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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

April 11, 2024

The Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio (Latin: Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bologna.

Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceBologna
Statistics
Area3,138 km2 (1,212 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
277,000 (est.)
273,700 (est.)
Parishes169
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7th Century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Giorgio (Ferrara)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Cassiano Martire (Comacchio)
Secular priests129 (Diocesan)
36 (Religious Orders)
21 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGiancarlo Perego
Bishops emeritusPaolo Rabitti
Map
Website
arcidiocesiferraracomacchio.org
Subdivisions of the diocese of Ferrara

The episcopal seat was transferred from Vicohabentia (Voghenza) to the newly founded Ferrara in 657.[1] The earliest known bishop of Vicohabentia is Marcellinus, who was consecrated c. 429–431.[2]

Originally, it seems, the diocese (or at least the diocese of Vicohabentia) was a suffragan of the metropolitanate of Ravenna. Ferrara repeatedly contested that opinion, and claimed to be directly dependent upon the Holy See (the Pope). Pope John XIII, in April 967, confirmed that Ferrara was under papal jurisdiction, as far as election, consecration, investiture, and jurisdiction were concerned. Pope Benedict VII, in April 978, again confirmed the papal jurisdiction in much the same language.[3] At some point between 1106 and 1123, however, the diocese of Ferrara fell under the control of the metropolitan of Ravenna, and Bishop Landolfo was suspended from office because of his refusal to submit to Archbishop Walter of Ravenna.[4] Pope Innocent II restored the original independence of the diocese of Ferrara on 11 March 1133; but on the death of Bishop Landolfo in 1138, the Archbishop of Ravenna asserted the right to consecrate his successor. The Ferrarese were required to produce their documentary proofs before the Pope, who issued a decree in favor of Ferrara as directly dependent upon the Holy See on 22 April 1139.[5]

Ferrara became an archdiocese, though without suffragans, by the Bull Paterna pontificii of Pope Clement XII on 27 July 1735.[6] Pope Clement goes out of his way to state that the diocese had always been directly subject to the Holy See, citing the decree Ad hoc of Pope Innocent II at the Lateran Council of 1139, and recalling subsequent similar rulings of Celestine II, Lucius II, Gregory VIII, Clement III, Celestine III, Innocent IV, Alexander VIII, Innocent XII, and Clement XI. This fortunate arrangement continued until 1976. In a decree of the Vatican Sacred Congregation of Bishops of 8 December 1976, a new arrangement of certain dioceses in ecclesiastical provinces was announced; the diocese of Ferrara was made a suffragan of the Archbishop of Bologna, though the Archbishop of Ferrara was allowed to keep the title of archbishop.[7]

As part of a project begun on orders from Pope John XXIII, and continued under his successors, to reduce the number of dioceses in Italy and to rationalize their borders in terms of modern population changes and shortages of clergy, the diocese of Comacchio was united to the diocese of Ferrara by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops, on 30 September 1986. There was to be one bishop, and one curia, one cathedral, one Council of Consultors and one Council of Priests, and one seminary. The former cathedral of Comacchio was granted the title of Co-cathedral, and its Chapter was retained and not united with the Chapter of the Cathedral of Ferrara.[8]

The old diocesan name of Vicohabentia (Voghenza) was revived in 1967, as a titular See. It has been held by an auxiliary bishop of Cortona and an auxiliary bishop of Rome.[9]

History edit

The earliest bishop of certain date is Constantinus Ferrariensis, who was present at the Roman Synod of Pope Nicholas I in 861. The synod had been summoned to deal with the case of Bishop John of Ravenna, who had excommunicated innocent persons and opposed pious works, and who, after having been admonished and summoned to a synod, refused to appear.[10] St. Maurelius (not M. Aurelius), Bishop of Vicohabentia and patron of the city of Ferrara, must have lived before this time. His legend is treated by Daniel Papenbroch, in the Acta Sanctorum[11] Some think that the bishops of Ferrara are the successors to those of Voghenza (the ancient Vicus Haventia).

On 25 March 1210, the Emperor Otto IV, residing at Ferrara, issued an edict against heretics in Ferrara: ...omnes hereticos Ferrarie commorantes, Patharenos sive Gazaros, Imperiali banno subjacere...et domus destruantur.[12]

Pope Alexander III visited Ferrara during his Venetian trip, from 10 April to 9 May 1177. At the end of his visit, on 8 May, he dedicated the High Altar in the Cathedral.[13]

Pope Urban III died at Ferrara on 20 October 1187, only a month after having escaped from Verona, where he was being besieged by Frederick Barbarossa. He was buried in the Cathedral.[14] The Conclave to elect his successor began (and ended) on the next day with the election of Cardinal Alberto di Morro, who took the name Pope Gregory VIII. He left Ferrara for Rome on November 16, and died at Pisa on 17 December 1187.[15]

Bishop Niccolò Roberti (1393–1401) was the son of Cabrino de' Roberti da Reggio and his wife Margherita del Sale, and grandson of Filippo de' Roberti da Troia. The bishop had two brothers, Filippo and Alberto, and a sister Giovanna, who was married to Alberto d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (died 1393). Suddenly, on 22 January 1400, Alberto's son, Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, ordered the arrest of Alberto de' Roberti, the President of the Council; his brother Filippo; their mother Margherita; and Marco de' Pii da Carpi, who was married to the Bishop's sister Taddea. Alberto and Margherita's property was confiscated, and both were beheaded on 6 March 1400. The Bishop's brother Filippo was sent into exile, and Marco Pio was kept in prison. Bishop Niccolò was deposed from his bishopric, though Pope Boniface IX issued a decree vouching for his absolute innocence.[16] The cause of the Marchese's violent actions is unknown.

