Former Diocese of

Bobbioโ€“San Colombano

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bobbioโ€“San Colombano / Bobien(sis)โ€“Sancti Columbani (Latin)

Suppressed

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Giuseppe Siri
(Apostolic Administrator 1973 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop Pietro Zuccarino
(1953.11.29 โ€“ 1973.08.24)

Born:1898.02.02 (Busalla, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1923.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1951.02.11
Died:1973.08.24 (Genova, Italy โ€  75)

Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1951.01.05 โ€“ 1953.11.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Italy) (1951.01.05 โ€“ 1953.11.29)

Bishop of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Italy) (1953.11.29 โ€“ 1973.08.24)

Bishop Bernardo Bertoglio
(1937.02.15 โ€“ 1953.10.13)

Born:1875.08.09 (Masserano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1898.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1934.04.08
Died:1953.10.13 (Bobbio, Italy โ€  78)

Titular Bishop of Nazianzus (1934.02.03 โ€“ 1937.02.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Palestrina (Italy) (1934.02.03 โ€“ 1937.02.15)

Bishop of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Italy) (1937.02.15 โ€“ 1953.10.13)

Bishop Matteo Pellegrino
(1928.12.17 โ€“ 1936.02.23)

Born:1877.12.03 (Boves, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1929.04.17
Died:1936.02.23 (Torino, Italy โ€  58)

Bishop of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Italy) (1928.12.17 โ€“ 1936.02.23)

Bishop Pietro Calchi Novati
(1923.08.04 โ€“ 1927.07.08)

Born:1868.11.09 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1891.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:1915.02.07
Died:1952.06.11 (โ€  83)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1914.12.21 โ€“ 1923.08.04)

Bishop of Bobbioโ€“San Colombano (Italy) (1923.08.04 โ€“ 1927.07.08)

Bishop of Lodi (Italy) (1927.07.08 โ€“ 1952.06.11)

Bishops of Bobbio (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pietro Calchi Novati
(1914.12.21 โ€“ 1923.08.04)

(see above)

Bishop Luigi Maria Marelli
(1907.12.16 โ€“ 1914.12.15)

Born:1858.04.24 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1881.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1908.01.06
Died:1936.04.14 (Rho, Italy โ€  77)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1907.12.16 โ€“ 1914.12.15)

Bishop of Bergamo (Italy) (1914.12.15 โ€“ 1936.04.14)

Bishop Carlo Castelli (later Archbishop)
(1904.11.14 โ€“ 1906.07.14)

Born:1863.03.20 (Gorla Minore, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1885.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1904.12.07
Died:1933.02.08 (Fermo, Italy โ€  69)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1904.11.14 โ€“ 1906.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy) (1906.07.14 โ€“ 1933.02.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1929 โ€“ 1931)

Bishop Pasquale Morganti (later Archbishop)
(1902.06.09 โ€“ 1904.11.14)

Born:1853.01.13 (Lesmo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1875.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:1902.06.22
Died:1921.12.18 (โ€  68)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1902.06.09 โ€“ 1904.11.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1904.11.14 โ€“ 1921.12.18)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1909.01.07 โ€“ 1921)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Porrati
(1880.08.20 โ€“ 1902.02.24)

Born:1825.08.18 (Castellazzo Bormida, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1851.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:1880.08.29
Died:1902.02.24 (โ€  76)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1880.08.20 โ€“ 1902.02.24)

Bishop Enrico Gajo, O.F.M. Cap.
(1872.07.29 โ€“ 1880.01.31)

Born:1811.02.02 (Carignano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1834.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:1872.09.22
Died:1880.01.31 (โ€  68)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1872.07.29 โ€“ 1880.01.31)

Bishop Pietro Giuseppe Vaggi, O.F.M. Cap.
(1849.09.28 โ€“ 1869.11.22)

Born:1798.07.03 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1821.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:1849.12.08
Died:1869.11.22 (โ€  71)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1849.09.28 โ€“ 1869.11.22)

Saint Bishop Antonio Maria Gianelli
(1838.02.22 โ€“ 1846.06.07)

Born:1789.04.12 (Cereta, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1812.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:1838.05.06
Died:1846.06.07 (Piacenza, Italy โ€  57)
Beatified:1925.04.19
Canonised:1951.10.21
Feast:06.07

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1838.02.22 โ€“ 1846.06.07)

Bishop. Founder of Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden.

