Former Diocese of

Fossombrone

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Fossombrone / Forosempronien(sis) (Latin)

Suppressed

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Fossombrone (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mario Cecchini
(1986.02.11 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Fortiter et suaviter

Born:1933.01.25 (Piticchio di Arcevia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1958.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:1986.03.16
Died:2021.01.13 (Senigallia, Italy โ€  87)

Bishop of Cagli (Italy) (1986.02.11 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1986.02.11 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1986.02.11 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Pergola (Italy) (1986.02.11 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fanoโ€“Fossombroneโ€“Cagliโ€“Pergola (Italy) (1986.09.30 โ€“ 1998.09.08)

Bishop Costanzo Micci
(1973.06.01 โ€“ 1985.09.04)

Constantes in fide

Born:1918.05.30 (San Michele de Fiume, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1941.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:1959.06.07
Died:1985.09.04 (โ€  67)

Titular Bishop of Hadriania (1959.04.21 โ€“ 1960.11.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Larino (Italy) (1959.04.21 โ€“ 1960.11.11)

Bishop of Larino (Italy) (1960.11.11 โ€“ 1966.08.15)

Titular Bishop of Maiuca (1966.08.15 โ€“ 1973.06.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Fano (Italy) (1966.08.15 โ€“ 1973.06.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Senigallia (Italy) (1968 โ€“ 1971.07.15)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1973.06.01 โ€“ 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1973.06.01 โ€“ 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Cagli (Italy) (1977.01.15 โ€“ 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Pergola (Italy) (1977.01.15 โ€“ 1985.09.04)

Bishop Vittorio Cecchi
(1961.02.10 โ€“ 1973.06.01)

Born:1915.11.15 (Macerata, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1938.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:1961.04.03
Died:1998.07.23 (โ€  82)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1961.02.10 โ€“ 1973.06.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Macerataโ€“Tolentinoโ€“Recanatiโ€“Cingoliโ€“Treia (Italy) (1973.06.01 โ€“ 1991)

Titular Bishop of Usinaza (1973.06.01 โ€“ 1998.07.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Cingoli (Italy) (1975 โ€“ 1976.02.11)

Bishop Amedeo Polidori
(1931.09.23 โ€“ 1961.02.02)

Born:1883.10.08 (Maenza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1910.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:1931.11.15
Died:1971.08.21 (โ€  87)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1931.09.23 โ€“ 1961.02.02)

Titular Bishop of Metellopolis (1961.02.02 โ€“ 1971.08.21)

Bishop Pasquale Righetti
(1914.03.27 โ€“ 1926.12.20)

Born:1868.05.29 (Cornice, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1891.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1914.05.10
Died:1948.07.07 (โ€  80)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1914.03.27 โ€“ 1926.12.20)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1926.12.20 โ€“ 1948.07.07)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1926.12.20 โ€“ 1948.07.07)

Bishop Achille Quadrozzi
(1904.11.14 โ€“ 1913.12.05)

Born:1844.01.03 (Veroli, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1904.11.20
Died:1913.12.05 (โ€  69)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1904.11.14 โ€“ 1913.12.05)

Bishop Dionisio Alessandri
(1896.06.22 โ€“ 1904.08.22)

Born:1836.02.08 (Assisi, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1858.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1896.07.05
Died:1904.08.22 (โ€  68)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1896.06.22 โ€“ 1904.08.22)

Bishop Vincenzo Franceschini
(1892.06.11 โ€“ 1896.06.22)

Born:1844.12.26 (Grottammare, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1867.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1892.07.17
Died:1916.03.29 (โ€  71)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1892.06.11 โ€“ 1896.06.22)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1896.06.22 โ€“ 1916.03.29)

Bishop Alessio Maria Biffoli
(1884.04.13 โ€“ 1892.04.21)

Born:1828.01.21 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1851.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:1884.04.06
Died:1892.04.21 (โ€  64)

Titular Bishop of Samaria (1884.03.24 โ€“ 1884.04.13)

Coadjutor Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1884.03.24 โ€“ 1884.04.13)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1884.04.13 โ€“ 1892.04.21)

Bishop Filippo Fratellini
(1851.02.17 โ€“ 1884.04.13)

Born:1803.12.29 (Vetrallo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1827.03.31
Consecrated Bishop:1851.02.24
Died:1884.04.13 (โ€  80)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1851.02.17 โ€“ 1884.04.13)

Bishop Ludovico Luigi Ugolini
(1824.05.24 โ€“ 1850.11.16)

Born:1777.03.03 (Monte Colombo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1801.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:1819.08.24
Died:1850.11.16 (โ€  73)

