Diocese of Fidenza, Italy

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.03.17 – ...):

Bishop Ovidio Vezzoli (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Fidenza (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ovidio Vezzoli (67)
(2017.03.17 – ...)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy)

Born:	1956.01.02 (Adro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1980.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.07.02

Priest of Brescia (Italy) (1980.06.14 – 2017.03.17)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (2017.03.17 – ...)

Bishop Carlo Mazza (81)
(2007.10.01 – 2017.03.17)

Bishop emeritus of Fidenza (Italy)

Omnia cooperantur in bonum

Born:	1942.01.07 (Entratico, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1968.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.12.01

Priest of Bergamo (Italy) (1968.12.21 – 2007.10.01)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1990 – 2007.10.01)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (2007.10.01 – 2017.03.17)

Bishop Maurizio Galli
(1998.04.02 – 2007.06.30)

Ut Deus sit omnia in omnibus

Born:	1936.11.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1961.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.05.02
Died:	2008.06.01 († 71)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1998.04.02 – 2007.06.30)

Bishop Carlo Poggi
(1988.08.13 – 1997.09.07)

Born:	1923.08.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1946.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.09.17
Died:	1997.09.07 († 74)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1988.08.13 – 1997.09.07)

Bishop Mario Zanchin
(1962.09.30 – 1988.08.13)

Born:	1912.12.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1935.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.11.11
Died:	2003.09.19 († 90)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1962.09.30 – 1988.08.13)

Bishop Guglielmo Bosetti
(1961.03.29 – 1962.08.01)

Born:	1901.06.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1924.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.01.06
Died:	1962.08.01 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus (1951.11.04 – 1961.03.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1951.11.04 – 1961.03.29)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1961.03.29 – 1962.08.01)

Bishop Paolo Rota
(1952.12.28 – 1960.12.31)

Born:	1886.09.14 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1910.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.05.25
Died:	1960.12.31 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Memphis (1947.03.10 – 1952.12.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1947.03.10 – 1952.12.28)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1952.12.28 – 1960.12.31)

Bishop Francesco Giberti
(1943.05.12 – 1952.02.19)

Born:	1890.08.25 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1913.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1943.06.20
Died:	1952.02.19 († 61)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1943.05.12 – 1952.02.19)

Bishop Mario Vianello (later Archbishop)
(1931.03.06 – 1943.03.11)

Born:	1887.09.04 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1911.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.05.10
Died:	1955.08.13 († 67)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1931.03.06 – 1943.03.11)

Archbishop of Perugia (Italy) (1943.03.11 – 1955.08.13)

Bishop Giuseppe Fabbrucci
(1927.09.22 – 1930.08.09)

Born:	1861.06.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1885
Died:	1930.08.09 († 69)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1915.08.06 – 1927.09.22)

Bishop of Fidenza (Italy) (1927.09.22 – 1930.08.09)

Bishops of Borgo San Donnino (Roman Rite)

Bishop Giuseppe Fabbrucci
(1915.08.06 – 1927.09.22)

(see above)

Bishop Leonida Mapelli
(1907.10.14 – 1915.02.24)

Born:	1862.01.12 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.01.06
Died:	1915.02.24 († 53)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1907.10.14 – 1915.02.24)

Bishop Pietro Terroni
(1903.06.22 – 1907.08.28)

Born:	1848.06.22 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1871
Consecrated Bishop:	1903.06.22
Died:	1907.08.28 († 59)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1903.06.22 – 1907.08.28)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Tescari
(1886.06.07 – 1902.07.08)

Born:	1824.11.25 (Italy)
Died:	1902.07.08 († 77)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1886.06.07 – 1902.07.08)

Bishop Vincenzo Manicardi
(1879.09.19 – 1886.06.07)

Born:	1825.02.14 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1847
Died:	1901.10.20 († 76)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1879.09.19 – 1886.06.07)

Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy) (1886.06.07 – 1901.10.20)

Bishop Gaetano Camillo Guindani (Guindari)
(1872.12.23 – 1879.09.19)

Born:	1834.09.20 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1873.01
Died:	1904.10.21 († 70)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1872.12.23 – 1879.09.19)

Bishop of Bergamo (Italy) (1879.09.19 – 1904.10.21)

Bishop Giuseppe Buscarini
(1871.11.24 – 1872.09.11)

Born:	1819.04.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1843.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1872.01.28
Died:	1872.09.11 († 53)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1871.11.24 – 1872.09.11)

Bishop Francesco Benassi
(1859.06.20 – 1871.10.27)

