Former Diocese of

Chiusi

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Chiusi / Clusin(us) (Latin)

Suppressed

Notes: United รฆque principaliter with Pienza 1772.06.15โ€“1986.09.30

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Chiusi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alberto Giglioli
(1975.10.07 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Born:1924.02.04 (Buonconvento, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1947.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1970.06.13
Died:2005.01.03 (โ€  80)

Titular Bishop of Bitylius (1970.04.24 โ€“ 1975.10.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Siena (Italy) (1970.04.24 โ€“ 1975.10.07)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1975.10.07 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Montepulciano (Italy) (1975.10.07 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1975.10.07 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Montepulcianoโ€“Chiusiโ€“Pienza (Italy) (1986.09.30 โ€“ 2000.03.25)

Bishop Carlo Baldini, O.M.D.
(1941.07.31 โ€“ 1970.01.02)

Born:1901.03.19 (Fivizzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1925.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:1941.10.12
Died:1970.01.02 (โ€  68)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1941.07.31 โ€“ 1970.01.02)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1941.07.31 โ€“ 1970.01.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Montepulciano (Italy) (1964 โ€“ 1970.01.02)

Bishop Giuseppe Conti
(1917.03.22 โ€“ 1941.04.24)

Born:1871.05.02 (Massa di Cavriglia, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1917.06.03
Died:1941.04.24 (โ€  69)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1917.03.22 โ€“ 1941.04.24)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1917.03.22 โ€“ 1941.04.24)

Bishop Giacomo Bellucci
(1889.12.30 โ€“ 1917.02.19)

Born:1832.09.02 (Scanzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1855.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1890.01.06
Died:1917.02.19 (โ€  84)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1889.12.30 โ€“ 1917.02.19)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1889.12.30 โ€“ 1917.02.19)

Bishop Raffaele Bianchi
(1872.07.20 โ€“ 1889.12.30)

Born:1827.09.14 (Pienza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1850.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1872.08.11
Died:1905 (โ€  78)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1872.07.20 โ€“ 1889.12.30)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1872.07.20 โ€“ 1889.12.30)

Titular Bishop of Lampsacus (1889.12.30 โ€“ 1905)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Ciofi
(1843.01.27 โ€“ 1870.03.25)

Born:1787.12.20 (Cesa, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1810.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1843.02.05
Died:1870.03.25 (โ€  82)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1843.01.27 โ€“ 1870.03.25)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1843.01.27 โ€“ 1870.03.25)

Bishop Giacinto Pippi
(1824.07.12 โ€“ 1839.12.30)

Born:1779.03.12 (Massa Marittima, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1802.03.28
Consecrated Bishop:1815.04.03
Died:1839.12.30 (โ€  60)

Bishop of Montalcino (Italy) (1815.03.15 โ€“ 1824.07.12)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1824.07.12 โ€“ 1839.12.30)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1824.07.12 โ€“ 1839.12.30)

Bishop Giuseppe Pannilini
(1775.11.13 โ€“ 1823.08.12)

Born:1742.12.30? (Siena, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1770.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1775.11.26
Died:1823.08.12 (โ€  80)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1775.11.13 โ€“ 1823.08.12)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1775.11.13 โ€“ 1823.08.12)

Bishop Giustino Bagnesi, O.S.B. Oliv.
(1748.07.15 โ€“ 1775.01)

Born:1692.03.07
Ordained Priest:1716.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1748.07.21
Died:1775.01 (โ€  82)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1748.07.15 โ€“ 1775.01)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1772.06.15 โ€“ 1775.01)

Bishop Pio Magnoni
(1736.07.09 โ€“ 1747.09.04)

Born:1682.07.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1706.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1736.07.15
Died:1755.10.04 (โ€  73)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1736.07.09 โ€“ 1747.09.04)

Bishop of Montepulciano (Italy) (1747.09.04 โ€“ 1755.10.04)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Tarugi
(1729.12.23 โ€“ 1735.09.14)

Born:1690.06.17
Ordained Priest:1713.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1729.12.31
Died:1735.09.14 (โ€  45)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1729.12.23 โ€“ 1735.09.14)

Bishop Gaetano Maria Bargagli, O.S.B.
(1706.02.22 โ€“ 1729.06.30)

Born:1670.05.22?
Died:1729.06.30 (โ€  59)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1706.02.22 โ€“ 1729.06.30)

Bishop Lucio Borghesi
(1682.05.25 โ€“ 1705.07.31)

Born:1642?
Died:1705.07.31 (โ€  62)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1682.05.25 โ€“ 1705.07.31)

Bishop Marco Antonio Marescotti
(1664.02.11 โ€“ 1681.12.08)

Born:1625.04.29
Ordained Priest:1664.02.02
Died:1681.12.08 (โ€  56)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1664.02.11 โ€“ 1681.12.08)

