Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola

Historical Details

• Diocese of Fano
  • Latin Name: Fanensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 318 (122 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Thomas Morando, O.P. † (4 Oct 1265 Appointed - 1275 Died)
• Fedemondo † (15 Jul 1278 Appointed - Sep 1283 Died)
• Borromeo † (13 Dec 1283 Appointed - 1289 Died)
• Francesco † (17 Apr 1289 Appointed - 12 Dec 1295 Appointed, Bishop of Senigallia)
• Berardo , O.S.B. † (12 Dec 1295 Appointed - Aug 1305 Died)
• Giacomo † ( 1306 Appointed - 1312 Died)
• Giacomo † ( 1312 Appointed - 1339 Died)
• Pietro de Pensauro † (10 Jul 1342 Appointed - 1356 Died)
• Luca Mannelli, O.P. † (22 Jan 1358 Appointed - 1362 Died)
• Leonce de Rimini, O.F.M. † (8 Nov 1362 Appointed - 1389 Died)
• Pietro da Fano, O.E.S.A. † (Feb 1389 Appointed - Apr 1394 Died)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (14 Oct 1394 Appointed - 1407 Died)
• Antonio David † (20 May 1407 Appointed - )
• Antonio Carbone † ( 1410 Appointed - )
• Giovanni de Bertoldi, O.F.M. † (15 Dec 1417 Appointed - 15 Feb 1445 Died)
• Giovanni di Renzo de Tonsis, O.F.M. † (10 Mar 1445 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Domenico Antonio de Pignerolio, O.F.M. † (2 Aug 1482 Appointed - 1499 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bertuccioli, O.S.B. † (11 Sep 1500 Appointed - 1518 Died)
• Goro Gheri † (10 Nov 1518 Appointed - 1530 Resigned)
• Cosimo Gheri † (24 Jan 1530 Appointed - 22 Sep 1537 Died)
• Pietro Bertani, O.P. † (28 Nov 1537 Appointed - 8 Mar 1558 Died)
• Ippolito Capilupi † (21 Jan 1560 Appointed - 1567 Resigned)
• Francesco Rusticucci † (31 Jan 1567 Appointed - 1587 Died)
• Giulio Ottinelli † (28 Sep 1587 Appointed - 25 Feb 1603 Died)
• Tommaso Lapis † (21 Apr 1603 Appointed - 2 Jun 1622 Died)
• Francesco Boncompagni † (11 Jul 1622 Appointed - 2 Mar 1626 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (16 Mar 1626 Appointed - 16 Sep 1635 Resigned)
• Ettore Diotallevi † (17 Sep 1635 Appointed - 30 Apr 1641 Died)
• Alessandro Castracani (Castracane) † (22 Jun 1643 Appointed - 22 Jul 1649 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Alfieri † (9 Dec 1649 Appointed - 17 Sep 1676 Died)
• Angelo Maria Ranuzzi † (18 Apr 1678 Appointed - 17 May 1688 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (20 Dec 1688 Appointed - 2 Jan 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Imola)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 26 Nov 1720 Died)
• Alessandro Dolfi † (16 Jul 1721 Appointed - 14 Aug 1733 Died)
• Giacomo Beni † (28 Sep 1733 Appointed - 16 Jun 1764 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Orsi † (17 Dec 1764 Appointed - 26 Dec 1774 Died)
• Pellegrino Consalvi † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 2 Feb 1787 Died)
• Antonio Gabriele Severoli † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - 11 Jan 1808 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania)
• Francesco Maria Paolucci Mancinelli † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed - Oct 1815 Died)
• Nicola Serarcangeli † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 11 Jun 1833 Died)
• Luigi Carsidoni † (29 Jul 1833 Appointed - 3 Dec 1856 Died)
• Filippo Vespasiani † (15 Dec 1856 Appointed - 7 Oct 1877 Died)
• Camillo Santori † (28 Dec 1877 Appointed - 9 May 1882 Resigned)
• Camillo Ruggeri (Ruggieri) † (3 Jul 1882 Appointed - 23 Mar 1896 Died)
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 29 Mar 1916 Died)
• Giustino Sanchini † (5 Jun 1916 Appointed - 23 Feb 1937 Died)
• Vincenzo Del Signore † (20 Sep 1937 Appointed - 13 Mar 1967 Died)
• Costanzo Micci † (1 Jun 1973 Appointed - 4 Sep 1985 Died)
• Mario Cecchini † (11 Feb 1986 Appointed - 8 Sep 1998 Resigned)
• Vittorio Tomassetti † (8 Sep 1998 Succeeded - 21 Jul 2007 Retired)
• Armando Trasarti (21 Jul 2007 Appointed - 3 May 2023 Retired)
• Andrea Andreozzi (3 May 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Fano
1886		41,888	.0%			126	0				46	OTC
1950	60,590	60,590	100.0%	80	48	128	473		62	210	47	ap1951
1970	75,000	75,000	100.0%	97	41	138	543		49	230	52	ap1971
1980	79,500	80,000	99.4%	77	34	111	716		34	180	53	ap1981
Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
1990	132,140	133,340	99.1%	149	45	194	681	1	47	244	80	ap1991
1999	121,000	125,000	96.8%	122	41	163	742	11	48	207	74	ap2000
2000	121,132	122,502	98.9%	123	40	163	743	11	47	167	74	ap2001
2001	121,215	122,900	98.6%	120	40	160	757	11	47	167	74	ap2002
2002	122,100	127,300	95.9%	115	37	152	803	11	44	161	74	ap2003
2003	123,600	128,150	96.4%	110	33	143	864	11	39	157	74	ap2004
2004	124,300	128,900	96.4%	109	33	142	875	11	37	162	74	ap2005
2006	126,064	128,916	97.8%	106	36	142	887	13	43	166	74	ap2007
2013	134,000	138,065	97.1%	96	28	124	1,080	16	36	146	74	ap2014
2016	134,000	138,065	97.1%	102	34	136	985	17	43	143	74	ap2017
2019	133,600	138,375	96.5%	88	35	123	1,086	17	44	143	74	ap2020
2021	137,850	142,850	96.5%	80	35	115	1,198	19	41	141	74	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrea Andreozzi (Bishop: 3 May 2023 - )
• Giovanni Tonucci (Priest: 19 Mar 1966 to 21 Oct 1989)
• Armando Trasarti (Bishop: 21 Jul 2007 to 3 May 2023)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Aldobrandini †
