San Marino-Montefeltro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Domenico Beneventi, Bishop
Andrea Turazzi, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 22 February 1977
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 683 (263 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi-sanmarino-montefeltro.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Piazza Giovanni Paolo II 1, 47864 Pennabilli [Rimini], Italia
Telephone: 0541.91.37.15
Fax: 0541.91.37.35

Historical Details

Diocese of Montefeltro
- Latin Name: Feretrana (seu Montis Feltri)
- Erected: 9th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Urbino
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ugolino † ( 1229 Appointed - 1252 Died)
Giovanni † (9 Nov 1252 Appointed - )
Roberto Feltreschi † ( 1282 Appointed - )
Uberto , O.S.B. † ( 1288 Appointed - 1318 Died)
Benvenuto † (24 Jan 1319 Appointed - )
Claro Peruzzi † (21 Jan 1350 Appointed - )
Pino Ordelaffi † (12 Dec 1386 Appointed - )
Luca Contraguerra, O.P. † (4 Mar 1388 Appointed - )
Benedetto di Salnucio, O.S.B. † (11 Feb 1390 Appointed - )
Giovanni Sechario, O.F.M. † ( 1413 Appointed - 28 Sep 1444 Died)
Francesco da Chiaravalle † (20 Nov 1444 Appointed - 1450 Died)
Giacomo Tebaldi † (5 Jun 1450 Appointed - 3 Aug 1458 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Corrado Marcellini † (12 Aug 1458 Appointed - 6 Oct 1458 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze)
Giacomo de Salemoncellis † (27 Oct 1458 Appointed - 1459 Died)
Roberto Adimari † (26 Apr 1459 Appointed - 1484 Resigned)
Celso Mellini † (1 Oct 1484 Appointed - 1498 Died)
Lucas Mellini † (21 Nov 1498 Appointed - 1507 Died)
Antonio Castriani (Crastini), O.F.M. † (21 May 1507 Appointed - 11 Aug 1510 Died)
Paolo Alessandri degli Strabuzzi † (11 Oct 1510 Appointed - 15 Aug 1537 Died)
Ennio Filonardi † (12 Aug 1538 Appointed - 19 Dec 1549 Died)
Ennio Filonardi † (29 Apr 1549 Appointed - 1565 Died)
Carlo Visconti † (6 Jul 1565 Appointed - 12 Nov 1565 Died)
Gianfrancesco Sormani † (6 Mar 1566 Appointed - 1601 Died)
Pietro Cartolari † (19 Nov 1601 Appointed - Jan 1607 Died)
Consalvo Duranti † (19 Feb 1607 Appointed - 10 Jan 1643 Died)
Bernardino Scala † (18 May 1643 Appointed - 19 Jan 1667 Died)
Antonio Possenti † (3 Aug 1667 Appointed - 14 Dec 1671 Died)
Giacomo Buoni † (8 Feb 1672 Appointed - 28 Feb 1678 Appointed, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri)
Bernardino Belluzzi † (5 Sep 1678 Appointed - 25 Sep 1702 Appointed, Bishop of Camerino)
Pietro Valerio Martorelli † (5 Mar 1703 Appointed - 18 Nov 1724 Resigned)
Flaminio Dondi, O.F.M. Obs. † (20 Nov 1724 Appointed - 12 Aug 1729 Died)
Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. † (7 Sep 1729 Appointed - 26 Apr 1747 Died)
Sebastiano Bonaiuti † (29 May 1747 Appointed - 27 Feb 1765 Died)
Giovanni Pergolini † (22 Apr 1765 Appointed - 17 Feb 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado)
Giuseppe Maria Terzi † (17 Feb 1777 Appointed - 27 Oct 1803 Died)
Antonio Begni † (28 May 1804 Appointed - 11 Jun 1840 Died)
Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (17 Dec 1840 Appointed - 22 Jul 1842 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
Salvatore Leziroli † (22 Jul 1842 Appointed - 20 Jan 1845 Appointed, Bishop of Rimini)
Martino Caliendi † (21 Apr 1845 Appointed - Apr 1849 Died)
Crispino Agostinucci † (5 Nov 1849 Appointed - 26 Apr 1856 Died)
Elia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. † (16 Jun 1856 Appointed - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
Luigi Mariotti † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 4 Apr 1890 Died)
Carlo Bonajuti (Bonaiuti) † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - 22 Jun 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
Alfonso Maria Andreoli † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 20 Dec 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
Raffaele Santi † (22 Apr 1912 Appointed - 15 Jun 1940 Retired)
Vittorio De Zanche † (9 Aug 1940 Appointed - 23 Sep 1949 Appointed, Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria))
Antonio Bergamaschi † (12 Dec 1949 Appointed - 17 Apr 1966 Died)
Giovanni Locatelli † (22 Feb 1977 Appointed - 12 Nov 1988 Appointed, Bishop of Vigevano)
Mariano De Nicolò † (8 Jul 1989 Appointed - 25 May 1995 Resigned)
Paolo Rabitti (25 May 1995 Appointed - 2 Oct 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio)
Luigi Negri † (17 Mar 2005 Appointed - 1 Dec 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio)
Andrea Turazzi (30 Nov 2013 Appointed - 3 Feb 2024 Retired)
Domenico Beneventi (3 Feb 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Montefeltro
9th Century	Erected		Diocese of Montefeltro (erected)
20 February 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montefeltro (Paderno)	Diocese of Sarsina
3 January 1942	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montefeltro (St. Marina in Bese)	Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)
Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
22 February 1977	Name Changed	Diocese of Montefeltro Diocese of Rimini (Serravalle and Faetano along with Falciano and Dogana) Diocese of Sarsina (Rivolparo and Sapigno in Romagnano)	Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro

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 Montefeltro

1886 39,918 .0% 215 0 112 OTC

1950 72,000 72,000 100.0% 126 40 166 433 40 130 123 ap1951

1969 49,780 49,800 100.0% 89 30 119 418 32 114 74 ap1971

Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro

1980 55,250 55,500 99.5% 68 24 92 600 27 83 118 ap1981

1990 56,500 57,100 98.9% 54 27 81 697 28 80 81 ap1991

1997 56,810 57,000 99.7% 52 30 82 692 1 42 65 90 ap2000

2000 57,162 59,470 96.1% 49 29 78 732 1 31 66 81 ap2001

2001 59,000 59,442 99.3% 52 27 79 746 1 29 66 81 ap2002

2002 61,620 62,271 99.0% 51 27 78 790 1 31 67 81 ap2003

2003 63,130 65,725 96.1% 49 27 76 830 1 29 70 81 ap2004

2004 60,734 62,590 97.0% 49 26 75 809 1 28 65 81 ap2005

2010 64,004 67,541 94.8% 58 23 81 790 7 25 55 81 ap2011

2014 65,063 69,000 94.3% 46 21 67 971 8 24 58 81 ap2015

2017 60,253 66,110 91.1% 31 18 49 1,229 9 20 51 81 ap2018

2020 61,401 65,133 94.3% 43 15 58 1,058 9 17 50 81 ap2021

2022 63,112 66,441 95.0% 46 19 65 970 11 22 50 81 ap2023

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 Montefeltro
1886		39,918	.0%			215	0				112	OTC
1950	72,000	72,000	100.0%	126	40	166	433		40	130	123	ap1951
1969	49,780	49,800	100.0%	89	30	119	418		32	114	74	ap1971
Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
1980	55,250	55,500	99.5%	68	24	92	600		27	83	118	ap1981
1990	56,500	57,100	98.9%	54	27	81	697		28	80	81	ap1991
1997	56,810	57,000	99.7%	52	30	82	692	1	42	65	90	ap2000
2000	57,162	59,470	96.1%	49	29	78	732	1	31	66	81	ap2001
2001	59,000	59,442	99.3%	52	27	79	746	1	29	66	81	ap2002
2002	61,620	62,271	99.0%	51	27	78	790	1	31	67	81	ap2003
2003	63,130	65,725	96.1%	49	27	76	830	1	29	70	81	ap2004
2004	60,734	62,590	97.0%	49	26	75	809	1	28	65	81	ap2005
2010	64,004	67,541	94.8%	58	23	81	790	7	25	55	81	ap2011
2014	65,063	69,000	94.3%	46	21	67	971	8	24	58	81	ap2015
2017	60,253	66,110	91.1%	31	18	49	1,229	9	20	51	81	ap2018
2020	61,401	65,133	94.3%	43	15	58	1,058	9	17	50	81	ap2021
2022	63,112	66,441	95.0%	46	19	65	970	11	22	50	81	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Domenico Beneventi (Bishop: 3 Feb 2024 - )
Adriano Bernardini
Paolo Rabitti (Bishop: 25 May 1995 to 2 Oct 2004)
Andrea Turazzi (Bishop: 30 Nov 2013 to 3 Feb 2024)
Antonio Maria Vegliò

