Diocese of Fossombrone, Italy

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Fossombrone (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mario Cecchini
(1986.02.11 – 1986.09.30)

Born:	1933.01.25 (Piticchio di Arcevia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1958.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.03.16
Died:	2021.01.13 (Senigallia, Italy † 87)

Bishop of Cagli (Italy) (1986.02.11 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1986.02.11 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1986.02.11 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Pergola (Italy) (1986.02.11 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1998.09.08)

Bishop Costanzo Micci
(1973.06.01 – 1985.09.04)

Constantes in fide

Born:	1918.05.30 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1941.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1959.06.07
Died:	1985.09.04 († 67)

Titular Bishop of Hadriania (1959.04.21 – 1960.11.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Larino (Italy) (1959.04.21 – 1960.11.11)

Bishop of Larino (Italy) (1960.11.11 – 1966.08.15)

Titular Bishop of Maiuca (1966.08.15 – 1973.06.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Fano (Italy) (1966.08.15 – 1973.06.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Senigallia (Italy) (1968 – 1971.07.15)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1973.06.01 – 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1973.06.01 – 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Cagli (Italy) (1977.01.15 – 1985.09.04)

Bishop of Pergola (Italy) (1977.01.15 – 1985.09.04)

Bishop Vittorio Cecchi
(1961.02.10 – 1973.06.01)

Born:	1915.11.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1938.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.04.03
Died:	1998.07.23 († 82)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1961.02.10 – 1973.06.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy) (1973.06.01 – 1991)

Titular Bishop of Usinaza (1973.06.01 – 1998.07.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Cingoli (1975 – 1976.02.11)

Bishop Amedeo Polidori
(1931.09.23 – 1961.02.02)

Born:	1883.10.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1910.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.11.15
Died:	1971.08.21 († 87)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1931.09.23 – 1961.02.02)

Titular Bishop of Metellopolis (1961.02.02 – 1971.08.21)

Bishop Pasquale Righetti
(1914.03.27 – 1926.12.20)

Born:	1868.05.29 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1891.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.05.10
Died:	1948.07.07 († 80)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1914.03.27 – 1926.12.20)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1926.12.20 – 1948.07.07)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1926.12.20 – 1948.07.07)

Bishop Achille Quadrozzi
(1904.11.14 – 1913)

Born:	1844.01.03 (Italy)
Died:	1913 († 69)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1904.11.14 – 1913)

Bishop Dionisio Alessandri
(1896.06.22 – 1904)

Born:	1836.02.08 (Italy)
Died:	1904 († 68)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1896.06.22 – 1904)

Bishop Vincenzo Franceschini
(1892.06.11 – 1896.06.22)

Born:	1844.12.26 (Italy)
Died:	1916.03.29 († 71)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1892.06.11 – 1896.06.22)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1896.06.22 – 1916.03.29)

Bishop Alessio Maria Biffoli
(1884.04.13 – 1892)

Born:	1828.01.21 (Italy)
Died:	1892 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Samaria (1884.03.24 – 1884.04.13)

Coadjutor Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1884.03.24 – 1884.04.13)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1884.04.13 – 1892)

Bishop Filippo Fratellini
(1851.02.17 – 1884)

Died:

1884

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1851.02.17 – 1884)

Bishop Ludovico Luigi Ugolini
(1824.05.24 – 1850.11.16)

Born:	1777.03.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1801.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.08.24
Died:	1850.11.16 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Amorium (1819.08.23 – 1824.05.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Ripatransone (Italy) (1819.08.23 – 1824.05.24)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1824.05.24 – 1850.11.16)

Bishop Giulio Maria Alvisini
(1808.01.11 – 1823.08.31)

Died:

1823.08.31

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1808.01.11 – 1823.08.31)

Bishop Stefano Bellini
(1800.08.11 – 1807.03.23)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1800.08.11 – 1807.03.23)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1807.03.23 – 1831.09.08)

Bishop of Recanati (1807.03.23 – 1831.09.08)

Bishop Felice Paoli
(1779.08 – 1800.05.12)

Died:

1806.09.28

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1779.08 – 1800.05.12)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1800.05.12 – 1806.09.28)

Bishop of Recanati (1800.05.12 – 1806.09.28)

Bishop Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M.
(1775.03.13 – 1779.09.20)

Died:

1784.10.18

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1775.03.13 – 1779.09.20)

Bishop of Pesaro (Italy) (1779.09.20 – 1784.10.18)

Bishop Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A.
(1755.03.17 – 1774.01.23)

Died:

1774.01.23

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1755.03.17 – 1774.01.23)

Bishop Eustachio Palma
(1718.05.11 – 1754.09.02)

Died:

1754.09.02

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1718.05.11 – 1754.09.02)

Bishop Carlo Palma
(1709.06 – 1718)

Died:

1718

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1709.06 – 1718)

Bishop Lorenzo Fabbri, O.F.M. Conv.
(1696.12.06 – 1709.04.17)

Died:

1709.04.17

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1696.12.06 – 1709.04.17)

Bishop Giambattista Zeccadoro
(1648.08.24 – 1696.11.16)

Died:

1696.11.16

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1648.08.24 – 1696.11.16)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Landi
(1633.01.24 – 1647.05.20)

Died:

