Roman Catholic Diocese of Modigliana explained

The Diocese of Modigliana was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy.^[1] In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Faenza to create the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana.^[2]

Bishops

Diocese of Modigliana

Erected 7 July 1850
Latin Name: Mutilensis

• Mario Melini (1853-1865 Died)
• Leonardo Giannotti (1871-1895 Died)
• Sante Mei (1895-1907 Resigned)^[3]
• Luigi Capotosti (1908-1915 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae)
• Ruggero Bovelli (1915-1924 Appointed, Bishop of Faenza)
• Massimiliano Massimiliani (1931-1960 Died)
• Antonio Ravagli (1960-1970 Resigned)
• Marino Bergonzini (1970-1982 Retired)
• Francesco Tarcisio Bertozzi (1982-1986 Appointed, Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana)

30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Faenza to form the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana

References

1. Encyclopedia: Modigliana. . 2007-02-18.
2. Web site: Diocese of Modigliana. catholic-hierarchy.org.
3. Born in Cagli in 1831, Mei consecrated a bishop on 18 December 1895. He was transferred to the titular bishopric of Sebastopolis by Pope Pius X in the Consistory of 17 December 1907. Book: Il Monitore ecclesiastico. 19. 1907. Rome. Italian. 474.

External links

• GCatholic.org