Imola (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Benno † ( 1126 Appointed - )
Alberto † ( 1193 Appointed - 1200 Died)
Alberto Oselletti † ( 1200 Appointed - 10 Mar 1202 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Geremia † ( 1202 Appointed - 1205 Died)
Mainardino degli Aldigieri † ( 1207 Appointed - )
Tommaso Ubaldini † (9 Aug 1249 Appointed - 30 Oct 1269 Died)
Sinibaldo † ( 1270 Appointed - 19 Jul 1297 Died)
Benedetto † ( 1298 Appointed - 1299 Died)
Giovanni Muti Papazzurri † (6 Feb 1300 Appointed - 3 Aug 1302 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
Matteo Orsini, O.P. † ( 1302 Appointed - 12 Jan 1317 Appointed, Bishop of Chiusi)
Raimbaud Romandiola † (12 Jan 1317 Appointed - 1341 Died)
Carlo Alidosi † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - )
Litus de Alidosi † (29 Jan 1354 Appointed - 1379 Resigned)
Guglielmo Alidosi † (19 Apr 1382 Appointed - 22 Dec 1382 Died)
Giacomo Carafa † ( 1383 Appointed - 1384 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa))
Emanuele Fieschi † (15 Aug 1386 Appointed - 1390 Died)
Antonio Calvi † (10 Oct 1390 Appointed - 22 Dec 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
Giacomo Guidotti † (22 Dec 1395 Appointed - 1399 Died)
Francisco Alfonso † ( 1399 Appointed - 17 Oct 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Nice)
Nicolò d’Assisi, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1399 Appointed - 22 Mar 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Senj)
Ermanno Brancaleoni † (23 Aug 1402 Appointed - 5 May 1412 Died)
Pietro Ondedei † (22 Jun 1412 Appointed - 1450 Died)
Gaspare (de San Giovanni) Sighigelli, O.P. † (27 Mar 1450 Appointed - 1457 Died)
Antonio Castellani de la Volta † (16 Sep 1457 Appointed - Dec 1470 Died)
Giovanni Dati, O.S.A. † ( 1471 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Giorgio Buchi † (6 Oct 1471 Appointed - Nov 1479 Died)
Giacomo Passarella † (27 Nov 1479 Appointed - 17 Sep 1488 Appointed, Bishop of Rimini)
Simone Bonadies † (17 Sep 1488 Appointed - 10 Feb 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Rimini)
Domenico Scribonio dei Cerboni † (10 Feb 1511 Appointed - 1533 Resigned)
Niccolò Ridolfi † (4 Aug 1533 Appointed - 17 May 1546 Resigned)
Girolamo Dandini † (17 May 1546 Appointed - 11 May 1552 Resigned)
Anastasio Umberto Dandini, O.S.B. † (11 May 1552 Appointed - 25 Mar 1558 Died)
Vitellozzo Vitelli † (7 Feb 1560 Appointed - 24 Oct 1561 Resigned)
Francesco Guerini † (24 Oct 1561 Appointed - 1569 Died)
Giovanni Aldobrandini † (26 Aug 1569 Appointed - 9 Feb 1573 Resigned)
Vincenzo Ercolani (Herculani), O.P. † (9 Feb 1573 Appointed - 27 Nov 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Perugia)
Alessandro Musotti † (9 Dec 1579 Appointed - 23 Jan 1607 Died)
Giovanni Garzia Mellini (Millini) † (7 Feb 1607 Appointed - 27 Jun 1611 Resigned)
Rodolfo Paleotti † (27 Jun 1611 Appointed - 24 May 1619 Died)
Ferdinando Millini † (17 Jun 1619 Appointed - 13 Aug 1644 Died)
Mario Theodoli † (17 Oct 1644 Appointed - 19 Feb 1646 Resigned)
Marco Antonio Coccini † (19 Feb 1646 Appointed - 1652 Died)
Fabio Chigi † (13 May 1653 Appointed - 7 Apr 1655 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Giovanni Stefano Donghi † (2 Aug 1655 Appointed - 26 Feb 1663 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
Francesco Maria Ghislieri † (1 Sep 1664 Appointed - 4 Jul 1672 Resigned)
Costanzo Zani, O.S.B. † (12 Sep 1672 Appointed - 16 Jun 1694 Died)
Taddeo Luigi dal Verme † (2 Jan 1696 Appointed - 14 Mar 1701 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
Filippo Antonio Gualtieri † (21 Nov 1701 Appointed - 14 Oct 1709 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Todi)
Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini † (19 Feb 1710 Appointed - 20 Mar 1728 Died)
Giuseppe Accoramboni † (12 Apr 1728 Appointed - 22 Feb 1739 Resigned)
Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. † (23 Feb 1739 Appointed - 9 Feb 1752 Died)
Giovanni Carlo Bandi † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 23 Mar 1784 Died)
Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, O.S.B. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 8 Mar 1816 Resigned)
Antonio Lamberto Rusconi † (8 Mar 1816 Appointed - 1 Aug 1825 Died)
Giacomo Giustiniani † (13 Mar 1826 Appointed - 16 Dec 1832 Resigned)
Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti † (17 Dec 1832 Appointed - 21 Sep 1846 Resigned)
Gaetano Baluffi † (21 Sep 1846 Appointed - 11 Nov 1866 Died)
Vincenzo Moretti † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 27 Oct 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Luigi Tesorieri † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 2 Apr 1901 Died)
Francesco Baldassarri † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 9 Nov 1912 Died)
Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli, O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Apr 1913 Appointed - 12 May 1956 Died)
Benigno Carrara † (12 May 1956 Succeeded - 12 Mar 1974 Retired)
Luigi Dardani † (12 Mar 1974 Appointed - 19 Jul 1989 Retired)
Giuseppe Fabiani † (19 Jul 1989 Appointed - 18 Oct 2002 Retired)
Tommaso Ghirelli (18 Oct 2002 Appointed - 31 May 2019 Retired)
Giovanni Mosciatti (31 May 2019 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Imola (erected)
16 November 1940	Territory Lost	Diocese of Imola (S. Petronius in Castelbolognese)	Diocese of Faenza
16 November 1940	Territory Added	Diocese of Faenza (Bianeanigo)	Diocese of Imola