On 8 January 1438, Pope Eugene IV opened the seventeenth ecumenical council in Ferrara, but the plague of 1439 compelled him to move the sessions to Florence.[17]

Cathedral and Chapter edit

The Cathedral of San Giorgio was begun in 1132, and consecrated in 1135 by Bishop Landolfo (1105–1138/1139), with the participation of the Papal Legate in Bologna, Cardinal Azzo. The High Altar was consecrated by Pope Alexander III on 18 May 1177. It also served as a parish church, and the Archpriest of the Cathedral Chapter served as the pastor of the congregation. In 1735, when the diocese became a metropolitanate with an Archbishop, the Cathedral became a metropolitan cathedral.[18] It was granted the title and privileges of a Minor Basilica by Pope John XXIII on 13 November 1959.[19]

Pope Paul III visited the city of Ferrara along with seventeen cardinals in April 1543. At the Solemn Mass held in the Cathedral on 24 April, the Feast of Saint George, he granted to all the Canons the right to call themselves Monsignor.[20]

In 1746, the Chapter of the Cathedral was composed of seven dignities and thirteen Canons.[21] The dignities were: the Archpriest, the Provost, the Archdeacon, the Primicerius, the Custos, the Treasurer, and the Dean.[22]

The Chapter was abolished on the Feast of Corpus Christi, 1798, in accordance with French laws, which had come into force in the Cisalpine Republic. It was restored in 1799, but abolished again in 1800. Napoleon restored the Chapter by a decree of 8 June 1805, but also reordered its composition. According to his orders, there were to be: the Archpriest, the Provost, the Treasurer, the Theologus, the Penitentiary, and ten additional Canons. The arrangement still holds good, with the addition of Honorary Canons, currently five in number, with two Emeriti and three Supernumerarii; there are also seven Mansionarii, each with a five year term.[23]

On 12 April 1530 a new set of Statutes was approved for the Cathedral Chapter, Reverendi Capituli Dominorum Canonicorum Ecclesiae Ferrariensis nova Statuta anno 153o die XII mensis Aprilis condita.[24]

Seminary edit

The Council of Trent, in its 23rd Session, meeting on 15 July 1563, issued a decree, the 18th chapter of which required that every diocese have a seminary for the training of clergy.[25]

The seminary of the diocese of Ferrara was founded by Bishop Paolo Leoni (1578–1590), in accordance with the decrees of the Council of Trent, and opened on 22 July 1584. In 1723, Cardinal Tommaso Ruffo (1717–1738) purchased the Palazzo Costabili-Trotti, to which he transferred the personnel of the seminary in 1724. In 1755, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi (1746–1768) added the Palazzo Libanori-Guastavillari. The seminary was closed in 1798 by the French occupation officials, though it was allowed to reopen in the next year. In 1955, the seminary moved to its present quarters, a completely modern building.[26]

Synods edit

A diocesan synod was an irregular but important meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See.[27]

In 1278 Bishop Guglielmo held a synod (Cleri Conventus), and on 9 December issued a set of Statutes.[28]

Bishop Guido held a diocesan synod in 1332 and published its Statutes and those of his predecessors which he had collected. It included a section on sorcerers (xliii), who were subject to excommunication.[29]

On 27 February 1579, Bishop Paolo Leoni held a synod in Ferrara.[30] He held another in 1588;[31] and another on 12 April 1589.[32] Diocesan synods were held by Bishop Giovanni Fontana in 1590, 1591, 16 April 1592,[33] 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596, 1587, and 1599.[34]

Cardinal Leni held a diocesan synod in 1612.[35] Cardinal Magalotti held a synod in 1637.[36] Cardinal Stefano Donghi held his first synod in Ferrara in 1666.[37]

Cardinal Taddeo del Verme held a diocesan synod in Ferrara in 1711.[38] Cardinal Thomas Ruffo held a diocesan synod in 1726.[39] A diocesan synod was held by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi in June 1751.[40] Cardinal Alessandro Mattei held a diocesan synod in 1781.[41]

Parishes and churches edit

There are 171 parishes in the diocese.[42] In addition there are 20 churches in the city of Ferrara which are not parishes; 2 in Comacchio; and 10 elsewhere in the diocese.[43]

Bishops and Archbishops edit

Diocese of Ferrara edit

...
  • Viator (attested 881)[44]
...
  • Leo (attested 970, 981)[45]
  • Gregorius (attested 988, 998)[46]
  • Ingo (Ingone)
  • Ambrosius
  • Rolandus (attested 1046)[47]
  • Gratianus
  • Guido
...
  • Landolfo (1105–1138/1139)[48]
  • Grifo (c. 1139 – after 1155)[49]
  • Amatus (c. 1158 – c. 1173)[50]
  • Presbiterinus (attested 1175, 1181)[51]
  • Teobaldus (attested 1184, 1186)[52]
  • Stephanus (1186–1189)[53]
  • Uguccione (1190–1210)[54]
Sede vacante (1210–1214)
Giordano Forzatè, elected 1211[55]
  • Rotlandus (1214–1231)[56]
  • Gravendinus (Garsendinus) (1231–1237) Bishop Elect[57]
  • Filippo Fontana (1239–1249)[58]
  • Giovanni Quarini (1252–1257)[59]
  • Alberto Pandoni, O.E.S.A. (1257–1274)[60]
  • Guglielmo (1274 – after 1286)[61]
  • Federico de'Conti di San Martino (1289–1303)[62]
[Ottobono del Carretto (1304)][63]
  • Guido, O.P. (1304–1332)[64]
  • Guido da Baisio (1332–1349)[65]
  • Filippo d'Antella (1349–1357)[66]
  • Bernardo de la Bussière (1357–1371)[67]
Sede Vacante (1372–1377)
Cardinal Pierre d'Estaing, O.S.B.Clun. (1371–1374) Administrator[68]