Born:	1811.08.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1835
Died:	1892.03.15 († 80)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1859.06.20 – 1871.10.27)

Bishop of Guastalla (Italy) (1871.10.27 – 1884.11.10)

Titular Bishop of Argos (1884.11.10 – 1892.03.15)

Bishop Pier Grisologo Basetti
(1843.06.22 – 1857.06.16)

Born:	1790.12.02 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1815
Consecrated Bishop:	1834.12.28
Died:	1857.06.16 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Sebaste (1834.12.19 – 1843.06.22)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1843.06.22 – 1857.06.16)

Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel (later Archbishop)
(1836.11.21 – 1843.01.27)

Born:	1780.05.30 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1828
Died:	1863.12.10 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Troas (1828 – 1828.09.30)

Bishop of Guastalla (Italy) (1828.09.30 – 1836.11.21)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1836.11.21 – 1843.01.27)

Bishop of Parma (Italy) (1843.01.27 – 1852.09.17)

Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis (1852.09.17 – 1863.12.10)

Bishop Aloisio San Vitale
(1817.07.28 – 1836.11.21)

Born:	1772.12.26 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1797.12.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1817.08.03
Died:	1848.10.25 († 75)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1817.07.28 – 1836.11.21)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1836.11.21 – 1848.10.25)

Bishop Alessandro Garimberti
(1776.01.29 – 1813.04.02)

Born:	1736.09.22 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1761
Consecrated Bishop:	1776.02.04
Died:	1813.04.02 († 76)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1776.01.29 – 1813.04.02)

Bishop Girolamo Bajardi
(1753.04.09 – 1775.08.24)

Born:	1712.02.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1741
Consecrated Bishop:	1753.04.23
Died:	1775.08.24 († 63)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1753.04.09 – 1775.08.24)

Bishop Severino Antonio Missini
(1732.06.09 – 1753.01.20)

Born:	1684.10.27 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1732
Consecrated Bishop:	1732.06.22
Died:	1753.01.20 († 68)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1732.06.09 – 1753.01.20)

Bishop Gherardo Zandemaria
(1719.05.15 – 1731.12.24)

Born:	1679.10.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1719.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1719.05.21
Died:	1747.11.05 († 68)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1719.05.15 – 1731.12.24)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1731.12.24 – 1747.11.05)

Bishop Adriano Sermattei
(1712.02.12 – 1719.03.15)

Born:	1680.06.30 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1707
Died:	1731.04.09 († 50)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1712.02.12 – 1719.03.15)

Bishop of Tuscanella (1719.03.15 – 1731.04.09)

Bishop of Viterbo (Italy) (1719.03.15 – 1731.04.09)

Bishop Alessandro Roncovieri
(1700 – 1711.05.29)

Born:	1642.11.17 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1686.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1700.05.31
Died:	1711.05.29 († 68)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1700 – 1711.05.29)

Bishop Giulio Della Rosa
(1698.07.21 – 1699.12.31)

Born:	1642.10.10 (Italy)
Died:	1699.12.31 († 57)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1698.07.21 – 1699.12.31)

Bishop Nicolò Caranza
(1686.08.12 – 1697.11.25)

Born:	1641.01 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1664.03.29
Died:	1697.11.25 († 56)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1686.08.12 – 1697.11.25)

Bishop Gaetano Garimberti, C.R.
(1675.12.16 – 1684.03.20)

Born:	1615 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1675.12.20
Died:	1684.03.20 († 68)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1675.12.16 – 1684.03.20)

Bishop Alessandro Pallavicini, O.S.B.
(1660.01.12 – 1675.05.21)

Born:	1613.12.14 (Italy)
Died:	1675.05.21 († 61)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1660.01.12 – 1675.05.21)

Bishop Filippo Casoni
(1650.03.03 – 1659.07.22)

Born:	1599 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1650.03.12
Died:	1659.07.22 († 59)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1650.03.03 – 1659.07.22)

Bishop Ranuccio Scotti
(1627.02.27 – 1650.03.13)

Born:	1597.07.19 (Parma, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1627.04.18
Died:	1661.05.10 (Piacenza, Italy † 63)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1627.02.27 – 1650.03.13)

Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1630.05.22 – 1639.05.04)

Apostolic Nuncio to France (1639.08.08 – 1641.03.09)

Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1653.02.23 – 1661.05.10)

Bishop Alfonso Pozzi
(1620.03.29 – 1626.08.25)

Born:	1582 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1620.04.05
Died:	1626.08.25 († 43)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1620.03.29 – 1626.08.25)

Bishop Giovanni Linati
(1606.12.04 – 1619.10.09)

