Forli-Bertinoro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Livio Corazza, Bishop
Lino Pizzi, Bishop Emeritus
Vincenzo Zarri, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,182 (456 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiforli.it
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Dante Alighieri 1, 47121 Forli, Italia
Telephone: 0543.28.240
Fax: 0543.24.303

Historical Details

Diocese of Forli
- Latin Name: Foroliviensis
- Erected: 2nd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
- Country: Italy
- Square Kilometers: 320 (123 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Rodolfo de’ Piatesi † ( 1303 Appointed - 1318 Died)
Lodin † ( 1309 Appointed - 1316 Died)
Tommaso Bettino de’ Piatesi † (24 Sep 1318 Appointed - )
Giovanni † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 15 Jul 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
Aimerico d’Autun † (2 Mar 1349 Appointed - 20 Jan 1351 Appointed, Bishop of Bosa)
Bartolomeo da Sanzetto, O.F.M. † (20 May 1351 Appointed - )
Artaud de Mélan † (14 Jul 1372 Appointed - May 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Grasse)
Paolo da San Rufello † (16 Jul 1379 Appointed - 1384 Died)
Simone Pagani † ( 1384 Appointed - 13 Jan 1391 Died)
Scarpetta Ordelaffi † (1 Mar 1391 Appointed - 1 Oct 1401 Died)
Giovanni Numai † (21 Nov 1402 Appointed - 10 Oct 1411 Died)
Matteo Ghiri (Fiorilli) † (26 Jul 1412 Appointed - 1413 Appointed, Bishop of Urbino)
Alberto Buoncristiani, O.S.M. † (5 Apr 1413 Appointed - 27 Apr 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
Giovanni Strada † (Apr 1414 Appointed - 1427 Died)
Giovanni Caffarelli † (28 Apr 1427 Appointed - 18 Feb 1437 Appointed, Bishop of Ancona e Numana)
Luigi Pirano † (18 Feb 1437 Appointed - 1446 Resigned)
Mariano Farinata † (4 Nov 1446 Appointed - 27 Oct 1449 Appointed, Bishop of Sarsina)
Daniele di Arluno, C.R.S.A. † (27 Oct 1449 Appointed - 1463 Died)
Giacomo Paladini † (18 Sep 1463 Appointed - 1470 Died)
Alessandro Numai † (9 May 1470 Appointed - Aug 1485 Died)
Tommaso Asti † (3 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1512 Died)
Pietro Griffo † (31 Oct 1512 Appointed - 1516 Died)
Bernardo de’ Medici † (15 Nov 1516 Appointed - 1519 Died)
Leonardo de’ Medici † (14 Mar 1519 Appointed - 1526 Resigned)
Niccolò Ridolfi † (16 Apr 1526 Appointed - 7 Aug 1528 Resigned)
Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (7 Aug 1528 Appointed - 23 Oct 1551 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)
Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (23 Oct 1551 Appointed - 1563 Resigned)
Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † (30 Jan 1563 Appointed - 11 Aug 1578 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
Marcantonio del Giglio † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 21 Aug 1580 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (5 Sep 1580 Appointed - 1586 Resigned)
Fulvio Teofili † (7 Jan 1587 Appointed - 1594 Died)
Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. † (4 May 1594 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)
Corrado Tartarini † (18 Sep 1599 Appointed - 13 Feb 1602 Died)
Cesare Bartorelli † (20 Nov 1602 Appointed - 9 Jan 1635 Died)
Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 1665 Resigned)
Claudio Ciccolini † (7 Jun 1666 Appointed - 29 Apr 1688 Died)
Giovanni Rasponi † (28 Feb 1689 Appointed - 31 Aug 1714 Died)
Tommaso Torelli † (19 Nov 1714 Appointed - 24 Apr 1760 Died)
Francesco Piazza † (15 Dec 1760 Appointed - 12 Feb 1769 Died)
Nicola Bizarri † (20 Nov 1769 Appointed - 13 Jul 1776 Resigned)
Giuseppe de Vignoli † (15 Jul 1776 Appointed - 2 Apr 1782 Died)
Mercuriale (Bartolomeo) Prati, O.S.B. † (25 Jun 1784 Appointed - 20 Oct 1806 Died)
Andrea Bratti † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 11 Nov 1835 Died)
Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Archbishop of Camerino)
Gaetano Carletti † (21 Apr 1845 Appointed - 28 Sep 1849 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
Antonio Magrini † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 29 Sep 1852 Died)
Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (7 Mar 1853 Appointed - 21 Dec 1857 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Athenae)
Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 21 Jan 1887 Died)
Domenico Svampa † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
Raimondo Jaffei † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 22 Aug 1932 Died)
Giuseppe Rolla † (25 Nov 1932 Appointed - 2 Aug 1950 Died)
Paolo Babini † (21 Oct 1950 Appointed - 9 Jun 1976 Retired)
Giovanni Proni † (9 Jun 1976 Succeeded - 9 Apr 1988 Retired)
Vincenzo Zarri (9 Apr 1988 Appointed - 12 Nov 2005 Retired)
Lino Pizzi (12 Nov 2005 Appointed - 23 Jan 2018 Retired)
Livio Corazza (23 Jan 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Forli
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Forli (erected)
22 February 1910	Territory Added		Diocese of Forli (S. Honorati island)
7 October 1972	Territory Added	Diocese of Modigliana (Portico e San Benedetto in Alpe, Rocca San Casciano, Dovadola, Castrocaro Terme, and Terra del Sole along with Premilcuore-Fantella)	Diocese of Forli
7 October 1972	Territory Added	Diocese of Modigliana (Santa Maria in Cuzzano and San Biagio in Sartiirano (in Tredozio), San Pietro in Sentano, part of Santa Maria in Limisano (in Modigliana))	Diocese of Forli
7 October 1975	Territory Added	Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro) (Goleata and Santa Sofia along with parts of Bagno di Romagna)	Diocese of Forli
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Bertinoro Diocese of Forli	Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro

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 Forli

1886 50,650 .0% 134 0 59 OTC

1950 80,115 80,350 99.7% 103 26 129 621 55 293 62 ap1951

1970 121,666 122,022 99.7% 92 31 123 989 39 320 67 ap1971

1980 143,700 144,500 99.4% 128 25 153 939 32 317 140 ap1981

Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro

1990 171,812 173,374 99.1% 165 30 195 881 41 307 127 ap1991

1999 169,369 171,603 98.7% 141 30 171 990 5 36 222 128 ap2000

2000 168,282 170,645 98.6% 136 26 162 1,038 5 32 217 128 ap2001

2001 170,035 172,570 98.5% 135 29 164 1,036 6 34 224 128 ap2002

2002 171,357 174,134 98.4% 134 28 162 1,057 6 34 217 128 ap2003

2003 172,829 175,779 98.3% 126 30 156 1,107 8 34 209 128 ap2004

2004 171,142 175,769 97.4% 122 28 150 1,140 8 33 202 128 ap2005

2006 169,700 177,425 95.6% 119 27 146 1,162 8 30 205 128 ap2007

2013 177,000 188,500 93.9% 106 26 132 1,340 9 31 169 128 ap2014

2016 178,000 189,400 94.0% 93 19 112 1,589 11 24 151 128 ap2017

2019 176,200 188,200 93.6% 92 16 108 1,631 12 20 132 128 ap2020

2021 175,700 187,700 93.6% 90 14 104 1,689 14 17 130 128 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 Forli
1886		50,650	.0%			134	0				59	OTC
1950	80,115	80,350	99.7%	103	26	129	621		55	293	62	ap1951
1970	121,666	122,022	99.7%	92	31	123	989		39	320	67	ap1971
1980	143,700	144,500	99.4%	128	25	153	939		32	317	140	ap1981
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
1990	171,812	173,374	99.1%	165	30	195	881		41	307	127	ap1991
1999	169,369	171,603	98.7%	141	30	171	990	5	36	222	128	ap2000
2000	168,282	170,645	98.6%	136	26	162	1,038	5	32	217	128	ap2001
2001	170,035	172,570	98.5%	135	29	164	1,036	6	34	224	128	ap2002
2002	171,357	174,134	98.4%	134	28	162	1,057	6	34	217	128	ap2003
2003	172,829	175,779	98.3%	126	30	156	1,107	8	34	209	128	ap2004
2004	171,142	175,769	97.4%	122	28	150	1,140	8	33	202	128	ap2005
2006	169,700	177,425	95.6%	119	27	146	1,162	8	30	205	128	ap2007
2013	177,000	188,500	93.9%	106	26	132	1,340	9	31	169	128	ap2014
2016	178,000	189,400	94.0%	93	19	112	1,589	11	24	151	128	ap2017
2019	176,200	188,200	93.6%	92	16	108	1,631	12	20	132	128	ap2020
2021	175,700	187,700	93.6%	90	14	104	1,689	14	17	130	128	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Fabritius Aurelius de Agostini †
Stefano Agostini †
Simone Paolo Aleotti †
Simoné Aleotti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jun 1560 to 20 Aug 1562)
Pietro Giovanni Aliotti † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1551 to 1563)
Luigi Amaducci † (Priest: 5 Apr 1947 to 28 May 1977)
Daniele di Arluno, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1449 to 1463)
Tommaso Asti † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1485 to 1512)
Aimerico d’Autun † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1349 to 20 Jan 1351)
Paolo Babini † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1950 to 9 Jun 1976)
Pietro Balducci, C.M. †
Cesare Bartorelli † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1602 to 9 Jan 1635)
Tommaso Bettino de’ Piatesi † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1318)
Nicola Bizarri † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 13 Jul 1776)
Giuseppe Bofondi †
Mario Bondini †
Andrea Bratti † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 11 Nov 1835)
Alberto Buoncristiani, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1413 to 27 Apr 1418)
Giovanni Caffarelli † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1427 to 18 Feb 1437)
Gaetano Carletti † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1845 to 28 Sep 1849)
Francesco Castellini †
Claudio Ciccolini † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1666 to 29 Apr 1688)
Francesco Maria Colombani †
Marcantonio del Giglio † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1578 to 21 Aug 1580)
Bernardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1516 to 1519)
Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1528 to 23 Oct 1551)
Leonardo de’ Medici † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1519 to 1526)
Giuseppe Fabiani † (Priest: 30 Sep 1986 to 19 Jul 1989)
Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1853 to 21 Dec 1857)