Archdiocese of Ferrara edit

Elevated: 27 July 1735
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

  • Raniero d'Elci (5 May 1738 – 15 Sep 1740 Resigned)[92]
  • Bonaventura Barberini, O.F.M. Cap. (16 Sep 1740 – 15 Oct 1743 Died)[93]
  • Girolamo Crispi (16 Dec 1743 – 24 Jul 1746 Died)[94]
  • Marcello Crescenzi (22 Aug 1746 – 24 Aug 1768)[95]
  • Bernardino Giraud (15 Mar 1773 – 14 Feb 1777 Resigned)[96]
  • Alessandro Mattei (17 Feb 1777 – 2 Apr 1800)[97]
Vacant (1800–1807)
  • Paolo Patricio Fava Ghisleri (24 Aug 1807 – 14 Aug 1822)[98]
  • Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. (10 Mar 1823 – 2 Jul 1826 Resigned)[99]
  • Filippo Filonardi (3 Jul 1826 – 3 May 1834)[100]
  • Gabriele della Genga Sermattei (23 Jun 1834 – 13 Jan 1843 Resigned)[101]
  • Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini (30 Jan 1843 – 11 Apr 1850 Died)
  • Luigi Vannicelli Casoni (20 May 1850 – 21 Apr 1877 Died)
  • Luigi Giordani (22 Jun 1877 – 21 Apr 1893 Died)
  • Egidio Mauri, O.P. (12 Jun 1893 – 13 Mar 1896 Died)
  • Pietro Respighi (30 Nov 1896 – 9 Apr 1900 Appointed, Vicar General of Rome)
  • Giulio Boschi (19 Apr 1900 – 7 Jan 1919 Resigned)
  • Francesco Rossi (15 Dec 1919 – 25 Jul 1929 Died)
  • Ruggero Bovelli (4 Oct 1929 – 9 Jun 1954 Died)
  • Natale Mosconi (5 Aug 1954 – 21 Apr 1976 Resigned)
  • Filippo Franceschi (15 Jul 1976 – 7 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padua)
  • Luigi Maverna (25 Mar 1982 – 8 Sep 1995 Retired)
 
