Historical Details

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  Diocese of Massa Marittima
  
  
  
  
  • Latin Name: Massana
    
  
  
  • Erected: 5th Century
    
  
  
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Siena
    
  
  
  • Country: Italy
    
  
  
  
  

Past and Present Ordinaries

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  Pietro Dell’Orto † (6 Mar 1439 Appointed - 1467 Died)
  


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  Leonardo Dachi † (17 Aug 1467 Appointed - 1472 Died)
  


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  Barthelemy della Rovere, O.F.M. † (8 Jan 1472 Appointed - 11 Jul 1474 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
  


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  Giovanni Gianderoni, O.S.A. † (15 Jul 1474 Appointed - 1483 Died)
  


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  Girolamo de Comitibus † (10 Sep 1483 Appointed - 1501 Died)
  


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  Ventura Benassai † (6 Oct 1501 Appointed - 1511 Died)
  


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  Alfonso Petrucci † ( 1511 Appointed - 22 Jun 1517 Resigned)
  


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  Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi † (16 Jul 1517 Appointed - 8 Aug 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
  


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  Camillo Peruschini † (29 Jul 1524 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
  


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  Paolo Emilio Cesi † (6 Oct 1529 Appointed - 21 Oct 1530 Resigned)
  


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  Girolamo Ghianderoni † (21 Oct 1530 Appointed - 12 Nov 1538 Appointed, Bishop of Ancona e Numana)
  


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  Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (15 Nov 1538 Appointed - 22 Apr 1547 Appointed, Administrator of Viseu)
  


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  Bernardino Maffei † (22 Apr 1547 Appointed - 7 Jun 1549 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
  


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  Miguel da Silva † (20 May 1549 Appointed - 5 Jun 1556 Died)
  


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  Francesco Franchini † (30 Oct 1556 Appointed - 1559 Died)
  


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  Ventura Buffalini † (13 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1570 Died)
  


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  Antonio Bargaeus de Angelis † (23 Aug 1570 Appointed - 1579 Died)
  


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  Alberto Bolognetti † (27 Apr 1579 Appointed - 17 May 1585 Died)
  


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  Vincenzo Casali † (1 Jul 1585 Appointed - 1587 Resigned)
  


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  Achille Sergardi † (28 Sep 1587 Appointed - 1601 Died)
  


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  Alessandro Petrucci † (22 Apr 1602 Appointed - 23 Mar 1615 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
  


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  Fabio Piccolomini † (30 Mar 1615 Appointed - 1629 Died)
  


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  Giovanni Battista Malaspina † (17 Sep 1629 Appointed - 16 Oct 1655 Died)
  


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  Bandino Accarigi † (3 Mar 1656 Appointed - Aug 1670 Died)
  


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  Niccol Della Ciaia † (20 Apr 1671 Appointed - Aug 1679 Died)
  


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  Paolo Pecci † (27 Nov 1679 Appointed - Oct 1694 Died)
  


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  Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. † (2 May 1695 Appointed - Dec 1705 Died)
  


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  Ascanio Silvestri † (17 May 1706 Appointed - 13 Jun 1714 Appointed, Bishop of Pienza)
  


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  Niccol Tolomei † (21 Jan 1715 Appointed - May 1718 Died)
  


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  Eusebio Ciani, O.S.B. † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - 2 Feb 1770 Died)
  


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  Pietro Maria Vannucci † (12 Dec 1770 Appointed - 7 Aug 1793 Died)
  


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  Francesco Toli † (22 Sep 1795 Appointed - 28 Mar 1803 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato)
  


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  Giuseppe Mancini † (2 Oct 1818 Appointed - 12 Jul 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Siena)
  


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  Giuseppe Maria Traversi di Pereta † (19 Dec 1825 Appointed - 27 Aug 1872 Died)
  


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  Giuseppe Morteo, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 21 Nov 1891 Died)
  


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  Giovanni Battista Boracchia † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 24 Apr 1924 Died)
  


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  Giovanni Piccioni † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 1933 Resigned)
  


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  Faustino Baldini † (8 Aug 1933 Appointed - 20 May 1966 Died)
  


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  Lorenzo Vivaldo † (7 Sep 1970 Appointed - 13 Mar 1990 Died)
  


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  Angelo Comastri (25 Jul 1990 Appointed - 3 Mar 1994 Resigned)
  


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  Gualtiero Bassetti (9 Jul 1994 Appointed - 21 Nov 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)
  


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  Giovanni Santucci (28 Oct 1999 Appointed - 19 May 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli)
  


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  Carlo Ciattini (15 Dec 2010 Appointed - )
  

