Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 September 1515
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Galeotto Graziani, O.S.B. † (17 Sep 1520 Appointed - 15 Apr 1522 Died)
• Leonardo Tornabuoni † (16 Apr 1522 Appointed - 19 Mar 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Ajaccio)
• Filippo Archinto † (19 Mar 1539 Appointed - 19 Oct 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Saluzzo)
• Alfonso Tornabuoni † (29 Oct 1546 Appointed - 1557 Resigned)
• Filippo Tornabuoni † (1 Oct 1557 Appointed - 2 Nov 1559 Died)
• Niccolò Tornabuoni † (29 May 1560 Appointed - 13 Apr 1598 Died)
• Alessandro Borghi † (22 Jun 1598 Appointed - Dec 1605 Resigned)
• Girolamo Incontri † (19 Dec 1605 Appointed - 1615 Resigned)
• Giovanni dei Gualtieri † (2 Dec 1615 Appointed - 20 May 1619 Died)
• Filippo Salviati † (12 Aug 1619 Appointed - 1634 Died)
• Zanobi de’ Medici, O.P. † (20 Nov 1634 Appointed - 1638 Died)
• Dionisio Bussotti, O.S.M. † (19 Apr 1638 Appointed - 24 Oct 1654 Died)
• Cherubino Malaspina, O.P. † (30 Aug 1655 Appointed - 14 Mar 1667 Died)
• Giovanni Carlo Baldovinetti, O.P. † (12 Dec 1667 Appointed - Sep 1671 Died)
• Lodovico Malaspina, O. Carm. † (8 Feb 1672 Appointed - 5 Sep 1695 Died)
• Gregorio Compagni, O.P. † (2 Jan 1696 Appointed - 25 Jun 1703 Appointed, Bishop of Larino)
• Giovanni Lorenzo Tilli † (21 Jul 1704 Appointed - 4 Jan 1724 Died)
• Bartolomeo Pucci Franceschi † (20 Dec 1724 Appointed - 20 Sep 1728 Appointed, Bishop of Pescia)
• Raimondo Pecchioli, O.P. † (20 Sep 1728 Appointed - 22 Jan 1748 Died)
• Domenico Poltri † (21 Apr 1749 Appointed - 4 Aug 1755 Appointed, Bishop of San Miniato)
• Adeodato Andrea Bivignano † (3 Jan 1757 Appointed - 1770 Died)
• Niccolò Marcacci † (4 Mar 1771 Appointed - 14 Dec 1778 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
• Roberto Costaguti † (14 Dec 1778 Appointed - 16 Nov 1818 Died)
• Annibale Tommasi † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 14 Apr 1845 Died)
• Giuseppe Singlau † (20 Apr 1849 Appointed - 18 Jan 1867 Died)
• Luigi Biscioni Amadori † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 23 Sep 1875 Resigned)
• Giustino Puletti † (23 Sep 1875 Appointed - 21 Feb 1892 Died)
• Raffaele Sandrelli † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 3 Jul 1911 Retired)
• Pompeo Ghezzi † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 25 Oct 1953 Retired)
• Domenico Bornigia † (27 Nov 1953 Appointed - 10 Mar 1963 Died)
• Abele Conigli † (2 May 1963 Appointed - 16 Feb 1967 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo e Atri)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (7 Oct 1975 Appointed - 11 Apr 1983 Retired)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (11 Apr 1983 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)

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
1886		42,296	.0%			226	0				135	OTC
1950	79,500	80,000	99.4%	90	18	108	736		21	36	136	ap1951
1970	45,000	45,000	100.0%	117	19	136	330		23	114	136	ap1971
1980	29,000	29,400	98.6%	53	10	63	460		11	53	95	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Marco Salvi (Priest: 28 May 1983 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Filippo Archinto † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1539 to 19 Oct 1546)
• Giacomo Babini † (Priest: 26 Jun 1953 to 25 Jul 1987)
• Giovanni Carlo Baldovinetti, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1667 to Sep 1671)
• Luigi Biscioni Amadori † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 23 Sep 1875)
• Adeodato Andrea Bivignano † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 1770)
• Alessandro Borghi † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1598 to Dec 1605)
• Domenico Bornigia † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1953 to 10 Mar 1963)
• Dionisio Bussotti, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1638 to 24 Oct 1654)
• Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Jul 1967; Bishop: 7 Oct 1975 to 11 Apr 1983)
• Clemente Coltelli, O.F.M. †
• Gregorio Compagni, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1696 to 25 Jun 1703)
• Abele Conigli † (Bishop: 2 May 1963 to 16 Feb 1967)
• Roberto Costaguti † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1778 to 16 Nov 1818)
• Giovanni D’Ascenzi † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1983 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Zanobi de’ Medici, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1634 to 1638)
• Pompeo Ghezzi † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 25 Oct 1953)
• Galeotto Graziani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1520 to 15 Apr 1522)
• Giovanni dei Gualtieri † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1615 to 20 May 1619)
• Girolamo Incontri † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1605 to 1615)
• Cherubino Malaspina, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1655 to 14 Mar 1667)
• Lodovico Malaspina, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1672 to 5 Sep 1695)
• Niccolò Marcacci † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1771 to 14 Dec 1778)
• Giuseppe Moreschi † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Nov 1871 to 1872)
• Raimondo Pecchioli, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1728 to 22 Jan 1748)
• Domenico Poltri † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1749 to 4 Aug 1755)
• Bartolomeo Pucci Franceschi † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1724 to 20 Sep 1728)
• Giustino Puletti † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 21 Feb 1892)
• Filippo Salviati † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1619 to 1634)
• Raffaele Sandrelli † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 3 Jul 1911)
• Giuseppe Singlau † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 18 Jan 1867)
• Giovanni Lorenzo Tilli † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1704 to 4 Jan 1724)
• Annibale Tommasi † (Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 14 Apr 1845)
• Alfonso Tornabuoni † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1546 to 1557)
• Filippo Tornabuoni † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1557 to 2 Nov 1559)
• Leonardo Tornabuoni † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1522 to 19 Mar 1539)
• Niccolò Tornabuoni † (Bishop: 29 May 1560 to 13 Apr 1598)

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