Cathedral in Comacchio

Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio edit

United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
Latin Name: Ferrariensis-Comaclensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Ughelli, II, p. 507.
  2. ^ Lanzoni (1927), pp. 812-813.
  3. ^ Kehr, pp. 203, 208-209 nos. 5-6.
  4. ^ Kehr, pp. 203, 211. This change was apparently connected with the suppression of the schism of the Antipope Clement III (Wibert of Ravenna).
  5. ^ Kehr, pp. 203-204; 212-213, nos. 20-22. Cf. Cappelletti, IV, pp. 52, 57-61.
  6. ^ Cappelletti, pp. 169-176.
  7. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. LXIX (Città del Vaticano: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1977), pp. 157-158: Ferrariensem Ecclesiam, quin aliquid immutetur de archiepiscopali dignitate, Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Bononiensi adnectit.
  8. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. LXXIX (Città del Vaticano: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1987), pp. 707-710.
  9. ^ Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, José-Apeles. Annuario Diocesano 2017, p. 39.
  10. ^ J. D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XXV (Venice: A. Zatta 1782), pp. 598-606.
  11. ^ Acta Sanctorum Maii Tomus II (Antwerp: Michael Cnobarus 1680), pp. 154-161. Ughelli, p. 518, assigns a date of 634. Cappelletti, p. 25, and Gams, p. 694, give the date of 686 for the beginning of his episcopate.
  12. ^ Cittadella, p. 385.
  13. ^ Ughelli, p. 539. Barotti, p. 26. P. Jaffe and S. Loewenfeld, Regesta pontificum Romanorum, editio secunda, II (Leipzig: Veit 1888), pp. 304-307.
  14. ^ P. Jaffe and S. Loewenfeld, p. 528.
  15. ^ F. Gregorovius, History of Rome in the Middle Ages, Volume IV.2 second edition, revised (London: George Bell, 1896) Book VIII, Chapter vi. 3, pp. 608-622. John Paul Adams, Sede vacante 1187; retrieved: 2018-07-28.
  16. ^ Barotti, pp. 66-67. Ferranti, III, pp. 10-13, who states, on the authority of Ughelli and without evidence, that the Pope transferred Bishop Niccolò to another See.
  17. ^ The Pope had been planning the move anyway. The plague was a fortuitous incentive. Basil Popoff (1861). J. M. Neale (ed.). The History of the Council of Florence. London: J. Masters. pp. 31–91. ISBN 978-1-4325-2674-0.
  18. ^ Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, Annuario Diocesano 2017, p. 123.
  19. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis LX (Città del Vaticano: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1960), pp. 145-147.
  20. ^ Giuseppe Antenore Scalabrini (1773). Memorie istoriche delle chiese di Ferrara e de' suoi borghi: Munite, ed illustrate con antichi inediti monumenti (in Italian). Ferrara: per C. Coatti. pp. 87–88.
  21. ^ Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215, note 1.
  22. ^ Ughelli, II, p. 515.
  23. ^ Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, Annuario Diocesano 2017, pp. 129-133. The Canon Theologicus also serves as Censor librorum (Censor of books and other printed matter) for the diocese (p. 76).
  24. ^ Francesco Berlan (1878). Bibliografia degli statuti municipali editi ed inediti di Ferrara (in Italian). Tipografia della Scienze matematiche e fisiche. p. 66.
  25. ^ Gaetano Moroni (ed.), Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica, Volume LXXIX (Venezia: Tipografia Emiliana 1856), pp. 340-341.
  26. ^ Archdiocese of Ferrara, Annuario Diocesano 2011 (Ferrara 2011), p. 53.
  27. ^ Benedictus XIV (1842). "Lib. I. caput secundum. De Synodi Dioecesanae utilitate". Benedicti XIV ... De Synodo dioecesana libri tredecim (in Latin). Vol. Tomus primus. Mechlin: Hanicq. pp. 42–49. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis (March 19, 1997): Acta Apostolicae Sedis 89 (1997), pp. 706-727.
  28. ^ Cappelletti, IV, pp. 98-104.
  29. ^ J. D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XXV (Venice: A. Zatta 1782), pp. 901-934.
  30. ^ Decreta Srnodi Ferrariensis Pauli Leonii Episcopi Ferrariae promulgata Anno Domini 1579, die 27 februarii Ferrariae: Baldinus 1579.
  31. ^ Decreta et Constitutiones Synodi Ferrariensis Pauli Leoni Episcopi Ferrariae promulgatae et editae in Synodis dioecesanis. Ferrariae: Baldinus 1588.
  32. ^ Constitutiones Synodales Perillustriss. et Reverendiss. D. D. Pauli Leoni Episcopi Ferrariae de anno 1589 die XII Aprilis. Ferrariae: Baldinus 1589.
  33. ^ Giovanni Fontana (1592). Decreta in dioecesana synodo Ferrariensi promulgata. Quam reuerendiss. DD. Ioannes Fontana ... Ferrariensis ecclesiae episcopus habuit die 16. Aprilis 1592. His addita sunt aliquot edicta prius aedita; & quae in missarum celebratione seruanda sunt. Ferrara: typis Benedicti Mammarelli.
  34. ^ Joannes Fontana (1599). Decreta Edita Et Promulgata In Synodo Dioecesana Ferrariensi Habita Anno 1599 (in Latin). Ferrara: Victorius Baldinus.
  35. ^ Syrnodi Ferrariensis constitutiones et decreta ab illu striss. D. D. Jo. Bapt. Cardinali Lenio Episcopo Ferrariae. Ferrariae: Baldinus, 1612.
  36. ^ Synodi Ferrariensis constitutiones et decreta Em° D. D. Laurentio Card. Magalotto, Episcopo Ferrariae anno 1637, iussu E." D. D. Francisci Cardinalis Machiavelli eiusdem Ecclesiae Episcopi in lucem edita. Ferrara: apud Gironum 1644.
  37. ^ Constitutiones et decreta primae Synodi dioecesanae ab Emo Card. Stephano Donghio S. Ferr. Eccl. Episcopo. Ferrariae: typis Bolzoni, 1666.
  38. ^ Synodus dioecesana Emi Taddaei Card. de Verme Episcopi Ferrariensis. Ferrariae: typis Pomatelli 1711.
  39. ^ Constitutiones Synodales Ferrarienses sub Em° Thoma Card. Ruffo Episcopo Ferrariensi. Ferrariae, typis Pomatelli 1726.
  40. ^ Synodus Dioecesana Em° Card. Marcello Crescentio Archiepiscopo Ferrariensi celebrata mense Junio 1751. Ferrariae: typis Pomatelli 1751.
  41. ^ Synodus dioecesana Emi Card. Alexandri Matthaei Archiep. Ferrarien. Ferrariae: typis Pomatelli, 1781.
  42. ^ The diocesan Annual lists each parish, its administrator, and contact information. Annuario Diocesano 2013. Arcidiocesi di Ferrara-Comacchio (in Italian). Ferrara: Archidiocesis Ferrariensis. 2013. pp. 42–80. The 2017 edition gives historical data on each church.
  43. ^ Annuario Diocesano 2013. Arcidiocesi di Ferrara-Comacchio (in Italian). Ferrara: Archidiocesis Ferrariensis. 2013. pp. 81–86.
  44. ^ Viator was one of four bishops appointed by Pope John VIII on 4 March 881 to adjudicate a dispute between the bishops of Verona and Trent. Kehr, p. 208 no. 4.
  45. ^ At the Lateran synod of March 981, Bishop Leo complained to the Emperor Otto II and Pope Benedict VII against Archbishop Honestus of Ravenna concerning property given to the Church of Ravenna, led by Bishop Andrea, by Pope Leo III. Barotti, p. 7. Kehr, pp. 208-209, nos. 6-7.
  46. ^ In a letter of 8 November 1055 to Bishop Rolandus, Gregorius was denounced by Pope Victor II as a dissipator of church property rather than a custodian. The Pope annulled all of his charters and subscriptions to documents. Kehr, p. 209, no. 8.
  47. ^ Bishop Rolandus was present at the Council of Pavia in 1046. J. D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XIX (Venice: A. Zatta 1774), p. 618.
  48. ^ Landulphus was consecrated in Rome by Pope Paschal II. Lodovico Antonio Muratori (1742). Antiquitates Italicae Medii Aevi: sive dissertatione (in Latin). Vol. Tomus sextus (6). Milan: ex typographia Societatis Palatinae. p. 262. Kehr, p. 210.
  49. ^ Grifo, successor of Bishop Landolfo, was ordered by Pope Innocent II (between 1139 and 1143) to observe faithfully the arrangements made by Landolfo for S. Giorgio Transpadana. Kehr, p. 213 no 23. He received a letter from Pope Celestine II on 6 March 1444, confirming the dependence of the diocese of Ferrara directly on the Holy See. These privileges were confirmed again by Pope Lucius II on 15 March 1144. Kehr, p. 213-214, nos. 24-25.