Bishop Alessandro Piccolomini
(1657.03.12 โ€“ 1661.11.06)

Died:1661.11.06

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1657.03.12 โ€“ 1661.11.06)

Bishop Carlo deโ€™ Vecchi (later Archbishop)
(1648.03.02 โ€“ 1657.03.12)

Born:1611 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1647.12
Consecrated Bishop:1648.03.15
Died:1673.03.13 (โ€  61)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1648.03.02 โ€“ 1657.03.12)

Titular Archbishop of Athenรฆ (1667.04.27 โ€“ 1673.03.13)

Bishop Ippolito Campioni
(1637.12.14 โ€“ 1647.01.27)

Born:1601
Consecrated Bishop:1638.01.03
Died:1647.01.27 (โ€  45)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1637.12.14 โ€“ 1647.01.27)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccolomini
(1633.06.20 โ€“ 1637.07.14)

Born:1575?
Ordained Priest:1600
Consecrated Bishop:1630.02.24
Died:1637.07.14 (โ€  61)

Titular Bishop of Salamis postea Constantia (1630.02.18 โ€“ 1633.06.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina (Italy) (1630.02.18 โ€“ 1633.06.20)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1633.06.20 โ€“ 1637.07.14)

Bishop Alfonso Petrucci
(1620.11.16 โ€“ 1633.03)

Born:1580?
Ordained Priest:1607?
Consecrated Bishop:1620.11.30
Died:1633.03 (โ€  52)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1620.11.16 โ€“ 1633.03)

Bishop Orazio Spannocchi
(1609.01.12 โ€“ 1620.09.05)

Born:1553?
Consecrated Bishop:1609.01.18
Died:1620.09.05 (โ€  66)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1609.01.12 โ€“ 1620.09.05)

Bishop Fausto Mellari
(1602.04.22 โ€“ 1607)

Consecrated Bishop:1602.05.05
Died:1607

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1602.04.22 โ€“ 1607)

Bishop Ludovico Martelli
(1597 โ€“ 1601?)

Died:1601?

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1597 โ€“ 1601?)

Bishop Masseo Bardi, O.F.M.
(1581.05.29 โ€“ 1597)

Died:1597

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1581.05.29 โ€“ 1597)

Bishop Salvatore Pacini
(1558.08.24 โ€“ 1581.03.20)

Born:1506.08.14
Died:1581.03.20 (โ€  74)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1558.08.24 โ€“ 1581.03.20)

Bishop Figliuccio de Figliucci
(1554.11.19 โ€“ 1558)

Consecrated Bishop:1556.01
Died:1558

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1554.11.19 โ€“ 1558)

Cardinal Giovanni Ricci
(1545.02.20 โ€“ 1554.11.19)

Born:1498.11.01 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1544
Created Cardinal:1551.11.20
Died:1574.05.03 (โ€  75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manfredonia (Italy) (1544.06.25 โ€“ 1545.02.20)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1544.06.27 โ€“ 1550.03.04)

Archbishop-Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1545.02.20 โ€“ 1554.11.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale (1551.12.04 โ€“ 1566.01.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Montepulciano (Italy) (1561.11.10 โ€“ 1562)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1563.01.30 โ€“ 1564)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Angelo in Pescheria pro hac vice Title (1566.01.30 โ€“ 1566.10.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1566.10.07 โ€“ 1570.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy) (1567.09.03 โ€“ 1574.05.03)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1570.07.03 โ€“ 1573.04.08)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1573.04.08 โ€“ 1574.05.03)

Cardinal Bartolomeo Guidiccioni
(Apostolic Administrator 1544.04.02 โ€“ 1545.02.20)

Bishop Giorgio Andreasi
(1538.03.20 โ€“ 1544.04.07)

Born:1467?
Died:1549.01.22 (โ€  81)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1538.03.20 โ€“ 1544.04.07)

Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy) (1544.04.07 โ€“ 1549.01.22)

Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
(Apostolic Administrator 1538.01.11 โ€“ 1538.03.20)

Bishop Gregorio Magalotti
(1534.08.20 โ€“ 1537.09)

Died:1537.09

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1532.08.23 โ€“ 1534.08.20)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1534.08.20 โ€“ 1537.09)

Bishop Bartolomeo Ferratini
(1534.01.14 โ€“ 1534.06)

Consecrated Bishop:1533.04.17
Died:1534.06

Bishop of Sora (Italy) (1531.09.09 โ€“ 1534.01.14)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1534.01.14 โ€“ 1534.06)

Bishop Niccolรฒ Bonafede
(1504.06.20 โ€“ 1533)

Born:1463?
Died:1533 (โ€  70)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1504.06.20 โ€“ 1533)

Bishop Bonifacio di Castel Lotario
(1503.02.08 โ€“ 1504)

