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. ↑ "Modigliana". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  2. ↑ "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. Il Monitore ecclesiastico (in Italian). Vol. 19. Rome. 1907. p. 474.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Modigliana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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