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 96,701 .0% 332 0 122 OTC

1950 144,226 144,450 99.8% 196 47 243 593 16 354 132 ap1951

1969 137,200 148,900 92.1% 162 34 196 700 46 491 113 ap1971

1980 142,700 148,200 96.3% 139 25 164 870 31 365 131 ap1981

1990 138,500 143,600 96.4% 139 14 153 905 17 340 111 ap1991

1999 149,000 150,000 99.3% 121 15 136 1,095 6 16 337 108 ap2000

2000 135,000 139,000 97.1% 120 15 135 1,000 9 17 170 109 ap2001

2001 135,000 140,000 96.4% 120 13 133 1,015 9 14 163 108 ap2002

2002 135,000 140,000 96.4% 120 12 132 1,022 9 13 158 108 ap2003

2003 135,000 140,000 96.4% 117 14 131 1,030 9 15 153 108 ap2004

2004 135,000 140,000 96.4% 110 13 123 1,097 9 15 150 109 ap2005

2006 135,000 145,000 93.1% 106 13 119 1,134 9 17 140 108 ap2007

2013 134,800 142,000 94.9% 101 12 113 1,192 14 14 117 108 ap2014

2016 137,500 144,900 94.9% 90 15 105 1,309 18 18 110 108 ap2017

2019 136,800 144,000 95.0% 78 15 93 1,470 17 17 103 108 ap2020

2021 136,280 143,460 95.0% 77 17 94 1,449 17 19 95 108 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		96,701	.0%			332	0				122	OTC
1950	144,226	144,450	99.8%	196	47	243	593		16	354	132	ap1951
1969	137,200	148,900	92.1%	162	34	196	700		46	491	113	ap1971
1980	142,700	148,200	96.3%	139	25	164	870		31	365	131	ap1981
1990	138,500	143,600	96.4%	139	14	153	905		17	340	111	ap1991
1999	149,000	150,000	99.3%	121	15	136	1,095	6	16	337	108	ap2000
2000	135,000	139,000	97.1%	120	15	135	1,000	9	17	170	109	ap2001
2001	135,000	140,000	96.4%	120	13	133	1,015	9	14	163	108	ap2002
2002	135,000	140,000	96.4%	120	12	132	1,022	9	13	158	108	ap2003
2003	135,000	140,000	96.4%	117	14	131	1,030	9	15	153	108	ap2004
2004	135,000	140,000	96.4%	110	13	123	1,097	9	15	150	109	ap2005
2006	135,000	145,000	93.1%	106	13	119	1,134	9	17	140	108	ap2007
2013	134,800	142,000	94.9%	101	12	113	1,192	14	14	117	108	ap2014
2016	137,500	144,900	94.9%	90	15	105	1,309	18	18	110	108	ap2017
2019	136,800	144,000	95.0%	78	15	93	1,470	17	17	103	108	ap2020
2021	136,280	143,460	95.0%	77	17	94	1,449	17	19	95	108	ap2022