Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino

Historical Details

• Diocese of Massa Marittima
  • Latin Name: Massana
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Siena
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marzucco Gaetani † ( 1211 Appointed - 1213 Appointed, Bishop of Luni)
• Ruggero Ugurgeri † ( 1256 Appointed - )
• Filippo † ( 1268 Appointed - )
• Rotlando (Orlando) Ugurgeri † ( 1278 Appointed - )
• Lando † ( 1307 Appointed - )
• Cristofano Tolomei, O.P. † (4 Mar 1310 Appointed - )
• Giovanni † ( 1313 Appointed - 1332 Died)
• Galgano Pagliarecci, O.P. † (13 Feb 1332 Appointed - )
• Guido da Riparia † (21 Oct 1349 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• Antonio da Riparia † (29 Oct 1361 Appointed - 29 Oct 1380 Appointed, Bishop of Lucca)
• Pietro da Fano, O.E.S.A. † ( 1380 Appointed - Feb 1389 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
• Nicola da Salerno, O.F.M. † (1 Nov 1385 Appointed - )
• Andrea Galeazzi, O.F.M. † (7 Jan 1389 Appointed - 10 Oct 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
• Giovanni Gabrielli † (28 Nov 1390 Appointed - 9 Sep 1394 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Nicolo Berruti (Berruto), O.P. † (9 Sep 1394 Appointed - 26 Nov 1404 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Bartolomeo Ghini † (26 Nov 1404 Appointed - 1425 Died)
• Antonio Casini † (10 Dec 1425 Appointed - 1429 Died)
• Antonio da Massa, O.F.M. † (12 Jun 1430 Appointed - 1435 Died)
• Riccardo Del Frate, O.S.B. † (7 Oct 1435 Appointed - 1438 Died)
• Pietro Dell’Orto † (6 Mar 1439 Appointed - 1467 Died)
• Leonardo Dachi † (17 Aug 1467 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Barthelemy della Rovere, O.F.M. † (8 Jan 1472 Appointed - 11 Jul 1474 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
• Giovanni Gianderoni, O.S.A. † (15 Jul 1474 Appointed - 1483 Died)
• Girolamo de Comitibus † (10 Sep 1483 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• Ventura Benassai † (6 Oct 1501 Appointed - 1511 Died)
• Alfonso Petrucci † ( 1511 Appointed - 22 Jun 1517 Resigned)
• Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi † (16 Jul 1517 Appointed - 8 Aug 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
• Camillo Peruschini † (29 Jul 1524 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
• Paolo Emilio Cesi † (6 Oct 1529 Appointed - 21 Oct 1530 Resigned)
• Girolamo Ghianderoni † (21 Oct 1530 Appointed - 12 Nov 1538 Appointed, Bishop of Ancona e Numana)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (15 Nov 1538 Appointed - 22 Apr 1547 Appointed, Administrator of Viseu)
• Bernardino Maffei † (22 Apr 1547 Appointed - 7 Jun 1549 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
• Miguel da Silva † (20 May 1549 Appointed - 5 Jun 1556 Died)
• Francesco Franchini † (30 Oct 1556 Appointed - 1559 Died)
• Ventura Buffalini † (13 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1570 Died)
• Antonio Bargaeus de Angelis † (23 Aug 1570 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Alberto Bolognetti † (27 Apr 1579 Appointed - 17 May 1585 Died)
• Vincenzo Casali † (1 Jul 1585 Appointed - 1587 Resigned)
• Achille Sergardi † (28 Sep 1587 Appointed - 1601 Died)
• Alessandro Petrucci † (22 Apr 1602 Appointed - 23 Mar 1615 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
• Fabio Piccolomini † (30 Mar 1615 Appointed - 1629 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Malaspina † (17 Sep 1629 Appointed - 16 Oct 1655 Died)
• Bandino Accarigi † (3 Mar 1656 Appointed - Aug 1670 Died)
• Niccolò Della Ciaia † (20 Apr 1671 Appointed - Aug 1679 Died)
• Paolo Pecci † (27 Nov 1679 Appointed - Oct 1694 Died)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (2 May 1695 Appointed - Dec 1705 Died)
• Ascanio Silvestri † (17 May 1706 Appointed - 13 Jun 1714 Appointed, Bishop of Pienza)
• Niccolò Tolomei † (21 Jan 1715 Appointed - May 1718 Died)
• Eusebio Ciani, O.S.B. † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - 2 Feb 1770 Died)
• Pietro Maria Vannucci † (12 Dec 1770 Appointed - 7 Aug 1793 Died)
• Francesco Toli † (22 Sep 1795 Appointed - 28 Mar 1803 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
• Giuseppe Mancini † (2 Oct 1818 Appointed - 12 Jul 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
• Giuseppe Maria Traversi di Pereta † (19 Dec 1825 Appointed - 27 Aug 1872 Died)
• Giuseppe Morteo, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 21 Nov 1891 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Boracchia † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 24 Apr 1924 Died)
• Giovanni Piccioni † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 1933 Resigned)
• Faustino Baldini † (8 Aug 1933 Appointed - 20 May 1966 Died)
• Lorenzo Vivaldo † (7 Sep 1970 Appointed - 13 Mar 1990 Died)
• Angelo Comastri (25 Jul 1990 Appointed - 3 Mar 1994 Resigned)
• Gualtiero Bassetti (9 Jul 1994 Appointed - 21 Nov 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)
• Giovanni Santucci (28 Oct 1999 Appointed - 19 May 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli)
• Carlo Ciattini (15 Dec 2010 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 Massa Marittima
1886		54,751	.0%			77	0				24	OTC
1950	109,800	110,000	99.8%	37	7	44	2,495		7	188	33	ap1951
1970	132,300	132,500	99.8%	52	13	65	2,035		15	171	45	ap1971
Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino
1980	130,000	133,500	97.4%	63	17	80	1,625		18	143	47	ap1981
1990	129,800	136,400	95.2%	56	15	71	1,828		15	101	54	ap1991
1999	126,000	127,677	98.7%	56	12	68	1,852		12	78	53	ap2000
2000	126,000	127,677	98.7%	57	12	69	1,826		12	76	53	ap2001
2001	126,000	127,677	98.7%	54	11	65	1,938		11	76	53	ap2002
2002	126,000	127,677	98.7%	55	9	64	1,968	1	10	70	53	ap2003
