Fidenza (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ovidio Vezzoli, Bishop
Carlo Mazza, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 22 September 1927
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 516 (199 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesifidenza.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Piazza A. Grandi 16, 43036 Fidenza [Parma], Italia
Telephone: 0524.51.26.00
Fax: 0524.51.26.50

Past and Present Ordinaries

Papirio Picedi † (8 Jan 1603 Appointed - 30 Aug 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
Giovanni Linati † (4 Dec 1606 Appointed - 9 Oct 1619 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
(Thomas) Alfonso Pozzi † (30 Mar 1620 Appointed - 25 Aug 1626 Died)
Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 5 Aug 1645 Resigned)
Filippo Casoni † (27 Feb 1651 Appointed - 22 Jul 1659 Died)
Alessandro Pallavicini, O.S.B. † (12 Jan 1660 Appointed - 25 May 1675 Died)
Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. † (16 Dec 1675 Appointed - 20 Mar 1684 Died)
Nicolò Caranza † (12 Aug 1686 Appointed - 25 Nov 1697 Died)
Giulio Dalla Rosa † (21 Jul 1698 Appointed - 31 Dec 1699 Died)
Alessandro Roncovieri † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 31 May 1711 Died)
Adriano Sermattei † (30 Jan 1713 Appointed - 15 Mar 1719 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
Gherardo Zandemaria † (15 May 1719 Appointed - 17 Dec 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
Severino Antonio Missini † (9 Jun 1732 Appointed - 20 Jan 1753 Died)
Girolamo Bajardi † (9 Apr 1753 Appointed - 24 Aug 1775 Died)
Alessandro Garimberti † (29 Jan 1776 Appointed - 2 Apr 1813 Died)
Aloisio San Vitale † (28 Jul 1817 Appointed - 21 Nov 1836 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (21 Nov 1836 Appointed - 27 Jan 1843 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
Pier Grisologo Basetti (Bassetti) † (22 Jun 1843 Appointed - 16 Jun 1857 Died)
Francesco Benassi † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 18 Mar 1867 Resigned)
Giuseppe Buscarini † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 9 Sep 1872 Died)
Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 19 Sep 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
Vincenzo Manicardi † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 7 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia)
Giovanni Battista Tescari † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 8 Jul 1902 Died)
Pietro Terroni † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 28 Aug 1907 Died)
Leonida Mapelli † (14 Oct 1907 Appointed - 23 Feb 1915 Died)
Giuseppe Fabbrucci † (6 Aug 1915 Appointed - 9 Aug 1930 Died)
Mario Vianello † (6 Mar 1931 Appointed - 11 Mar 1943 Appointed, Archbishop of Perugia)
Francesco Giberti † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 19 Feb 1952 Died)
Paolo Rota † (28 Dec 1952 Appointed - 31 Dec 1960 Died)
Guglielmo Bosetti † (29 Mar 1961 Appointed - 1 Aug 1962 Died)
Mario Zanchin † (30 Sep 1962 Appointed - 13 Aug 1988 Retired)
Carlo Poggi † (13 Aug 1988 Appointed - 7 Sep 1997 Died)
Maurizio Galli † (2 Apr 1998 Appointed - 30 Jun 2007 Resigned)
Carlo Mazza (1 Oct 2007 Appointed - 17 Mar 2017 Retired)
Ovidio Vezzoli (17 Mar 2017 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Borgo San Donnino
12 February 1601	Erected		Diocese of Borgo San Donnino (erected)
Diocese of Fidenza
22 September 1927	Name Changed	Diocese of Borgo San Donnino	Diocese of Fidenza
8 December 1976	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Fidenza (from Immediately Subject)