Died:1504

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1503.02.08 โ€“ 1504)

Bishop Sinolfo di Castel Lotario
(1497.03.08 โ€“ 1503.01.14)

Consecrated Bishop:1497.06.04
Died:1503.01.14

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1497.03.08 โ€“ 1503.01.14)

Bishop Antonio
(1490 โ€“ 1497)

Died:1497

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1490 โ€“ 1497)

Bishop Lorenzo Mancini
(1483.10.22 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1483.10.22 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Gabriele Piccolomini, O.F.M.
(1463.01.07 โ€“ 1483)

Died:1483

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1463.01.07 โ€“ 1483)

Bishop Giovanni Chinugi
(1462.04.06 โ€“ 1462.10.07)

Died:1470.09.30

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1462.04.06 โ€“ 1462.10.07)

Bishop of Montalcino (Italy) (1462.10.07 โ€“ 1470.09.30)

Bishop of Pienza (Italy) (1462.10.07 โ€“ 1470.09.30)

Bishop Alessio de Cesarei (later Archbishop)
(1438.01.08 โ€“ 1462.03.22)

Born:1395? (Siena, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1438.01.08
Died:1464.07.31 (โ€  68)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1438.01.08 โ€“ 1462.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy) (1462.03.22 โ€“ 1464.07.31)

Bishop Pietro Paolo Bertini
(1418.12.14 โ€“ 1437)

Died:1437

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1418.12.14 โ€“ 1437)

Bishop Biagio Ermanni
(1410.04.28 โ€“ 1418.11.16)

Died:1418.11.16

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1410.04.28 โ€“ 1418.11.16)

Bishop Antonio, O.S.B.
(1404.02.27 โ€“ 1410 deposed)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1404.02.27 โ€“ 1410 deposed)

Bishop Edoardo Michelotti, O.F.M.
(1393.09.05 โ€“ 1404.02.29)

Died:1411.12

Bishop of Assisi (Italy) (1388 โ€“ 1390)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1393.09.05 โ€“ 1404.02.29)

Bishop of Perugia (Italy) (1404.02.29 โ€“ 1411.12)

Bishop Matteo
(1388.12.09 โ€“ 1393)

Died:1393

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1388.12.09 โ€“ 1393)

Bishop Clemente Cennino
(1384 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1384 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Giacomo Tolomei, O.F.M. Conv.
(1383 โ€“ 1384)

Died:1390.01.26

Bishop of Narni (Italy) (1378.01.11 โ€“ 1383)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1383 โ€“ 1384)

Bishop of Grosseto (Italy) (1384 โ€“ 1390.01.26)

Bishop Biagio Geminelli
(1357.08.21 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Pesaro (Italy) (1354.01.29 โ€“ 1357.08.21)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1357.08.21 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Biagio, O. Cist.
(1353.08.12 โ€“ 1357)

Died:1357

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1353.08.12 โ€“ 1357)

Archbishop Francesco degli Atti (later Cardinal)
(1348.09.17 โ€“ 1353.04.17)

Born: (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1348?
Created Cardinal:1356.12.23
Died:1361.08.25

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfรน (Greece) (1348.05.30 โ€“ 1348.09.17)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1348.09.17 โ€“ 1353.04.17)

Bishop of Montecassino (Italy) (1353.04.17 โ€“ 1355.03.18)

Bishop of Firenze (Italy) (1355.03.18 โ€“ 1356.12.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1356.12.23 โ€“ 1361.08.25)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1357 โ€“ 1361.08.25)

Bishop Angelo
(1343.03.03 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1343.03.03 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Raniero, O.S.B. Vall.
(1327.09.25 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1327.09.25 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Matteo Orsini, O.F.M.
(1317.01.12 โ€“ 1322.06.15)

Died:1322.06.15

Bishop of Imola (Italy) (1302 โ€“ 1317.01.12)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1317.01.12 โ€“ 1322.06.15)

Bishop Matteo de Medici, O.P.
(1299 โ€“ 1313?)

Died:1313?

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1299 โ€“ 1313?)

Bishop Pietro
(1273.04.17 โ€“ 1299)

Died:1299

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1273.04.17 โ€“ 1299)

Bishop Ranieri
(1260? โ€“ 1272?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1260? โ€“ 1272?)

Bishop Pietro
(1250? โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1250? โ€“ ?)

Bishop Frogerio
(1245 โ€“ 1248.05.11)

Died:1250

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1245 โ€“ 1248.05.11)

Bishop of Perugia (Italy) (1248.05.11 โ€“ 1250)

Bishop Graziano
(1240? โ€“ 1245.08.10)

Died:1245.08.10

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1240? โ€“ 1245.08.10)

Bishop Pisano
(1235? โ€“ 1237?)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1235? โ€“ 1237?)

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