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Roberto Adimari † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1459 to 1484)
Crispino Agostinucci † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1849 to 26 Apr 1856)
Elia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856 to 23 Mar 1860)
Paolo Alessandri degli Strabuzzi † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1510 to 15 Aug 1537)
Alfonso Maria Andreoli † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 20 Dec 1911)
Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1840 to 22 Jul 1842)
Antonio Begni † (Bishop: 28 May 1804 to 11 Jun 1840)
Bernardino Belluzzi † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1678 to 25 Sep 1702)
Antonio Bergamaschi † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1949 to 17 Apr 1966)
Ugo Donato Bianchi † (Priest: 17 Apr 1954 to 23 May 1977)
Sebastiano Bonaiuti † (Bishop: 29 May 1747 to 27 Feb 1765)
Carlo Bonajuti (Bonaiuti) † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1890 to 22 Jun 1896)
Costantino Bonelli †
Giacomo Buoni † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1672 to 28 Feb 1678)
Martino Caliendi † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1845 to Apr 1849)
Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1729 to 26 Apr 1747)
Federico (Tommaso) Carpegna, C.R. †
Pietro Cartolari † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1601 to Jan 1607)
Antonio Castriani (Crastini), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 May 1507 to 11 Aug 1510)
Francesco da Chiaravalle † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1444 to 1450)
Luca Contraguerra, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1388)
Mariano De Nicolò † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1989 to 25 May 1995)
Flaminio Dondi, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1724 to 12 Aug 1729)
Consalvo Duranti † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1607 to 10 Jan 1643)
Roberto Feltreschi † (Bishop: 1282)
Ennio Filonardi † (Administrator: 12 Aug 1538 to 19 Dec 1549)
Ennio Filonardi † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1549 to 1565)
Salvatore Leziroli † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 20 Jan 1845)
Giovanni Locatelli † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1977 to 12 Nov 1988)
Corrado Marcellini † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1458 to 6 Oct 1458)
Luigi Mariotti † (Priest: 18 Sep 1841; Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 4 Apr 1890)
Pietro Valerio Martorelli † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1703 to 18 Nov 1724)
Celso Mellini † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1484 to 1498)
Lucas Mellini † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1498 to 1507)
Luigi Negri † (Bishop: 17 Mar 2005 to 1 Dec 2012)
Pino Ordelaffi † (Administrator: 12 Dec 1386)
Giovanni Pergolini † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1765 to 17 Feb 1777)
Claro Peruzzi † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1350)
Antonio Possenti † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1667 to 14 Dec 1671)
Domenico Riccardi †
Giacomo de Salemoncellis † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1458 to 1459)
Benedetto di Salnucio, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1390)
Pietro Sambi † (Priest: 14 Mar 1964 to 10 Oct 1985)
Raffaele Santi † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1912 to 15 Jun 1940)
Bernardino Scala † (Bishop: 18 May 1643 to 19 Jan 1667)
Giovanni Sechario, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1413 to 28 Sep 1444)
Gianfrancesco Sormani † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1566 to 1601)
Antonio Tani † (Priest: 25 Jul 1914 to 1 May 1932)
Giacomo Tebaldi † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1450 to 3 Aug 1458)
Giuseppe Maria Terzi † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1777 to 27 Oct 1803)
Carlo Visconti † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1565 to 12 Nov 1565)
Vittorio De Zanche † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1940 to 23 Sep 1949)
Benvenuto † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1319)
Giovanni † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1252)
Uberto , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1288 to 1318)
Ugolino † (Bishop: 1229 to 1252)

Source(s)

Diocese of Montefeltro
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 247
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 153
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 195
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 186
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 200
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 214
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 705
Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 213, to Page 215

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