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 Borgo San Donnino

1886 43,713 .0% 117 0 52 OTC

Diocese of Fidenza

1950 63,000 63,000 100.0% 80 15 95 663 18 164 57 ap1951

1969 64,526 .0% 77 18 95 0 21 158 58 ap1971

1980 66,800 67,150 99.5% 73 15 88 759 19 99 62 ap1981

1990 64,150 65,000 98.7% 64 11 75 855 14 76 60 ap1991

1999 63,500 64,000 99.2% 61 13 74 858 5 15 49 60 ap2000

2000 63,500 64,000 99.2% 61 8 69 920 5 10 49 60 ap2001

2001 63,500 64,000 99.2% 62 7 69 920 5 9 48 60 ap2002

2002 63,500 64,000 99.2% 63 4 67 947 5 5 37 60 ap2003

2003 63,500 64,000 99.2% 63 6 69 920 5 7 38 60 ap2004

2004 72,973 73,473 99.3% 64 8 72 1,013 5 10 55 70 ap2005

2006 72,431 73,287 98.8% 61 7 68 1,065 11 9 47 70 ap2007

2013 65,000 72,082 90.2% 43 9 52 1,250 12 10 36 70 ap2014

2016 65,189 71,928 90.6% 42 7 49 1,330 16 7 45 70 ap2017

2019 69,363 71,650 96.8% 38 6 44 1,576 16 6 26 70 ap2020

2021 67,431 70,075 96.2% 36 7 43 1,568 16 8 23 70 ap2022

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 Borgo San Donnino
1886		43,713	.0%			117	0				52	OTC
Diocese of Fidenza
1950	63,000	63,000	100.0%	80	15	95	663		18	164	57	ap1951
1969		64,526	.0%	77	18	95	0		21	158	58	ap1971
1980	66,800	67,150	99.5%	73	15	88	759		19	99	62	ap1981
1990	64,150	65,000	98.7%	64	11	75	855		14	76	60	ap1991
1999	63,500	64,000	99.2%	61	13	74	858	5	15	49	60	ap2000
2000	63,500	64,000	99.2%	61	8	69	920	5	10	49	60	ap2001
2001	63,500	64,000	99.2%	62	7	69	920	5	9	48	60	ap2002
2002	63,500	64,000	99.2%	63	4	67	947	5	5	37	60	ap2003
2003	63,500	64,000	99.2%	63	6	69	920	5	7	38	60	ap2004
2004	72,973	73,473	99.3%	64	8	72	1,013	5	10	55	70	ap2005
2006	72,431	73,287	98.8%	61	7	68	1,065	11	9	47	70	ap2007
2013	65,000	72,082	90.2%	43	9	52	1,250	12	10	36	70	ap2014
2016	65,189	71,928	90.6%	42	7	49	1,330	16	7	45	70	ap2017
2019	69,363	71,650	96.8%	38	6	44	1,576	16	6	26	70	ap2020
2021	67,431	70,075	96.2%	36	7	43	1,568	16	8	23	70	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Girolamo Bajardi † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1753 to 24 Aug 1775)
Pier Grisologo Basetti (Bassetti) † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1843 to 16 Jun 1857)
Francesco Benassi † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 18 Mar 1867)
Guglielmo Bosetti † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1961 to 1 Aug 1962)
Giuseppe Buscarini † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 9 Sep 1872)
Carlo Caffarra † (Priest: 2 Jul 1961 to 8 Sep 1995)
Nicolò Caranza † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1686 to 25 Nov 1697)
Filippo Casoni † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1651 to 22 Jul 1659)
Alberto Costa † (Priest: 19 Sep 1896 to 4 Jan 1912)
Giulio Dalla Rosa † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1698 to 31 Dec 1699)
Giuseppe Fabbrucci † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1915 to 9 Aug 1930)
Maurizio Galli † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1998 to 30 Jun 2007)
Alessandro Garimberti † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1776 to 2 Apr 1813)
Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1675 to 20 Mar 1684)
Francesco Giberti † (Bishop: 12 May 1943 to 19 Feb 1952)
Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari) † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 19 Sep 1879)
Giovanni Linati † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1606 to 9 Oct 1619)
Vincenzo Manicardi † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 7 Jun 1886)
Leonida Mapelli † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1907 to 23 Feb 1915)
Severino Antonio Missini † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1732 to 20 Jan 1753)
Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1836 to 27 Jan 1843)
Alessandro Pallavicini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1660 to 25 May 1675)
Papirio Picedi † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1603 to 30 Aug 1606)
Carlo Poggi † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1988 to 7 Sep 1997)
(Thomas) Alfonso Pozzi † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1620 to 25 Aug 1626)
Alessandro Roncovieri † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 31 May 1711)
Paolo Rota † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1952 to 31 Dec 1960)
Aloisio San Vitale † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 21 Nov 1836)
Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1627 to 5 Aug 1645)
Adriano Sermattei † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1713 to 15 Mar 1719)
Pietro Terroni † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 28 Aug 1907)
Giovanni Battista Tescari † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 8 Jul 1902)
Mario Vianello † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1931 to 11 Mar 1943)
Mario Zanchin † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1962 to 13 Aug 1988)
Gherardo Zandemaria † (Bishop: 15 May 1719 to 17 Dec 1731)

Source(s)

Diocese of Borgo San Donnino
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 124
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 130, and Page 131
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 135
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 742, to Page 743
Diocese of Fidenza
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 157, and Page 158

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