Born:	1562 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1606.12.04
Died:	1627.04.03 († 64)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1606.12.04 – 1619.10.09)

Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1619.10.09 – 1627.04.03)

Bishop Papirio Picedi
(1603.01.08 – 1606.08.30)

Born:	1528 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1596
Died:	1614.03.04 († 85)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1598 – 1601)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1603.01.08 – 1606.08.30)

Bishop of Parma (Italy) (1606.08.30 – 1614.03.04)

Provosts of Borgo San Donnino (Roman Rite)

Fr. Papirio Picedi (later Bishop)
(1598 – 1601)

(see above)

Fr. Carlo Sozzi
(1582 – 1598)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1582 – 1598)

Cardinal Alessandro Sforza di Santa Fiora
(1562 – 1581.05.16)

Born:	1534 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1560
Created Cardinal:	1565.03.12
Died:	1581.05.16 († 46)

Bishop of Parma (Italy) (1560.04.26 – 1573.03.30)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1562 – 1581.05.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1565.05.15 – 1581.05.16)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1573? – 1581.05.16)

Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
(1555 – 1562)

Born:	1518.11.26 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1534.12.18
Ordained Priest:
Died:	1564.10.06 († 45)

Apostolic Administrator of Montefiascone (1534 – 1548.06.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Corneto (Italy) (1534 – 1548.06.04)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito e Modesto in Macello Martyrum (1534.12.18 – 1540.05.31)

Apostolic Administrator of Parma (Italy) (1535.08.13 – 1560.04.26)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1537.10.22 – 1564.10.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Narni (Italy) (1537.12.05 – 1538.01.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Chiusi (Italy) (1538.01.11 – 1538.03.20)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1540.05.31 – 1540.12.10)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1540.12.10 – 1552.03.09)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1541.04.06 – 1541.05.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Anglona (1542.11.24 – 1542.12.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Lescar (France) (1546 – 1547)

Apostolic Administrator of Montefiascone (1550 – 1551)

Apostolic Administrator of Corneto (Italy) (1550 – 1551)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (1552.03.09 – 1564.10.06)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1552.03.09 – 1564.10.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Montefiascone (1553 – 1555)

Apostolic Administrator of Corneto (Italy) (1553 – 1555)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1555 – 1562)

Fr. Figliuccio Figliucci
(1553 – 1555)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1553 – 1555)

Fr. Giovanni Faloppio
(1553 – 1553)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1553 – 1553)

Fr. Pantaleone Bianchi
(1552 – 1552)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1552 – 1552)

Fr. Camillo Baldeo
(1550 – 1552)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1550 – 1552)

Fr. Matteo Passardo
(1527 – 1528)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1527 – 1528)

Fr. Marc’Antonio Francesco da Corte
(1502 – 1527)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1502 – 1527)

Fr. Francesco da Corte
(1486 – 1502)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1486 – 1502)

Fr. Leonardo Griffi
(1471 – 1485)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1471 – 1485)

Fr. Giovanni Meti dei Grepaldi
(1456 – 1469)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1456 – 1469)

Fr. Antonio Bernieri
(1406 – 1456)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1406 – 1456)

Fr. Giacomo Subinago
(1377 – 1406)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1377 – 1406)

Fr. Paino Schizzi
(1345 – 1377)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1345 – 1377)

Fr. Donnino da Bazzano
(1330 – 1345)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1330 – 1345)

Fr. Azzo da Correggio
(1318 – 1330)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1318 – 1330)

Fr. Gherardo Cornazzani
(1304 – 1317)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1304 – 1317)

Fr. Rolando Rossi
(1298 – 1304)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1298 – 1304)

Fr. Ugolino Rossi
(1298 – 1298)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1298 – 1298)

Fr. Bussola Bussoli
(1284 – 1298)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1284 – 1298)

Fr. Gherardo Aldighieri
(1272 – 1284)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1272 – 1284)

Fr. Uberto Ottoni
(1235 – 1272)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1235 – 1272)

Fr. Guidotto Sessi
(1214 – 1235)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1214 – 1235)

Fr. Ugo Sessi
(1203 – 1214)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1203 – 1214)

Fr. Tiberio
(1202 – 1202)

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1202 – 1202)

Fr. Gerardo da Sessa, O. Cist. (later Cardinal)
(1196 – 1202)

Born:	(Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1211.06?
Died:	1212.04.22

Provost of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1196 – 1202)

Bishop of Novara (Italy) (1209 – 1211.05.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1211.05.04 – 1212.04.22)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1211.06? – 1212.04.22)

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