  50. ^ Amato: Ughelli, pp. 538-539. Barotti, pp. 24-25. Gams, p. 694 column 2.
  51. ^ Presbiterino: Barotti, pp. 25-28. Gams' dates, p. 694 column 2, are only those of the earliest and latest of Presbiterino's documents.
  52. ^ Tebaldo: Barotti, pp. 28-29. Gams, p. 694, assigns the dates 14 March 1183 to 13 February 1186; the latter date, however, is merely the date of his latest known document.
  53. ^ Stefano: Ughelli, pp. 539-540. Barotti, pp. 29-30.
  54. ^ Uguccione, a native of Pisa, had been a professor of law at Bologna, where he had been the teacher of Pope Innocent III. Around 1188, he produced his Summa decretorum. He executed a document as Bishop dated 24 August 1192. He died on 29 March 1208. Ughelli, p. 540 (producing two bishops named Ugo by interposing a Theobaldus, who was actually a predecessor). Barotti, pp. 30-35. Wolfgang P. Müller, "Huguccio of Pisa: Canonist, Bishop, and Grammarian?" Viator 22 (1991) 121-152. Richard K. Emmerson (2013). Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 636–637. ISBN 978-1-136-77518-5.
  55. ^ Manini II, p. 83. Giordano was elected, but refused the office.
  56. ^ Rolandus was still alive on 27 April 1231. Ughelli, II, p. 540. Barotti, p. 35. Gams, p. 694 column 2.
  57. ^ A bull of Pope Innocent IV refers to the late Gravendinus as electus in a bull of confirmation of a grant to the priory of S. Georgio de Ferrara, O.S.A. The original grant, which is quoted, was dated 29 May 1237. Ughelli, II, p. 540. Barotti, pp. 35-36. Gams, p. 694 column 2.
  58. ^ A native of Ferrara, Fontana was still only electus when he made a grant to Ugo, Abbot of S. Bartolomeo, on 16 August 1243. Due to the military actions of the Emperor Frederick II, the death of Pope Gregory IX (1241) and then the death of Pope Celestine IV (1241), and the vacancy in the Holy See until the election of Pope Innocent IV on 25 June 1243, it was impossible to procure confirmation of his election. He was transferred to the diocese of Florence in 1250, and then to Ravenna in 1251. When Innocent IV ordered a crusade against Ezzelino III da Romano, in 1254, Archbishop Filippo acted as the Pope's agent in trying to detach Ezzelino's supporters. Filippo Fontana died in 1274, and his body was returned to Ferrara, for burial in S. Bartolommeo. Ughelli, II, p. 542-544. Barotti, pp. 37-43. Gams, p. 694 column 2. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, pp. 247 with note 3; 250; 415.
  59. ^ Quirini, a Venetian patrician, who had been bishop-elect of Creta, was provided (appointed) Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Innocent IV on 12 August 1252. On 20 December 1257, the diocese had a Vicar Capitular, i.e. the episcopal seat was vacant. Barotti, pp. 43-46. E. Berger, Les Registres d'Innocent IV III (Paris: Fontemoing 1897), p. 100 no. 5918. Eubel, I, pp. 215, 248.
  60. ^ Alberto died on 14 August 1274. Ughelli, II, p. 544. Barotti, pp. 46-48. Gams, p. 694 column 2. Eubel, I, p. 248. Gianna Vancini (2000). Il beato Alberto Pandoni vescovo di Ferrara: (1258 ca.-1274) (in Italian). Ferrara: Schifanoia.
  61. ^ He was approved as Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Gregory X, who died in January 1275. Gregory named him Apostolic Legate to the Insubres (Lombardy). A document, notarized by order of Bishop Guilelmus, was dated 4 October 1286. Barotti, pp. 48-51. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  62. ^ Federico had been Bishop of Ivrea. He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Nicholas IV on 12 February 1289. He died on 16 May 1303. Ughelli, II, p. 544. Barotti, pp. 51-56. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  63. ^ Ottobono held the benefice of the Archdiaconate of Tongres (Liège). He was appointed bishop by Pope Boniface VIII, who died on 11 October 1303, before the bulls could be executed. The appointment was confirmed by Pope Benedict XI on 9 January 1304, but Ottobono refused the appointment. He never took possession of the diocese. Ughelli, p. 545. Barotti, p. 56. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  64. ^ A native of Vicenza, Guido was a member of the family of the Conti di Monte Bello. He had been Inquisitor of Ferrara, and then the Prior of the Dominican Province of Lombardy. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XI on 3 April 1304. He died in 1332; his successor was appointed on 29 February 1332. Ughelli, p. 545. Barotti, p. 56-59. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  65. ^ Guido da Baisio, a Canon of Reggio, had been Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1312–1329), then Bishop of Rimini (1329–1332). He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope John XXII on 29 February 1332. He died on 21 April 1349. Ughelli, pp. 545-546. Barotti, pp. 59-61. Eubel, I, pp. 197, 248, 417.
  66. ^ A gentleman of Florence, Filippo held the offices of Prior of S. Pietro di Scaraggio and Provost of the Cathedral Chapter of Florence. He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Clement VI on 21 October 1349. He was transferred to the diocese of Florence by Pope Innocent VI on 27 February 1357. He died between April and July 1363. Ughelli, p. 546. Barotti, pp. 61-62. Eubel, I, pp. 248, 250.
  67. ^ Bernardo had been Bishop of Como, from which he was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Innocent VI. He died in Ferrara on 16 March 1379. Ughelli, p. 546. Barotti, p. 62. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  68. ^ Cardinal Pierre d'Estaing was Papal Legate in Italy, residing in Bologna, from July 1371 until March 1374. On 13 October 1371 he was assigned the administration of the diocese of Ferrara. He was named Bishop of Ostia on 28 September 1373. He returned to Avignon in 1374, and negotiated a peace between the Church and Florence in August 1376. He died in Rome in November 1377. Pierre Jugie, "Estaing, Pierre d'," Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 43 (1993).
  69. ^ Aldobrandino was the son of Rinaldo d'Este and grandson of Aldobrandino d'Este. He was named Bishop of Atri by Pope Clement VI on 29 March 1348, and in 1352 he was transferred to the diocese of Modena, which he governed for 25 years. He was transferred to Ferrara in 1377, and died there in 1381, according to his tombstone, on 31 October. B. Ricci, Di Aldobrandino d'Este vescovo di Modena e Ferrara e di un frammento di sue visite pastorali Modena, tip. Vincenzi, 1904 (Estratto dagli «Atti e Memorie della R. Deputazione di Storia patria per le provincie modenesi »., Serie V, Vol.3, vol. 4). Ughelli, p. 547. Barotti, pp. 62-63. Eubel, I, pp. 71, 353 (who omits d'Este from the list of Bishops of Ferrara, wrongly, and makes him die as Bishop of Modena).
  70. ^ Guido had been a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter of Ferrara, and had been Bishop of Modena. He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Urban VI in 1381 (according to Ughelli). He died in 1383. Ughelli, p. 547. Barotti, pp. 63-64. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  71. ^ Marcapesci was Bolognese, and a doctor of Canon Law. His tombstone states that he died in 1392. Barotti, p. 64. Eubel, I, p. 248.
  72. ^ Marcapesci was Prior of S. Agatha in Ferrara, and Vicar of the Bishop. He was elected Abbot of Nonantola in 1366. He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Boniface IX on 4 February 1393. He was named Archbishop of Soltania in Persia on 24 January 1401. Ughelli, pp. 547-548. Barotti, pp. 65-74. Eubel, pp. 248, 457.