Titular Bishop of Amorium (1819.08.23 โ€“ 1824.05.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Ripatransone (Italy) (1819.08.23 โ€“ 1824.05.24)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1824.05.24 โ€“ 1850.11.16)

Bishop Giulio Maria Alvisini
(1808.01.11 โ€“ 1823.08.31)

Born:1757.02.28? (Bocchignano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1780.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:1808.01.24
Died:1823.08.31 (โ€  66)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1808.01.11 โ€“ 1823.08.31)

Bishop Stefano Bellini
(1800.08.11 โ€“ 1807.03.23)

Born:1740.09.06 (Osimo, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1800.08.17
Died:1831.09.08 (โ€  91)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1800.08.11 โ€“ 1807.03.23)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1807.03.23 โ€“ 1831.09.08)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1807.03.23 โ€“ 1831.09.08)

Bishop Felice Paoli
(1779.08 โ€“ 1800.05.12)

Born:1738.05.28 (Cingoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1761.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:1779.09.21
Died:1806.09.28? (โ€  68)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1779.08 โ€“ 1800.05.12)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1800.05.12 โ€“ 1806.09.28?)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1800.05.12 โ€“ 1806.09.28?)

Bishop Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M.
(1775.03.13 โ€“ 1779.09.20)

Born:1707.08.18?
Ordained Priest:1730.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:1775.03.19
Died:1784.10.18 (โ€  77)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1775.03.13 โ€“ 1779.09.20)

Bishop of Pesaro (Italy) (1779.09.20 โ€“ 1784.10.18)

Bishop Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A.
(1755.03.17 โ€“ 1774.01.23)

Born:1708.07.24?
Ordained Priest:1731.08.24
Consecrated Bishop:1755.03.31
Died:1774.01.23 (โ€  65)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1755.03.17 โ€“ 1774.01.23)

Bishop Eustachio Palma
(1718.05.11 โ€“ 1754.09.02)

Born:1676.11.09
Ordained Priest:1712.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1718.05.29
Died:1754.09.02 (โ€  77)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1718.05.11 โ€“ 1754.09.02)

Bishop Carlo Palma
(1709.06 โ€“ 1718.03.16)

Born:1643.01.16
Ordained Priest:1688.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:1709.06.23
Died:1718.03.16 (โ€  75)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1709.06 โ€“ 1718.03.16)

Bishop Lorenzo Fabbri, O.F.M. Conv.
(1696.12.06 โ€“ 1709.04.17)

Born:1618.10.15?
Consecrated Bishop:1697.01.20
Died:1709.04.17 (โ€  90)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1696.12.06 โ€“ 1709.04.17)

Bishop Giambattista Zeccadoro
(1648.08.24 โ€“ 1696.11.16?)

Born:1615.10.13
Died:1696.11.16? (โ€  81)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1648.08.24 โ€“ 1696.11.16?)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Landi
(1633.01.24 โ€“ 1647.05.20)

Died:1647.05.20

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1633.01.24 โ€“ 1647.05.20)

Bishop Benedetto Landi
(1628 โ€“ 1632.11.15)

Born:1578?
Consecrated Bishop:1628.06.13
Died:1638? (โ€  60)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1628 โ€“ 1632.11.15)

Bishop Lorenzo Landi
(1612.07.04 โ€“ 1627.12.12)

Born:1567?
Consecrated Bishop:1612.07.29
Died:1627.12.12 (โ€  59)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1612.07.04 โ€“ 1627.12.12)

Bishop Giovanni Canauli
(1610 โ€“ 1612)

Born:1572?
Consecrated Bishop:1610.08.22
Died:1612 (โ€  40)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1610 โ€“ 1612)

Bishop Ottavio Accoramboni (later Archbishop)
(1579.05.15 โ€“ 1610)

Born:1539
Consecrated Bishop:1579.06.08
Died:1634.06.23 (โ€  94)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1579.05.15 โ€“ 1610)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Urbino (Italy) (1621 โ€“ 1623)

Bishop Orazio Montegranelli
(1575.04.29 โ€“ 1579.04.08)

Consecrated Bishop:1577.05?
Died:1579.04.08

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1575.04.29 โ€“ 1579.04.08)

Bishop Alessandro Mazza
(1569.03.31 โ€“ 1575)

Consecrated Bishop:1569.04.17

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1569.03.31 โ€“ 1575)

Bishop Lodovico Ardinghelli
(1547.03.16 โ€“ 1569.02.09)

Died:1569.02.09

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1547.03.16 โ€“ 1569.02.09)

Cardinal Niccolรฒ Ardinghelli
(1541.07.13 โ€“ 1547.03.16)