2003	126,000	127,677	98.7%	55	8	63	2,000		8	73	53	ap2004
2004	126,000	127,677	98.7%	52	10	62	2,032		10	75	53	ap2005
2013	127,600	129,800	98.3%	40	8	48	2,658	4	8	55	53	ap2014
2016	130,200	132,400	98.3%	36	8	44	2,959	4	9	55	53	ap2017
2019	124,610	126,510	98.5%	36	13	49	2,543	4	14	30	53	ap2020
2021	124,750	126,700	98.5%	35	12	47	2,654	4	12	36	53	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gualtiero Bassetti (Bishop: 9 Jul 1994 to 21 Nov 1998)
• Carlo Ciattini (Bishop: 15 Dec 2010 - )
• Angelo Comastri (Bishop: 25 Jul 1990 to 3 Mar 1994)
• Giovanni Santucci (Bishop: 28 Oct 1999 to 19 May 2010)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bandino Accarigi † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1656 to Aug 1670)
• Faustino Baldini † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1933 to 20 May 1966)
• Antonio Bargaeus de Angelis † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1570 to 1579)
• Ventura Benassai † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1501 to 1511)
• Nicolo Berruti (Berruto), O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1394 to 26 Nov 1404)
• Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli † (Apostolic Administrator: 3 Mar 1994 to 18 Sep 1994)
• Alberto Bolognetti † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1579 to 17 May 1585)
• Giovanni Battista Boracchia † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 24 Apr 1924)
• Mario Brini †
• Ventura Buffalini † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1560 to 1570)
• Vincenzo Casali † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1585 to 1587)
• Antonio Casini † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1425 to 1429)
• Paolo Emilio Cesi † (Administrator: 6 Oct 1529 to 21 Oct 1530)
• Eusebio Ciani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to 2 Feb 1770)
• Girolamo de Comitibus † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1483 to 1501)
• Leonardo Dachi † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1467 to 1472)
• Miguel da Silva † (Administrator: 20 May 1549 to 5 Jun 1556)
• Riccardo Del Frate, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1435 to 1438)
• Niccolò Della Ciaia † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1671 to Aug 1679)
• Barthelemy della Rovere, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1472 to 11 Jul 1474)
• Pietro Dell’Orto † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1439 to 1467)
• Pietro da Fano, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1380 to Feb 1389)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Administrator: 15 Nov 1538 to 22 Apr 1547)
• Angelo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Francesco Franchini † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1556 to 1559)
• Giovanni Gabrielli † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1390 to 9 Sep 1394)
• Marzucco Gaetani † (Bishop: 1211 to 1213)
• Andrea Galeazzi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1389 to 10 Oct 1390)
• Girolamo Ghianderoni † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1530 to 12 Nov 1538)
• Bartolomeo Ghini † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1404 to 1425)
• Giovanni Gianderoni, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1474 to 1483)
• Bernardino Maffei † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1547 to 7 Jun 1549)
• Giovanni Battista Malaspina † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1629 to 16 Oct 1655)
• Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (Bishop: 2 May 1695 to Dec 1705)
• Giuseppe Mancini † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 12 Jul 1824)
• Antonio da Massa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1430 to 1435)
• Giuseppe Morteo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 21 Nov 1891)
• Galgano Pagliarecci, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1332)
• Paolo Pecci † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1679 to Oct 1694)
• Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1517 to 8 Aug 1524)
• Camillo Peruschini † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1524 to 1529)
• Alessandro Petrucci † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1602 to 23 Mar 1615)
• Alfonso Petrucci † (Bishop: 1511 to 22 Jun 1517)
• Giovanni Piccioni † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1924 to 1933)
• Fabio Piccolomini † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1615 to 1629)
• Antonio da Riparia † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1361 to 29 Oct 1380)
• Guido da Riparia † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1349 to 1361)
• Nicola da Salerno, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1385)
• Achille Sergardi † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1587 to 1601)
• Ascanio Silvestri † (Bishop: 17 May 1706 to 13 Jun 1714)
• Francesco Toli † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1795 to 28 Mar 1803)
• Cristofano Tolomei, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1310)
• Niccolò Tolomei † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1715 to May 1718)
• Giuseppe Maria Traversi di Pereta † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 27 Aug 1872)
• Rotlando (Orlando) Ugurgeri † (Bishop: 1278)
• Ruggero Ugurgeri † (Bishop: 1256)
• Pietro Maria Vannucci † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1770 to 7 Aug 1793)
• Rodrigo Vázquez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1551)
• Lorenzo Vivaldo † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1970 to 13 Mar 1990)
• Filippo † (Bishop: 1268 - )
• Giovanni † (Bishop: 1313 to 1332)
• Lando † (Bishop: 1307 - )

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