Bishop Giovanni Giuseppe Cavalleri, O.F.M. Cap.
(1832.07.02 โ€“ 1836.08.08)

Born:1764.10.16 (Carmagnola, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1787.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:1832.08.26
Died:1836.08.08 (โ€  71)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1832.07.02 โ€“ 1836.08.08)

Bishop Isaia Volpi, O.F.M. Cap.
(1818.05.25 โ€“ 1830.09.23)

Born:1749.08.11 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1772.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:1818.05.31
Died:1830.09.23 (โ€  81)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1818.05.25 โ€“ 1830.09.23)

Bishop Carlo Nicola Maria Fabi, O.E.S.A.
(1781.09.17 โ€“ 1803.03.16)

Born:1721.10.08 (Viadana, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1744.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1781.09.23
Died:1803.03.16 (โ€  81)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1781.09.17 โ€“ 1803.03.16)

Fr. Antonio Martini (later Archbishop)
(1780 โ€“ 1781.06.25 not possessed)

Born:1720.04.20 (Prato, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1745.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1781.07.01
Died:1809.12.31 (โ€  89)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1780 โ€“ 1781.06.25 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) (1781.06.25 โ€“ 1809.12.31)

Bishop Ludovico Terin Bonesio, O.F.M. Cap.
(1766.01.27 โ€“ 1780.07.28)

Born:1705.08.27
Ordained Priest:1726.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1766.02.02
Died:1780.07.28 (โ€  74)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1766.01.27 โ€“ 1780.07.28)

Bishop Gaspare Lancellotto Birago
(1746.06.14 โ€“ 1765.11)

Born:1699.07.28
Ordained Priest:1722.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:1746.06.19
Died:1765.11 (โ€  66)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1746.06.14 โ€“ 1765.11)

Bishop Bernardino Campi
(1743.03.11 โ€“ 1746.03)

Born:1689.07.25
Ordained Priest:1712.10.09
Consecrated Bishop:1743.03.17
Died:1746.03 (โ€  56)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1743.03.11 โ€“ 1746.03)

Bishop Giuseppe Ludovico Andujar, O.P.
(1737.05.07 โ€“ 1743.03.11)

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

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1737.05.07 โ€“ 1743.03.11)

Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1743.03.11 โ€“ 1782.02.02)

Bishop Carlo Cornaccioli, O. Carm.
(1726.06.03 โ€“ 1737.01.17)

Born:1668.03.05
Ordained Priest:1692.02.11
Consecrated Bishop:1726.06.11
Died:1737.01.17 (โ€  68)

Prior General of Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites) (1716 โ€“ 1722)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1726.06.03 โ€“ 1737.01.17)

Bishop Ildefonso Manara, B.
(1716.12.17 โ€“ 1726.03.21)

Born:1653.10.24 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1676.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1716.12.13
Died:1726.03.21 (โ€  72)

Superior General of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites) (1703 โ€“ 1709)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1716.12.17 โ€“ 1726.03.21)

Bishop Carlo Francesco Gallarino
(1714.01.17 โ€“ 1716.09.09)

Born:1660.12.16
Ordained Priest:1691.01.07
Consecrated Bishop:1714.02.25
Died:1716.09.09 (โ€  55)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1714.01.17 โ€“ 1716.09.09)

Bishop Ambrogio Croce, O.S.B.
(1698.09.15 โ€“ 1713.04.20)

Born:1642.06.13
Ordained Priest:1665.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1698.09.21
Died:1713.04.20 (โ€  70)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1698.09.15 โ€“ 1713.04.20)

Bishop Carlo Giuseppe Morozzo, O. Cist.
(1693.12.22 โ€“ 1698.01.27)

