Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B. Cam.)

Camaldolese

Also known as: Kamaldulenser (Deutsch) / Orden de la Camáldula (español) / Ordre camaldule (français) / Congregazione Camaldolese dell’Ordine San Benedetto (Italiano) / Kongregacja Pustelników Kamedułów Góry Koronnej (polski) / Congregação Camuldalense da Ordem de São Bento (Português) / Congregatio Camaldulensis (latine)

Type: Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Confederation: Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Statistics: 13 houses, 104 members (52 priests) (2021)

Address: Sacro Eremo, 52010 Camaldoli, AR, Italy

Phone: 0575.55.60.21

Website:

History

980: Established as Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Camaldolese) (English) / Kamaldulenser (Deutsch) / Orden de la Camáldula (español) / Ordre camaldule (français) / Congregazione Camaldolese dell’Ordine San Benedetto (Italiano) / Kongregacja Pustelników Kamedułów Góry Koronnej (polski) / Congregação Camuldalense da Ordem de São Bento (Português) / Congregatio Camaldulensis (latine) / O.S.B. Cam.

Churches

11 churches

Superiors

Prior General:	Fr. Alessandro Barban, O.S.B. Cam. (2011.10.05 – ...)
Prior General:	Fr. Bernardino Corazzini, O.S.B. Cam. (? – 2011.10.05)
Prior General:	Fr. Emanuele Bargellini, O.S.B. Cam. (? – ?)
Prior General:	Cardinal Ambrogio Bianchi, O.S.B. Cam. (1835 – 1856.03.03)
Prior General:	Fr. Giovanni, O.S.B. Cam. (later Cardinal) (1114 – 1126.12)

Saints (7 saints, 3 blesseds)

1267: Saint Parisio, priest

1105: Saint Giovanni da Lodi, bishop

1072: Saint Peter Damian (Pietro Damiano), cardinal

1066: Saint Teobaldo de Provins, priest

1064: Saint Rodolfo di Gubbio, bishop

1060: Saint Domenico Loricato, priest

987: Saint Pietro Orseolo, religious

1337: Blessed Tommaso da Costacciaro, religious

1222: Blessed Rinaldo, bishop

1140: Blessed Guido della Gherardesca, religious

Deceased Bishops (1 Pope, 8 Cardinals, 3 Archbishops, 16 Bishops)

1856: Cardinal Ambrogio Bianchi, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio and Prior General of Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Camaldolese)

1846: Pope Gregory XVI, Supreme Pontiff

1834: Cardinal Giacinto Placido Zurla, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies and Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

1831: Archbishop Columbano Giovanni Battista Carlo Gaspare Chiaverotti, O.S.B. Cam., Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

1827: Bishop Isidoro Pérez Celis, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Segovia (Spain)

1821: Bishop Giambenedetto Falier, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Ceneda (Italy)

1810: Bishop Bonifacio da Ponte, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Koper (Slovenia)

1800: Cardinal Andrea Gioannetti, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

1694: Bishop Giovanni Paolo d’Invrea, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Ajaccio (France)

1621: Bishop Pasquale da Padova, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Arba

1573: Bishop Benedetto Lauretani, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Korcula

1556: Bishop Antonio Simeoni, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Sutri and Bishop of Nepi

1492: Cardinal Maffeo Gherardi, O.S.B. Cam., Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)

1484: Bishop Luca Carducci, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Osimo (Italy)

1459: Archbishop Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. Cam., Metropolitan Archbishop of Siena (Italy)

>1437: Archbishop Elia de Palma, O.S.B. Cam., Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy)

1428: Cardinal Angelo d’Anna de Sommariva, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

1390: Bishop Antonio, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Sovana (Italy)

1333: Bishop Guido, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Concordia (Italy)

>1330: Bishop Guido, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Pula (Croatia)

>1284: Bishop Ottolino, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Adria (Italy)

1222: Blessed Bishop Rinaldo, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Nocera Umbra (Italy)

>1185: Bishop Rodolfo, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Ancona (Italy)

1133: Cardinal Giovanni, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia

1133: Cardinal Giovanni, O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Prior General of Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Camaldolese)

1105: Saint Bishop Giovanni da Lodi, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Gubbio (Italy)

1072: Saint Cardinal Pietro Damiano (Peter Damian), O.S.B. Cam., Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia

1064: Saint Bishop Rodolfo di Gubbio, O.S.B. Cam., Bishop of Gubbio (Italy)

Other Former Prelates (2)

>1338: Abbot Severo, O.S.B. Cam., Abbot nullius of Santa Maria di Vangadizza (Italy)

>1213: Abbot Guido, O.S.B. Cam., Abbot nullius of Santa Maria di Vangadizza (Italy)

Last updated on 2023.05.17