Mariano Farinata † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1446 to 27 Oct 1449)
Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1594 to 1599)
Guglielmo Gaddi †
Pietro Gaddi †
Matteo Ghiri (Fiorilli) † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1412 to 1413)
Antonio Giannotti da Montagnana † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1563 to 11 Aug 1578)
Pietro Griffo † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1512 to 1516)
Raimondo Jaffei † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 22 Aug 1932)
Antonio Magrini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 29 Sep 1852)
Paolo Mangelli Orsi †
Ignazio Masotti †
Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1580 to 1586)
Artaud de Mélan † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1372 to May 1378)
Ludovico Merlini †
Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jun 1508 to 10 Sep 1515)
Giovanni Battista de Misnis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Nov 1504)
Sigismund Miutini von Spilenberg †
Stefano Nardini †
Alessandro Numai † (Bishop: 9 May 1470 to Aug 1485)
Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. Obs. †
Giovanni Numai † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1402 to 10 Oct 1411)
Scarpetta Ordelaffi † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1391 to 1 Oct 1401)
Guido Orselli †
Giovanni Battista Orsi, C.O. †
Simone Pagani † (Bishop: 1384 to 13 Jan 1391)
Giacomo Paladini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1463 to 1470)
Camillo Paolucci (Merlini) †
Fabrizio Paolucci †
Fabrizio Paolucci †
Francesco Paolucci †
Rodolfo de’ Piatesi † (Bishop: 1303 to 1318)
Camillo Piazza †
Francesco Piazza † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 12 Feb 1769)
Giulio Piazza †
Luigi Pirano † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1437 to 1446)
Mercuriale (Bartolomeo) Prati, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 20 Oct 1806)
Giovanni Proni † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1970; Bishop: 9 Jun 1976 to 9 Apr 1988)
Giovanni Rasponi † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1689 to 31 Aug 1714)
Niccolò Ridolfi † (Administrator: 16 Apr 1526 to 7 Aug 1528)
Giuseppe Rolla † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1932 to 2 Aug 1950)
Paolo da San Rufello † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1379 to 1384)
Bartolomeo da Sanzetto, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 May 1351)
Vincenzo Scozzoli †
Giovanni Strada † (Bishop: Apr 1414 to 1427)
Domenico Svampa † (Bishop: 23 May 1887 to 21 May 1894)
Corrado Tartarini † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1599 to 13 Feb 1602)
Fulvio Teofili † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1587 to 1594)
Luigi Tesorieri †
Giacomo Theodoli (Teodolo) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 May 1635 to 1665)
Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 21 Apr 1845)
Cosimo Torelli †
Tommaso Torelli † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1714 to 24 Apr 1760)
Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 21 Jan 1887)
Antonio Valbonesi †
Luigi Vannini de Theodoli, C.R.L. †
Giuseppe de Vignoli † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 2 Apr 1782)
Giovanni † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 15 Jul 1348)
Lodin † (Bishop: 1309 to 1316)

Source(s)

Diocese of Forli
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 253
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 155
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 198
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 189
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 204
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 218
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 697, to Page 698
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 108
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 786, and Page 787
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 678, to Page 680
Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 713, to Page 715

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