Roman Catholic Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa

The Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa (Latin: Dioecesis Collensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Colle di Val d'Elsa in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Siena. In 1986, it was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Montalcino and the Archdiocese of Siena to form the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.[1][2]

History

Ordinaries

Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa

Erected: 5 June 1592
Latin Name: Collensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florence

  • Usimbardo Usimbardi (5 Jun 1592 – 1612 Died)
  • Cosimo della Gherardesca (11 Feb 1613 – Aug 1633 Died)
  • Tommaso Salviati (21 Aug 1634 – 1 Mar 1638 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
  • Roberto Strozzi (21 Jun 1638 – 12 Jun 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
  • Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi (18 Sep 1645 – Jan 1681 Died)
  • Pietro Pietra (Petria), O.S.B. (28 Jul 1681 – Nov 1703 Died)
  • Domenico Ballati-Nerli, O.S.B. (15 Sep 1704 – 28 Mar 1748 Died)
  • Benedetto Gaetani (21 Apr 1749 – 12 Jun 1754 Died)
  • Domenico Gaetano Novellucci (21 Jul 1755 – 17 Sep 1757 Died)
  • Bartolomeo Felice Guelfi Camaiani (22 Nov 1758 – 6 Aug 1772 Resigned)
  • Ranieri Mancini (14 Jun 1773 – 15 Apr 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Fiesole)
  • Aloisio Buonamici (15 Apr 1776 – 23 Sep 1782 Appointed, Bishop of Volterra)
  • Niccolò Sciarelli (16 Dec 1782 – 26 Jan 1801 Died)
  • Raimondo Luigi Vecchietti (26 Jan 1801 – Jan 1805 Died)
  • Niccolò Laparelli (23 Sep 1805 – 23 Mar 1807 Appointed, Bishop of Cortona)
  • Marcello Maria Benci (23 Mar 1807 – 27 Jan 1810 Died)
  • Giuseppe Stanislao Gentili (4 Sep 1815 – 1833 Died)
  • Attilio Fiascaini (19 Dec 1834 – 30 Jan 1843 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
  • Giuseppe Chiaromanni (12 Apr 1847 – 29 Jul 1869 Died)
  • Giovanni Pierallini (22 Dec 1871 – 29 Sep 1876 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
  • Marcello Mazzanti (29 Sep 1876 – 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
  • Aloysius Traversi (27 Mar 1885 – Aug 1891 Died)
  • Alessandro Toti (14 Dec 1891 – 12 Mar 1903 Died)
  • Massimiliano Novelli (22 Jun 1903 – 15 Jan 1921 Retired)
  • Giovanni Andrea Masera (13 Jun 1921 – 18 Feb 1926 Died)
  • Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. (18 Nov 1927 – 5 Apr 1930 Died)
  • Francesco Niccoli (12 May 1932 – 5 Nov 1965 Died)
  • Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. (7 Oct 1975 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino)

1986 Sep 30: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 13, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016

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