Born:1645.02.05
Ordained Priest:1668.02.25
Consecrated Bishop:1693.12.27
Died:1729.03.14 (โ€  84)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1693.12.22 โ€“ 1698.01.27)

Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy) (1698.01.27 โ€“ 1729.03.14)

Bishop Bartolomeo Capra
(1661.08.09 โ€“ 1693.07)

Born:1621?
Consecrated Bishop:1661.08.28
Died:1693.07 (โ€  71)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1661.08.09 โ€“ 1693.07)

Bishop Alessandro Porro, C.R.
(1650.12.05 โ€“ 1660.09.15)

Born:1600?
Consecrated Bishop:1650.12.21
Died:1660.09.15 (โ€  59)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1650.12.05 โ€“ 1660.09.15)

Bishop Francesco Maria Abbiati
(1618.12.02 โ€“ 1650.08.05)

Consecrated Bishop:1618.12.21
Died:1650.08.05

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1618.12.02 โ€“ 1650.08.05)

Bishop Marco Antonio Bellini
(1607.02.12 โ€“ 1618.08.10)

Born:1556?
Consecrated Bishop:1607.02.25
Died:1618.08.10 (โ€  61)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1607.02.12 โ€“ 1618.08.10)

Bishop Camillo Aulari
(1602.08.26 โ€“ 1607.01.11)

Consecrated Bishop:1602.09.08
Died:1607.01.11

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1602.08.26 โ€“ 1607.01.11)

Bishop Eugenio Camuzzi
(1568.11.19 โ€“ 1602.05.08)

Consecrated Bishop:1569.01.09
Died:1602.05.08

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1568.11.19 โ€“ 1602.05.08)

Cardinal Francesco Abbondio Castiglioni
(1562.01.09 โ€“ 1568.11.14)

Born:1523.02.01 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1562
Created Cardinal:1565.03.12
Died:1568.11.14 (โ€  45)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1562.01.09 โ€“ 1568.11.14)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola fra le Immagini pro illa vice Deaconry (1566.02.08 โ€“ 1568.11.14)

Bishop Sebastiano Donati
(1560.11.29 โ€“ 1561)

Died:1561

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1560.11.29 โ€“ 1561)

Bishop Borso Merli
(1546.11.15 โ€“ 1560)

Died:1563

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1546.11.15 โ€“ 1560)

Bishop Ambrogio Trivulzio
(1524.05.27 โ€“ 1546)

Died:1546

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1524.05.27 โ€“ 1546)

Cardinal Agostino Trivulzio
(Apostolic Administrator 1522.09.26 โ€“ 1524.05.27)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Bagarotto
(1500.04.08 โ€“ 1519)

Consecrated Bishop:1500.12.28
Died:1519

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1500.04.08 โ€“ 1519)

Bishop Bernardino Ilcino, O.E.S.A.
(1495.05.25 โ€“ 1500)

Died:1500

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1495.05.25 โ€“ 1500)

Bishop Lucchino Trotti
(1482.10.07 โ€“ 1494)

Died:1494

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1482.10.07 โ€“ 1494)

Bishop Giovanni de Mondani
(1472.04.20 โ€“ 1482.09.15)

Died:1482.09.15

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1472.04.20 โ€“ 1482.09.15)

Bishop Stefano Ghilini, O.P.
(1465.10.31 โ€“ 1472)

Died:1472

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1465.10.31 โ€“ 1472)

Bishop Antonio Bernuzio
(1463 โ€“ 1463 not possessed)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1463 โ€“ 1463 not possessed)

Bishop Marliano Baccarini
(1447.09.06 โ€“ 1463)

Died:1463

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1447.09.06 โ€“ 1463)

Bishop Daniele Pagani
(1419.08.21 โ€“ 1447)

Died:1447

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1419.08.21 โ€“ 1447)

Bishop Lancellotto Fontana, O.F.M.
(1409.08.20 โ€“ 1418)

Died:1418

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1409.08.20 โ€“ 1418)