Historical Summary

Statistics

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

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  Gualtiero Bassetti
  (Bishop: 9 Jul 1994 to 21 Nov 1998)
  


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  Carlo Ciattini
  (Bishop: 15 Dec 2010 - )
  


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  Angelo Comastri
  (Bishop: 25 Jul 1990 to 3 Mar 1994)
  


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  Giovanni Santucci
  (Bishop: 28 Oct 1999 to 19 May 2010)
  

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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  Bandino Accarigi †
  (Bishop: 3 Mar 1656 to Aug 1670)
  


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  Faustino Baldini †
  (Bishop: 8 Aug 1933 to 20 May 1966)
  


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  Antonio Bargaeus de Angelis †
  (Bishop: 23 Aug 1570 to 1579)
  


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  Ventura Benassai †
  (Bishop: 6 Oct 1501 to 1511)
  


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  Alberto Bolognetti †
  (Bishop: 27 Apr 1579 to 17 May 1585)
  


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  Giovanni Battista Boracchia †
  (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 24 Apr 1924)
  


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  Ventura Buffalini †
  (Bishop: 13 Mar 1560 to 1570)
  


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  Vincenzo Casali †
  (Bishop: 1 Jul 1585 to 1587)
  


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  Paolo Emilio Cesi †
  (Administrator: 6 Oct 1529 to 21 Oct 1530)
  


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  Eusebio Ciani, O.S.B. †
  (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to 2 Feb 1770)
  


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  Girolamo de Comitibus †
  (Bishop: 10 Sep 1483 to 1501)
  


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  Leonardo Dachi †
  (Bishop: 17 Aug 1467 to 1472)
  


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  Miguel da Silva †
  (Administrator: 20 May 1549 to 5 Jun 1556)
  


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  Niccol Della Ciaia †
  (Bishop: 20 Apr 1671 to Aug 1679)
  


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  Barthelemy della Rovere, O.F.M. †
  (Bishop: 8 Jan 1472 to 11 Jul 1474)
  


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  Pietro Dell’Orto †
  (Bishop: 6 Mar 1439 to 1467)
  


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  Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †
  (Administrator: 15 Nov 1538 to 22 Apr 1547)
  


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  Angelo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap. †
  


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  Francesco Franchini †
  (Bishop: 30 Oct 1556 to 1559)
  


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  Girolamo Ghianderoni †
  (Bishop: 21 Oct 1530 to 12 Nov 1538)
  


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  Giovanni Gianderoni, O.S.A. †
  (Bishop: 15 Jul 1474 to 1483)
  


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  Bernardino Maffei †
  (Bishop: 22 Apr 1547 to 7 Jun 1549)
  


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  Giovanni Battista Malaspina †
  (Bishop: 17 Sep 1629 to 16 Oct 1655)
  


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  Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. †
  (Bishop: 2 May 1695 to Dec 1705)
  


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  Giuseppe Mancini †
  (Bishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 12 Jul 1824)
  


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  Giuseppe Morteo, O.F.M. Cap. †
  (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 21 Nov 1891)
  


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  Paolo Pecci †
  (Bishop: 27 Nov 1679 to Oct 1694)
  


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  Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi †
  (Bishop: 16 Jul 1517 to 8 Aug 1524)
  


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  Camillo Peruschini †
  (Bishop: 29 Jul 1524 to 1529)
  


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  Alessandro Petrucci †
  (Bishop: 22 Apr 1602 to 23 Mar 1615)
  


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  Alfonso Petrucci †
  (Bishop: 1511 to 22 Jun 1517)
  


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  Giovanni Piccioni †
  (Bishop: 18 Dec 1924 to 1933)
  


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  Fabio Piccolomini †
  (Bishop: 30 Mar 1615 to 1629)
  


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  Achille Sergardi †
  (Bishop: 28 Sep 1587 to 1601)
  


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  Ascanio Silvestri †
  (Bishop: 17 May 1706 to 13 Jun 1714)
  


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  Francesco Toli †
  (Bishop: 22 Sep 1795 to 28 Mar 1803)
  


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  Niccol Tolomei †
  (Bishop: 21 Jan 1715 to May 1718)
  


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  Giuseppe Maria Traversi di Pereta †
  (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 27 Aug 1872)
  


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  Pietro Maria Vannucci †
  (Bishop: 12 Dec 1770 to 7 Aug 1793)
  


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  Rodrigo Vzquez †
  (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1551)
  


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  Lorenzo Vivaldo †
  (Bishop: 7 Sep 1970 to 13 Mar 1990)
  

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