Born:1503.03.17 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1541
Created Cardinal:1544.12.19
Died:1547.08.23 (โ€  44)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1541.07.13 โ€“ 1547.03.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare (1545.01.09 โ€“ 1547.08.23)

Bishop Giovanni Guidiccioni
(1534.12.18 โ€“ 1541.07.26)

Born:1500.02.25
Consecrated Bishop:1537.12.13
Died:1541.07.26 (โ€  41)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1534.12.18 โ€“ 1541.07.26)

Bishop Antonio Crastini, O.F.M.
(1506.01.30 โ€“ 1507.05.21)

Died:1510.08.11

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1506.01.30 โ€“ 1507.05.21)

Bishop of Montefeltro (Italy) (1507.05.21 โ€“ 1510.08.11)

Bishop Paolo Da Middelburg
(1494.07.30 โ€“ 1534)

Died:1534

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1494.07.30 โ€“ 1534)

Bishop Gerolamo Santucci
(1469.10.13 โ€“ 1494.07.25)

Died:1494.07.25

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1469.10.13 โ€“ 1494.07.25)

Bishop Agostino Lanfranchi
(1449.06.28 โ€“ 1469.09.25)

Died:1469.09.25

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1449.06.28 โ€“ 1469.09.25)

Bishop Gabriele Benveduti
(1434.10.29 โ€“ 1449)

Died:1449

Bishop of Sagone (France) (1432.07.23 โ€“ 1434.10.29)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1434.10.29 โ€“ 1449)

Bishop Andrea da Montecchio
(1434.08.18 โ€“ 1434.10.29)

Died:1454

Bishop of Caorle (Italy) (1431.07.13 โ€“ 1434.08.18)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1434.08.18 โ€“ 1434.10.29)

Bishop of Osimo (Italy) (1434.10.29 โ€“ 1454)

Bishop Delfino Nanni Gozzadini, O. Cist.
(1433 โ€“ 1434)

Died:1434?

Abbot nullius of Nonantola (Italy) (1400 โ€“ 1405)

Bishop of Atri (Italy) (1419 โ€“ 1433)

Bishop of Penne (Italy) (1419 โ€“ 1433)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1433 โ€“ 1434)

Bishop Giovanni Mucci
(1420.08.13 โ€“ 1432)

Died:1432?

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1420.08.13 โ€“ 1432)

Bishop Ruello deโ€™ Roelli
(1408 โ€“ 1420)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1408 โ€“ 1420)

Bishop Oddone Ranieri
(1372 โ€“ 1408)

Died:1408

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1372 โ€“ 1408)

Bishop Galvano
(1363.12.10 โ€“ 1372)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1363.12.10 โ€“ 1372)

Bishop Ugolino
(1342.12.20 โ€“ 1363)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1342.12.20 โ€“ 1363)

Bishop Arnaud
(1333 โ€“ 1342.10.07)

Died:1348

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1333 โ€“ 1342.10.07)

Bishop of Apt (France) (1342.10.07 โ€“ 1348)

Bishop Guillaume Amici (Lamy) (later Patriarch)
(1333 โ€“ 1341.10.03)

Died:1360.06.09

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1333 โ€“ 1341.10.03)

Bishop of Apt (France) (1341.10.03 โ€“ 1342.10.07)

Bishop of Chartres (France) (1342.10.07 โ€“ 1349.03.02)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1349 โ€“ 1360.06.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Frรฉjus (France) (1349.03.02 โ€“ 1360.06.09)

Bishop Filippo
(1327.10.25 โ€“ 1333)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1327.10.25 โ€“ 1333)

Bishop Pietro deโ€™ Gabrielli
(1317.04.24 โ€“ 1327.08.08)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1317.04.24 โ€“ 1327.08.08)

Bishop of Gubbio (Italy) (1327.08.08 โ€“ 1344?)

Bishop Giovanni, O.S.B.
(1304.02.17 โ€“ 1317)

Died:1317

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1304.02.17 โ€“ 1317)

Bishop Monaldo
(1296.10.12 โ€“ 1304)

Died:1304

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1296.10.12 โ€“ 1304)

Bishop Giacomo
(1286.02.25 โ€“ 1295)

Died:1295

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1286.02.25 โ€“ 1295)

Bishop Gentile
(? โ€“ 1286?)

Died:1286?

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (? โ€“ 1286?)

Bishop Ildebrando
(1270? โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1270? โ€“ ?)

Bishop Gentile
(1255? โ€“ 1265?)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1255? โ€“ 1265?)

Blessed Bishop Riccardo
(1250? โ€“ 1255)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1250? โ€“ 1255)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Aldebrando
(1230? โ€“ 1249?)

Died:1249?
Feast:05.01

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1230? โ€“ 1249?)

Bishop.

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