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1796.07.31
Died:	1817.12.23 († 89)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1796.07.31 – 1803)

Bishop Carlo Maurizio Peyretti
(1783.07.18 – 1793.02.18)

Born:	1730.07.07
Ordained Priest:	1755.12.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1783.07.20
Died:	1793.02.18 († 62)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1783.07.18 – 1793.02.18)

Bishop Giuseppe Ludovico Andujar, O.P.
(1743.03.11 – 1782.02.02)

Born:	1693.01.17
Ordained Priest:	1715.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1737.05.19
Died:	1782.02.02 († 89)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1737.05.07 – 1743.03.11)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1743.03.11 – 1782.02.02)

Bishop Giulio Resta
(1701.02.21 – 1743.01.11)

Ordained Priest:	1697.11.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1701.03.06
Died:	1743.01.11

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1701.02.21 – 1743.01.11)

Bishop Carlo Francesco Ceva
(1683.07.19 – 1700.08)

Born:	1625.11.12
Ordained Priest:	1649.04.03
Died:	1700.08 († 74)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1683.07.19 – 1700.08)

Bishop Carlo Settala
(1653.08.18 – 1682.04.23)

Died:

1682.04.23

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1653.08.18 – 1682.04.23)

Bishop Francesco Fossati, O.S.B. Oliv.
(1644.05.23 – 1653.03.11)

Died:

1653.03.11

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1644.05.23 – 1653.03.11)

Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R.
(1620.07.20 – 1644)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1620.07.20 – 1644)

Venerable Bishop Cosimo Dossena, B.
(1612.02.23 – 1620.03.12)

Born:	1548 (Pavia, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1612.03.04
Died:	1620.03.12 (Tortona, Italy † 71)

Superior General of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites) (1593 – 1599)

Superior General of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites) (1602 – 1612.02.23)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1612.02.23 – 1620.03.12)

Bishop and religious of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites).

Bishop Maffeo Gambara
(1592.05.11 – 1612)

Died:

1612

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1592.05.11 – 1612)

Bishop Cesare Gambara
(1548.03.22 – 1591)

Died:

1591

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1548.03.22 – 1591)

Cardinal Uberto Gàmbara
(1528.05.08 – 1548.03.22)

Born:	1489.01.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1533.02
Created Cardinal:	1539.12.19
Died:	1549.02.14 († 60)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1528.05.08 – 1548.03.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1540.01.28 – 1541.03.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1541.03.23 – 1542.02.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Policastro (Italy) (1542.01.09 – 1543.06.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare (1542.02.15 – 1544.10.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1544.10.17 – 1549.02.14)

Bishop Gian Domenico de Zazi
(1496.04.20 – 1528)

Died:

1528

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1496.04.20 – 1528)

Bishop Giacomo Botta
(1476.01.10 – 1496)

Died:

1496

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1476.01.10 – 1496)

Bishop Fabrizio Marliani
(1475.04.24 – 1476.01.05)

Died:

1508

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1475.04.24 – 1476.01.05)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1476.01.05 – 1508)

Bishop Michele Marliani
(1461.01.09 – 1475.04.24)

Died:

1475.10.12

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1461.01.09 – 1475.04.24)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1475.04.24 – 1475.10.12)

Bishop Giovanni Barbavara
(1437.03.06 – 1460)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1435.06.13 – 1437.03.06)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1437.03.06 – 1460)

Bishop Gerardo Landriani Capitani (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1435.06.07 – 1436.05.07 not possessed)

Bishop Enrico Rampini (later Cardinal)
(1413.05.10 – 1435.06.07)

Born:	1390 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1413?
Created Cardinal:	1446.12.16
Died:	1450.07.04 († 59)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1413.05.10 – 1435.06.07)

Bishop of Pavia (Italy) (1435.06.07 – 1443.08.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1443.08.27 – 1450.07.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1446.12.16 – 1450.07.04)

Bishop Pietro de’ Giorgi (later Archbishop)
(1394.03.30 – 1413.02.15)

Died:

1436

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1394.03.30 – 1413.02.15)

Bishop of Novara (Italy) (1413.02.15 – 1429.11.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1429.11.04 – 1436)

Bishop Giovanni
(1382? – 1393?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1382? – 1393?)

Bishop Giorgio Torti
(1380 – 1382)

Died:

1389.04.27

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1380 – 1382)

Bishop of Ceneda (Italy) (1382 – 1386.12.01)

Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1386.12.01 – 1389.04.27)

Bishop Giovanni di Ceva
(1364.09.15 – 1380?)

Died:

1380?

Bishop of Albenga (Italy) (1349.03.12 – 1364.09.15)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1364.09.15 – 1380?)

Bishop Giacomo Visconti
(1348.11.06 – 1363)

Died:

1363

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1348.11.06 – 1363)

Bishop Princivalle Fieschi
(1325.06.27 – 1348)

Died:

1348

Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1316 – 1325.06.27)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1325.06.27 – 1348)

Bishop Tiberio della Torre
(1317.07.11 – 1325.06.27)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1317.07.11 – 1325.06.27)

Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1325.06.27 – 1333)

Bishop Giacomo Calcinari, O.S.B.
(1295.10.02 – 1316?)

Died:

1316?

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1295.10.02 – 1316?)

Bishop Melchiorre Busetto
(1255 – 1284)

Died:

1284

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1255 – 1284)

Bishop Pietro Busetto
(1220 – 1255)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1220 – 1255)

Bishop Obizzo
(1202 – 1212?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1202 – 1212?)

Bishop Oddo
(1196 – 1201)

Died:

1201

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1196 – 1201)

Bishop Gandolfo
(1184 – ?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1184 – ?)

Bishop Ugo
(1180 – 1183?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1180 – 1183?)

Bishop Oberto
(1153 – 1179)

Died:

1179

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1153 – 1179)

Bishop Guglielmo
(1134 – 1144?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1134 – 1144?)

Bishop Pietro
(1111 – 1134.05.30)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1111 – 1134.05.30)

Bishop Lambardo
(1105? – ?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1105? – ?)

Bishop Guido
(1084 – 1098?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1084 – 1098?)

Bishop Oddo
(1077 – 1083?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1077 – 1083?)

Bishop Pietro
(1014 – 1077)

Died:

1077

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1014 – 1077)

Bishop Agirio
(1004 – ?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1004 – ?)

Bishop Lintifredo
(998? – ?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (998? – ?)

Bishop Eriberto
(984 – ?)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (984 – ?)

Bishop Giseprando, O.S.Col.
(973? – 983?)

Abbot nullius of San Colombano (Italy) (943 – 973)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (973? – 983?)

Saint Bishop Innocenzo di Tortona
(325 – 353.04.17)

Born:	285 (Tortona, Italy)
Died:	353.04.17 († 67)
Feast:	04.17

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (325 – 353.04.17)

Bishop.

Bishop Costanzo
(187 – 237)

Died:

237

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (187 – 237)

Bishop Terenziano
(? – 186)

Died:

186

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (? – 186)

Bishop Ammonio
(150? – 171.01.10)

Died:

171.01.10

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (150? – 171.01.10)

Saint Bishop Ariberto
(120 – 145)

Died:

145

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (120 – 145)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Marziano
(? – 120.03.06)

Died:	120.03.06 🩸
Feast:	03.06

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (? – 120.03.06)

Bishop. Martyr.

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlo Angeleri (1948.08.07 – 1979.05.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Pierre-André Viganò, M.E.M. (1909.05.11 – 1917)

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