Roman Catholic Diocese of Comacchio

The Diocese of Comacchio (Latin: Dioecesis Comaclensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of Comacchio in the province of Ferrara and region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. It was suppressed in 1964 to the Archdiocese of Ravenna.^[1][2]

History

• 1050: Established as Diocese of Comacchio^[2]
• 1964 May 18: United with the Territorial Abbey of Pomposa^[2]
• 1986 Sep 30: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio^[2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Comacchio

Latin Name: Comaclensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna

• Giovanni di Partengo (de Pertegonibus) (12 Sep 1404 - )
• Maynard de Contrariis (21 Nov 1431 - )
• Ghillino Ghillini ( 1514 - 21 Dec 1559 Died)
• Alfonso Rossetti (21 Dec 1559 - 1563 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
• Ercole Sacrati ( 1563 - 1591 Died)
• Orazio Giraldi (22 Apr 1592 - Jan 1617 Died)
• Alphonse Sacrati (12 Jun 1617 - 1626 Resigned)
• Camillo Moro (2 Mar 1626 - 10 May 1630 Died)
• Alfonso Pandolfi (12 May 1631 - Oct 1648 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Borea (28 Jun 1649 - 11 Mar 1655 Died)
• Sigismondo Isei (30 Aug 1655 - Sep 1670 Died)^[3]
• Nicolò d'Arcano (22 Dec 1670 - 1 Jan 1714 Died)^[4]
• Francesco Bentini (16 Apr 1714 - 3 Mar 1744 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Cavedi (Chevedo), O.F.M. (3 Mar 1744 - 24 Dec 1744 Died)
• Cristoforo Lugaresi (8 Mar 1745 - 29 Sep 1758 Died)
• Giovanni Rondinelli (22 Nov 1758 - 24 Jul 1795 Died)
• Alessandro Alessandretti (Nov 1786 - 27 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino)
• Gregorio (Felix Antonius Paschalis) Boari, O.F.M. Cap. (24 Jul 1797 - 24 Nov 1817 Died)
• Michele Virgili (29 Mar 1819 - 23 Sep 1855 Died)
• Vincenzo Moretti (17 Dec 1855 - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
• Fedele Bufarini (23 Mar 1860 - 1867 Resigned)
• Alessandro Paolo Spoglia (27 Mar 1867 - 15 Sep 1879 Resigned)
• Aloysius Pistocchi (19 Sep 1879 - 31 Mar 1883 Died)
• Tullio Sericci (9 Aug 1883 - 5 Jul 1902 Died)
• Alfonso Archi (10 Oct 1902 - 8 Sep 1905 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
• Annibale Lupi (14 Jul 1906 - 14 May 1908 Died)
• Giulio Boschi (7 Jan 1909 - 15 May 1920 Died)
• Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. (16 Dec 1920 - 1 Jul 1938 Resigned)
• Paolo Babini (12 Sep 1938 - 21 Oct 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
• Natale Mosconi (28 May 1951 - 5 Aug 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara)
• Giovanni Mocellini (26 Aug 1955 - 1 Jan 1969 Appointed, Bishop of Adria)

Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)

1964 May 18: United with the Territorial Abbey of Pomposa
Latin Name: Comaclensis (-Pomposae)
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna

• Filippo Franceschi (15 Jul 1976 - 7 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padua)
• Luigi Maverna (25 Mar 1982 - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio)

1986 Sep 30: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio

References

1. "Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
2. "Diocese of Comacchio" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
3. "Bishop Sigismondo Isei" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
4. "Bishop Nicolò d'Arcano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016