• Ippolito Aldobrandini (Sr.) †
• Giovanni Battista Alfieri † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1649 to 17 Sep 1676)
• Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. †
• Cesare Bellocchio †
• Giacomo Beni † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1733 to 16 Jun 1764)
• Oddo Bernacchia † (Priest: 19 Sep 1902 to 1 Oct 1924)
• Pietro Bertani, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1537 to 8 Mar 1558)
• Giovanni de Bertoldi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1417 to 15 Feb 1445)
• Giovanni Battista Bertuccioli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1500 to 1518)
• Francesco Boncompagni † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1622 to 2 Mar 1626)
• Ippolito Capilupi † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1560 to 1567)
• Antonio Carbone † (Bishop: 1410)
• Romolo Carboni † (Priest: 31 Mar 1934 to 28 Sep 1953)
• Luigi Carsidoni † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1833 to 3 Dec 1856)
• Alessandro Castracani (Castracane) † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1643 to 22 Jul 1649)
• Mario Cecchini † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1986 to 8 Sep 1998)
• Pellegrino Consalvi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 2 Feb 1787)
• Tito Maria Cucchi †
• Antonio David † (Bishop: 20 May 1407)
• Gabriele de’ Gabrielli †
• Vincenzo Del Signore † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1937 to 13 Mar 1967)
• Ettore Diotallevi † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1635 to 30 Apr 1641)
• Alessandro Dolfi † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1721 to 14 Aug 1733)
• Pietro da Fano, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: Feb 1389 to Apr 1394)
• Luigi Ferri † (Priest: 14 Jun 1891 to 27 Nov 1911)
• Innocenzo Ferrieri †
• Vincenzo Franceschini † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 29 Mar 1916)
• Cosimo Gheri † (Administrator: 24 Jan 1530 to 22 Sep 1537)
• Goro Gheri † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1518 to 1530)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 26 Nov 1720)
• Tommaso Lapis † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1603 to 2 Jun 1622)
• Delio Lucarelli † (Priest: 29 Jun 1965 to 30 Nov 1996)
• Luca Mannelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1358 to 1362)
• Marcantonio Marcolini †
• Costanzo Micci † (Priest: 22 Feb 1941 to 21 Apr 1959; Apostolic Administrator: 15 Aug 1966; Bishop: 1 Jun 1973 to 4 Sep 1985)
• Thomas Morando, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1265 to 1275)
• Giovanni Battista Orsi † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1764 to 26 Dec 1774)
• Giulio Ottinelli † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1587 to 25 Feb 1603)
• Luigi Pandolfi † (Priest: 1776 to 5 Jan 1819)
• Francesco Maria Paolucci Mancinelli † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1808 to Oct 1815)
• Giuseppe Paupini † (Priest: 19 Mar 1930 to 2 Feb 1956)
• Pietro de Pensauro † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1342 to 1356)
• Antonio Maria Pettinari, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Domenico Antonio de Pignerolio, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1482 to 1499)
• Angelo Maria Ranuzzi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Apr 1678 to 17 May 1688)
• Giovanni di Renzo de Tonsis, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1445 to 1482)
• Leonce de Rimini, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1362 to 1389)
• Camillo Ruggeri (Ruggieri) † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to 23 Mar 1896)
• Francesco Rusticucci † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1567 to 1587)
• Girolamo Rusticucci †
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1626 to 16 Sep 1635)
• Giustino Sanchini † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1916 to 23 Feb 1937)
• Camillo Santori † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 9 May 1882)
• Nicola Serarcangeli † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 11 Jun 1833)
• Antonio Gabriele Severoli † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787; Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Sep 1801 to 11 Jan 1808)
• Elio Sgreccia † (Priest: 29 Jun 1952 to 5 Nov 1992)
• Vittorio Tomassetti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Apr 1997; Bishop: 8 Sep 1998 to 21 Jul 2007)
• Nicodario Vampa †
• Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1688 to 2 Jan 1696)
• Filippo Vespasiani † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1856 to 7 Oct 1877)
• Berardo , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1295 to Aug 1305)
• Borromeo † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1283 to 1289)
• Fedemondo † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1278 to Sep 1283)
• Francesco † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1289 to 12 Dec 1295)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 1312 to 1339)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 1306 to 1312)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1394 to 1407)

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