  73. ^ Bojardi was the son of Selvatico, Lord of Rubiera; his cousin Gherardo Bojardi was a Councilor of Marquis Niccolò of Ferrara. He had previously been Bishop of Modena, for less than a year. He was transferred to Ferrara by Pope Boniface IX on 24 January 1401. He was responsible for the transfer of the alleged relics of the martyr Maurelius in 1429. He resigned in December 1431. Barotti, p. 74. Ferranti, III, pp. 15-31. Eubel, I, pp. 248, 353.
  74. ^ Legnamine was appointed Bishop of Belluno e Feltre.
  75. ^ Fra Bartolommeo was a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV (della Rovere). He was appointed Bishop of Massa Maritima in 1472, at the age of 25, and transferred to the diocese of Ferrara on 11 July 1474. In 1475, Sixtus IV granted him the right to appoint to all benefices in the diocese, though he and the Cathedral Chapter were to agree on those normally in the gift of the Chapter. On 13 April 1480, he was named titular Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (a title which he was allowed to hold while Bishop of Ferrara). He died in Bologna in September 1494. Barotti, pp. 96-97. Ferranti, III, pp. 152-195. Eubel, II, pp. 153; 164; 187 with note 2.
  76. ^ Borja-Lanzol was the son of Galcerán de Borja y Moncada, cousin of Pope Alexander VI, and Tecla Navarro de Alpicat. Juan was already Archbishop of Monreale, appointed on 13 September 1483, though he never visited the diocese. Pope Alexander named him a cardinal on 31 August 1492, and gave him the titular church of Santa Susanna. He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Alexander on 29 October 1494, though he did not take possession of the diocese until 1497, and was non-residentiary. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Church in 1500. He died in Rome on 1 August 1503. Ferranti, III, pp. 196-244. Eubel, II, p. 153.
  77. ^ Cardinal Ippolito d'Este (I), the son of Duke Ercole of Ferrara, was Administrator of a number of dioceses, but he was never consecrated a bishop. He is to be distinguished from his nephew and namesake. C. Marcora(1958), "Il cardinale Ippolito I d'Este," in Memorie Storiche della diocesi di Milano V, Milano 1958, pp. 325-520 (in Italian).
  78. ^ Cardinal Salviati was a nephew of Pope Leo X. In the 1520s he was Legate in Spain and then three times Legate in France. He had an auxiliary bishop in Ferrara from 1529, Ottaviano di Castello of Bologna, Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). He was appointed Bishop of Albano in 1543. Eubel, III, p. 196 with note 3.
  79. ^ Luigi was the son of Duke Ercole II d'Este of Ferrara. On 2 June 1561 he was still in minor orders, i.e. not yet consecrated a bishop. Eubel, III, p. 196 with note 5.
  80. ^ Rossetti was appointed to the diocese of Ferrara on 8 October 1563. He died on 25 February 1577. Eubel, III, p. 196. (Eubel names him as Bishop of Comacchio before he came to Ferrara, but his data on p. 173 does not accord with his data on p. 196.)
  81. ^ Leoni: Barotti, pp. 115-118.
  82. ^ Fontana was appointed Coadjutor bishop for Bishop Paolo Leoni, who had become senile, on 11 September 1579. Leoni died on 7 August 1590 (or in 1597, according to Eubel). Fontana held diocesan synods in 1590, 1592, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596, 1597, and 1599. Fontana died on 5 July 1611. Barotti, pp. 119-121. Eubel, III, p. 197 with note 9; Gauchat, IV, p. 186. Lorenzo Paliotto (2002). Giovanni Fontana vescovo di Ferrara (1590-1611) (in Italian). Ferrara: Cartografica. ISBN 978-88-88630-00-7.
  83. ^ Leni had previously been Bishop of Mileto (Italy). He wa named a cardinal on 24 November 1608 by Pope Paul V, and assigned the Roman titular church of San Sisto. He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Paul V on 3 August 1611, and made his solemn entry into the city on 14 March 1612. He was Archpriest of the Lateran Basilica from 1620 to 1627, where he presided over the opening and closing of the Holy Door in 1625. He died on 3 November 1627. Barotti, pp. 122-125. Eubel-Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 186 with note 2.
  84. ^ Magalotti was named a cardinal on 7 October 1624, and assigned the titular church of Santa Maria in Aquiro. He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara on 5 May 1628 by Pope Urban VIII. He died on 19 September 1637. Eubel-Gauchat, IV, p. 186 with note 3.
  85. ^ Macchiavelli the nephew of Cardinal Lorenzo Magalotti, his predecessor, and a cousin of Cardinal Francesco Barberini and Cardinal Antonio Barberini. He was only twenty-eight years old when appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Urban VIII on 11 October 1638. He was already a Canon of the Vatican Basilica, Auditor of the Roman Rota (1633–1638), and had been an Apostolic Nuncio in Cologne during the talks that led to the Peace of Westphalia. He was named titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople in 1640, and allowed to keep the diocese of Ferrara. He was named a cardinal on 16 December 1641. He died in Ferrara on 22 November 1653. Barotti, pp. 127-128. Manini, pp. 193-205. Eubel-Gauchat, IV, pp. 24 no. 46; 162; 186 with note 4.
  86. ^ Cerri: Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 200 with note 2.
  87. ^ Durazzo was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spoleto) : Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 200 with note 3.
  88. ^ Tarugi: Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 200 with note 4.
  89. ^ Paolucci: Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 200 with note 5.
  90. ^ Del Verme: Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 200 with note 6.
  91. ^ Ruffo was administrator for life, according to the Bull of 27 July 1735, which granted the bishops the title of Archbishop; he was also Bishop of Palestrina. Cappelletti, p. 170. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 200 with note 7.
  92. ^ Elci: Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 215 with note 2.
  93. ^ Barberini: Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215 with note 3.
  94. ^ Crispi: Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215 with note 4.
  95. ^ Crescenzi: Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215 with note 5.
  96. ^ Giraud: Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215 with note 6.
  97. ^ Mattei was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina/ Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 215 with note 7.
  98. ^ Ghisleri: Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 193.
  99. ^ Odescalchi: Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, p. 194.
  100. ^ Filonardi: Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, pp. 73, 194.
  101. ^ On 13 January 1843, Cardinal della Genga resigned the diocese of Ferrara, to become Papal Legate in Urbino and Pisa. He was one of the three cardinals who attempted to govern Rome during the Second Roman Republic of 1849–1851, and the exile of Pope Pius IX. In 1852, on the return of the pope, he took up the post of Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars in the Papal Curia. Brevi memorie del cardinale Gabriele Della Genga (in Italian). Civita Castellana: pei tipi di Pietro Del Frate. 1861.
  102. ^ Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, José-Apeles. Annuario Diocesano 2017, pp. 27-28.
  103. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.12.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  104. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.02.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  105. ^ "Giancarlo Perego, chi è il monsignore nominato al posto di Luigi Negri a Ferrara". formiche.net. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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Reference works edit

  • Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo. Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz. pp. 816–817. (in Latin)
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913). Hierarchia catholica. Vol. Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. (in Latin)
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Studies edit

  • Balboni, Dante (1967). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie écclesiastiques, 16 (1967) sub voce "Ferraria", coll. 1192-98, corretto da Antonio Samaritani, Enrico Peverada e Lorenzo Paliotto.
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  • Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1844). Le chiese d'Italia della loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, vol. II, Venezia 1844, pp. 579–624. Le chiese d'Italia della loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, vol. IV, Venezia 1846, pp. 9–226.
  • Enciclopedia Cattolica, Vol. 5. (in Italian). Città del Vaticano 1950. Sub voce "Ferrara."
  • Cittadella, Luigi Napoleone (1864). Notizie relative a Ferrara per la maggior parte inedite (in Italian). Ferrara: D. Taddei.
  • Fèa, Carlo (1834). Il diritto sovrano della Santa Sede sopra le Valli di Comacchio e sopra la repubblica di S. Marino difeso (in Italian). Roma: Stamperia della Rev. Camera Apostolica.
  • Ferranti, Giuseppe Manini (1808). Compendio della storia sacra e politica di Ferrara (in Italian). Vol. Tomo II. Ferrara: Socj Bianci e Negri.
  • Ferranti, Giuseppe Manini (1808b). Compendio della Storia sacra e politica di Ferrara (in Italian). Vol. Tomo III. Ferrara: Bianchi e Negri.
  • Fontanini, Giusto (1709). Il dominio temporale della sede apostolica sopra la citta di Comacchio (in Italian). Roma.
  • Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1906). Italia Pontificia Vol. V: Aemilia, sive Provincia Ravennas. Berlin: Weidmann. (in Latin).
  • Lanzoni, Francesco (1898). Il primo vescovo di Comacchio, in Atti e memorie della regia deputazione di storia patria per le Provincie di Romagna, Terza serie, vol. XXVII, 1909, pp. 62–70
  • Lanzoni, Francesco (1927). Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604), vol. II, Faenza 1927, p. 811-813; 819
  • José-Apeles Santolaria de Puey y Cruells|Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, José-Apeles (2016). Annuario Diocesano 2017. Indicatore ecclesiastico per l'anno 2017. Stato del clero e delle parrocchie. (in Italian). Ferrara: Arcidiocesi di Ferrara-Comacchio 2016.
  • Ughelli, Ferdinando; Coleti, Niccolò (1717). Italia sacra sive De Episcopis Italiae, et insularum adjacentium (in Latin). Venice: apud Sebastianum Coleti. pp. 513–565.

For further reading edit

  • Andreoli, Alberto (ed.) (2001). L'antica diocesi di Voghenza: le radici cristiane di Ferrara : atti della Giornata di studi, Castello di Belriguardo, 25 giugno 2000. (in Italian). Ferrara: Arstudio C, 2001.
  • Balboni, Dante (1989). Cavalieri ed edifici dell'Ordine di Malta a Ferrara (in Italian). Ferrara: Lions Club Ferrara.
  • Baruffaldi, Gerolamo (1700). Dell' Istoria di Ferrara, scritta dal dottore D. Girolamo Baruffaldi,... libri nove, ne' quali ... si narrano le cose avvenute in essa dall' anno 1655 sino al 1700 ... (in Italian). Ferrara: B. Pomatelli.
  • Giovannini, Claudio (2005). Alla ricerca delle 103 chiese, monasteri, oratori esistenti in Ferrara nell'anno 1782 Ferrara: 2005. (in Italian)
  • Marc'Antonio Guarini (1621). Compendio historico dell'origine, accrescimento, e prerogatiue delle Chiese, e luoghi pij della citta, e diocesi di Ferrara, e delle memorie di que' personaggi di pregio, che in esse son sepelliti: ... opera non meno curiosa che diletteuole descritta per D. Marc'Antonio Guarini ferrarese, . (in Italian). Ferrara: presso gli heredi di Vittorio Baldini.
  • Guzzon, Alberto; Poggipollini, Paola (2000). Chiese e monasteri di Ferrara: devozione, storia, arte di una città della fede (in Italian). Firenze: Comunicarte. ISBN 978-88-87527-06-3.
  • Libanori, Antonio (1665). Ferrara d'oro imbrunito (in Italian). Vol. 1. Ferrara: Per Alfonso e Gio. Battista Maresti.
  • Maresti, Alfonso (1678). Teatro genealogico, et istorico dell'antiche, & illustri famiglie di Ferrara. (in Italian). Vol. 1 (of 3 vols). Ferrara: Stamperia Camerale 1678.
  • Medri, Gualtiero (1967. Chiese di Ferrara nella cerchia antica. (in Italian). Bologna: Mignani 1967.
  • Muratori, Lodovico Antonio (1717). Delle antichità estensi ed italiane trattato di Lodovico Antonio Muratori bibliotecario del serenissimo Rinaldo 1 (in Italian). Vol. Parte prima. Modena: nella stamperia ducale.
  • Giuseppe Antenore Scalabrini (1773). Memorie istoriche delle chiese di Ferrara e de' suoi borghi: Munite, ed illustrate con antichi inediti monumenti (in Italian). Ferrara: per C. Coatti.
  • Viganò, Piero (1990). Paesi e parrocchie dell'Arcidiocesi di Ferrara. (in Italian). Ferrara: Archidiocesis Ferrariensis, 1990.

External links edit

  • Benigni, Umberto. "Ferrara." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. Retrieved: 21 June 2023