1647.05.20

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1633.01.24 – 1647.05.20)

Bishop Benedetto Landi
(1628 – 1632.11.15)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1628 – 1632.11.15)

Bishop Lorenzo Landi
(1612.07.04 – 1627.12.12)

Died:

1627.12.12

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1612.07.04 – 1627.12.12)

Bishop Giovanni Canauli
(1610 – 1612)

Died:

1612

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1610 – 1612)

Bishop Ottavio Accoramboni (later Archbishop)
(1579.05.15 – 1610)

Born:	1539
Died:	1634.06.23 († 94)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1579.05.15 – 1610)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Urbino (Italy) (1621 – 1623)

Bishop Orazio Montegranelli
(1575.04.29 – 1579.04)

Died:

1579.04

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1575.04.29 – 1579.04)

Bishop Alessandro Mazza
(1569.03.31 – 1575)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1569.03.31 – 1575)

Bishop Lodovico Ardinghelli
(1547.03.16 – 1569.02.09)

Died:

1569.02.09

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1547.03.16 – 1569.02.09)

Cardinal Niccolò Ardinghelli
(1541.07.13 – 1547.03.16)

Born:	1502 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1541
Created Cardinal:	1544.12.19
Died:	1547.08.23 († 44)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1541.07.13 – 1547.03.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare (1545.01.09 – 1547.08.23)

Bishop Giovanni Guidiccioni
(1534.12.18 – 1541)

Died:

1541

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1534.12.18 – 1541)

Bishop Antonio Crastini, O.F.M.
(1506.01.30 – 1507.05.21)

Died:

1510.08.11

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1506.01.30 – 1507.05.21)

Bishop of Montefeltro (Italy) (1507.05.21 – 1510.08.11)

Bishop Paolo Da Middelburg
(1494.07.30 – 1534)

Died:

1534

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1494.07.30 – 1534)

Bishop Gerolamo Santucci
(1469 – 1494.07.25)

Died:

1494.07.25

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1469 – 1494.07.25)

Bishop Agostino Lanfranchi
(1449.06.28 – 1469.09.25)

Died:

1469.09.25

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1449.06.28 – 1469.09.25)

Bishop Gabriele Benveduti
(1434.10.29 – 1449)

Died:

1449

Bishop of Sagone (1432.07.23 – 1434.10.29)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1434.10.29 – 1449)

Bishop Andrea da Montecchio
(1434.08.18 – 1434.10.29)

Died:

1454

Bishop of Caorle (1431.07.13 – 1434.08.18)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1434.08.18 – 1434.10.29)

Bishop of Osimo (Italy) (1434.10.29 – 1454)

Bishop Delfino Nanni Gozzadini, O. Cist.
(1433 – 1434)

Abbot nullius of Nonantola (Italy) (1400 – 1405)

Bishop of Atri (Italy) (1419 – 1433)

Bishop of Penne (Italy) (1419 – 1433)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1433 – 1434)

Bishop Giovanni Mucci
(1420.08.13 – 1432)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1420.08.13 – 1432)

Bishop Ruello de’ Roelli
(1408 – 1420)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1408 – 1420)

Bishop Oddone Ranieri
(1372 – 1408)

Died:

1408

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1372 – 1408)

Bishop Galvano
(1363.12.10 – 1372)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1363.12.10 – 1372)

Bishop Ugolino
(1342.12.20 – 1363)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1342.12.20 – 1363)

Bishop Arnaud
(1333 – 1342.10.07)

Died:

1348

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1333 – 1342.10.07)

Bishop of Apt (1342.10.07 – 1348)

Bishop Guillaume Amici (Lamy) (later Patriarch)
(1333 – 1341.10.03)

Died:

1360.06.09

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1333 – 1341.10.03)

Bishop of Apt (1341.10.03 – 1342.10.07)

Bishop of Chartres (France) (1342.10.07 – 1349.03.02)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1349 – 1360.06.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Fréjus (France) (1349.03.02 – 1360.06.09)

Bishop Filippo
(1327.10.25 – 1333)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1327.10.25 – 1333)

Bishop Pietro de’ Gabrielli
(1317.04.24 – 1327.08.08)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1317.04.24 – 1327.08.08)

Bishop of Gubbio (Italy) (1327.08.08 – 1344?)

Bishop Giovanni, O.S.B.
(1304.02.17 – 1317)

Died:

1317

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1304.02.17 – 1317)

Bishop Monaldo
(1296.10.12 – 1304)

Died:

1304

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1296.10.12 – 1304)

Bishop Giacomo
(1286.02.25 – 1295)

Died:

1295

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1286.02.25 – 1295)

Bishop Gentile
(? – 1286?)

Died:

1286?

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (? – 1286?)

Bishop Ildebrando
(1270? – ?)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1270? – ?)

Bishop Gentile
(1255? – 1265?)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1255? – 1265?)

Blessed Bishop Riccardo
(1250? – 1255)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1250? – 1255)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Aldebrando
(1230? – 1249?)

Died:

1249?

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1230? – 1249?)

Bishop.

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alessio Maria Biffoli (1884.03.24 – 1884.04.13)

Former Diocese of

Fossombrone

Italy

Celebrations

History

Past Ordinaries

Former Prelates