Bishop Alessio da Seregno, O.F.M.
(1405.09.26 โ€“ 1409.08.20)

Died:1447.01.01

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1405.09.26 โ€“ 1409.08.20)

Bishop of Gap (France) (1409.08.20 โ€“ 1411.08.27)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1411.08.27 โ€“ 1447.01.01)

Bishop Uberto Torano
(1396.01.10 โ€“ 1404)

Died:1404

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1396.01.10 โ€“ 1404)

Bishop Roberto Lanfranchi
(1362.04.06 โ€“ 1396)

Died:1396

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1362.04.06 โ€“ 1396)

Bishop Carlo Calvi
(1339 โ€“ 1364)

Died:1364

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1339 โ€“ 1364)

Bishop Giordano Montecucco, O.P.
(1326.10.24 โ€“ 1339)

Died:1339

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1326.10.24 โ€“ 1339)

Bishop Pietro Rubiani, O.P.
(1296 โ€“ 1326)

Died:1326

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1296 โ€“ 1326)

Bishop Giovanni Gobbi, C.R.S.A.
(1274.01.18 โ€“ 1296)

Died:1296

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1274.01.18 โ€“ 1296)

Bishop Alberto De Andito
(1233.06 โ€“ 1273)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1233.06 โ€“ 1273)

Bishop Oberto Rocca
(1203 โ€“ 1233)

Died:1233

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1203 โ€“ 1233)

Bishop Ottone Ghilini (later Archbishop)
(1185 โ€“ 1203.11.18)

Died:1239.10.30

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1178? โ€“ 1185)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1185 โ€“ 1203.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1203.11.18 โ€“ 1239.10.30)

Saint Bishop Alberto Avogadro (later Patriarch)
(1184 โ€“ 1185)

Born:1149 (Gualtieri, Italy)
Died:1214.09.14 (Acre, Israel โ€  64)
Feast:09.14

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1184 โ€“ 1185)

Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1185 โ€“ 1204.02)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine) (1204.02 โ€“ 1214.09.14)

Patriarch.

Bishop Gandolfo
(1177 โ€“ 1184)

Died:1184

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1177 โ€“ 1184)

Bishop Oglerio Malvicino, O.S.Col.
(1152 โ€“ 1176)

Died:1176

Abbot nullius of San Colombano (Italy) (1143 โ€“ 1153)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1152 โ€“ 1176)

Fr. Guglielmo da Oneto
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 1152 โ€“ 1173)

Bishop Oberto Malvicino
(1148 โ€“ 1152)

Died:1152

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1148 โ€“ 1152)

Bishop Simone Malvicino, O.S.Col.
(1125 โ€“ 1148)

Died:1148

Abbot nullius of San Colombano (Italy) (1125 โ€“ 1143)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1125 โ€“ 1148)

Bishop Pallemone
(? โ€“ 1125)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (? โ€“ 1125)

Bishop Oddone
(1118 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1118 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Alberto
(1098 โ€“ 1118)

Died:1118

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1098 โ€“ 1118)

Bishop Ugone
(1085 โ€“ 1098)

Died:1098

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1085 โ€“ 1098)

Bishop Uglerio
(1068 โ€“ 1085)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1068 โ€“ 1085)

Bishop Opizzone
(1059 โ€“ 1068)

Died:1068

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1059 โ€“ 1068)

Bishop Luisone
(1046 โ€“ 1058)

Died:1058

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1046 โ€“ 1058)

Bishop Sigefredo
(1027 โ€“ 1046)

Died:1046

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1027 โ€“ 1046)

Bishop Attone, O.S.Col.
(1017 โ€“ 1027)

Died:1027

Abbot nullius of San Colombano (Italy) (1017 โ€“ 1017)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1017 โ€“ 1027)

Bishop Pietroaldo, O.S.Col.
(1014.02.14 โ€“ 1017)

Died:1017

Abbot nullius of San Colombano (Italy) (999 โ€“ 1017)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1014.02.14 โ€“ 1017)

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