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The Archdiocese of Ferrara Comacchio Latin Archidioecesis Ferrariensis Comaclensis is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church It has existed since 1986 when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bologna Archdiocese of Ferrara ComacchioArchidioecesis Ferrariensis ComaclensisCathedral in FerraraLocationCountryItalyEcclesiastical provinceBolognaStatisticsArea3 138 km2 1 212 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2019 277 000 est 273 700 est Parishes169InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished7th CenturyCathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S Giorgio Ferrara Co cathedralConcattedrale di S Cassiano Martire Comacchio Secular priests129 Diocesan 36 Religious Orders 21 Permanent DeaconsCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopGiancarlo PeregoBishops emeritusPaolo RabittiMapWebsitearcidiocesiferraracomacchio wbr orgSubdivisions of the diocese of FerraraThe episcopal seat was transferred from Vicohabentia Voghenza to the newly founded Ferrara in 657 1 The earliest known bishop of Vicohabentia is Marcellinus who was consecrated c 429 431 2 Originally it seems the diocese or at least the diocese of Vicohabentia was a suffragan of the metropolitanate of Ravenna Ferrara repeatedly contested that opinion and claimed to be directly dependent upon the Holy See the Pope Pope John XIII in April 967 confirmed that Ferrara was under papal jurisdiction as far as election consecration investiture and jurisdiction were concerned Pope Benedict VII in April 978 again confirmed the papal jurisdiction in much the same language 3 At some point between 1106 and 1123 however the diocese of Ferrara fell under the control of the metropolitan of Ravenna and Bishop Landolfo was suspended from office because of his refusal to submit to Archbishop Walter of Ravenna 4 Pope Innocent II restored the original independence of the diocese of Ferrara on 11 March 1133 but on the death of Bishop Landolfo in 1138 the Archbishop of Ravenna asserted the right to consecrate his successor The Ferrarese were required to produce their documentary proofs before the Pope who issued a decree in favor of Ferrara as directly dependent upon the Holy See on 22 April 1139 5 Ferrara became an archdiocese though without suffragans by the Bull Paterna pontificii of Pope Clement XII on 27 July 1735 6 Pope Clement goes out of his way to state that the diocese had always been directly subject to the Holy See citing the decree Ad hoc of Pope Innocent II at the Lateran Council of 1139 and recalling subsequent similar rulings of Celestine II Lucius II Gregory VIII Clement III Celestine III Innocent IV Alexander VIII Innocent XII and Clement XI This fortunate arrangement continued until 1976 In a decree of the Vatican Sacred Congregation of Bishops of 8 December 1976 a new arrangement of certain dioceses in ecclesiastical provinces was announced the diocese of Ferrara was made a suffragan of the Archbishop of Bologna though the Archbishop of Ferrara was allowed to keep the title of archbishop 7 As part of a project begun on orders from Pope John XXIII and continued under his successors to reduce the number of dioceses in Italy and to rationalize their borders in terms of modern population changes and shortages of clergy the diocese of Comacchio was united to the diocese of Ferrara by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops on 30 September 1986 There was to be one bishop and one curia one cathedral one Council of Consultors and one Council of Priests and one seminary The former cathedral of Comacchio was granted the title of Co cathedral and its Chapter was retained and not united with the Chapter of the Cathedral of Ferrara 8 The old diocesan name of Vicohabentia Voghenza was revived in 1967 as a titular See It has been held by an auxiliary bishop of Cortona and an auxiliary bishop of Rome 9 Contents 1 History 1 1 Cathedral and Chapter 1 2 Seminary 1 3 Synods 1 4 Parishes and churches 2 Bishops and Archbishops 2 1 Diocese of Ferrara 2 2 Archdiocese of Ferrara 2 3 Archdiocese of Ferrara Comacchio 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 Bibliography 5 1 Reference works 5 2 Studies 5 3 For further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe earliest bishop of certain date is Constantinus Ferrariensis who was present at the Roman Synod of Pope Nicholas I in 861 The synod had been summoned to deal with the case of Bishop John of Ravenna who had excommunicated innocent persons and opposed pious works and who after having been admonished and summoned to a synod refused to appear 10 St Maurelius not M Aurelius Bishop of Vicohabentia and patron of the city of Ferrara must have lived before this time His legend is treated by Daniel Papenbroch in the Acta Sanctorum 11 Some think that the bishops of Ferrara are the successors to those of Voghenza the ancient Vicus Haventia On 25 March 1210 the Emperor Otto IV residing at Ferrara issued an edict against heretics in Ferrara omnes hereticos Ferrarie commorantes Patharenos sive Gazaros Imperiali banno subjacere et domus destruantur 12 Pope Alexander III visited Ferrara during his Venetian trip from 10 April to 9 May 1177 At the end of his visit on 8 May he dedicated the High Altar in the Cathedral 13 Pope Urban III died at Ferrara on 20 October 1187 only a month after having escaped from Verona where he was being besieged by Frederick Barbarossa He was buried in the Cathedral 14 The Conclave to elect his successor began and ended on the next day with the election of Cardinal Alberto di Morro who took the name Pope Gregory VIII He left Ferrara for Rome on November 16 and died at Pisa on 17 December 1187 15 Bishop Niccolo Roberti 1393 1401 was the son of Cabrino de Roberti da Reggio and his wife Margherita del Sale and grandson of Filippo de Roberti da Troia The bishop had two brothers Filippo and Alberto and a sister Giovanna who was married to Alberto d Este Marquis of Ferrara died 1393 Suddenly on 22 January 1400 Alberto s son Niccolo III d Este Marquis of Ferrara ordered the arrest of Alberto de Roberti the President of the Council his brother Filippo their mother Margherita and Marco de Pii da Carpi who was married to the Bishop s sister Taddea Alberto and Margherita s property was confiscated and both were beheaded on 6 March 1400 The Bishop s brother Filippo was sent into exile and Marco Pio was kept in prison Bishop Niccolo was deposed from his bishopric though Pope Boniface IX issued a decree vouching for his absolute innocence 16 The cause of the Marchese s violent actions is unknown On 8 January 1438 Pope Eugene IV opened the seventeenth ecumenical council in Ferrara but the plague of 1439 compelled him to move the sessions to Florence 17 Cathedral and Chapter edit The Cathedral of San Giorgio was begun in 1132 and consecrated in 1135 by Bishop Landolfo 1105 1138 1139 with the participation of the Papal Legate in Bologna Cardinal Azzo The High Altar was consecrated by Pope Alexander III on 18 May 1177 It also served as a parish church and the Archpriest of the Cathedral Chapter served as the pastor of the congregation In 1735 when the diocese became a metropolitanate with an Archbishop the Cathedral became a metropolitan cathedral 18 It was granted the title and privileges of a Minor Basilica by Pope John XXIII on 13 November 1959 19 Pope Paul III visited the city of Ferrara along with seventeen cardinals in April 1543 At the Solemn Mass held in the Cathedral on 24 April the Feast of Saint George he granted to all the Canons the right to call themselves Monsignor 20 In 1746 the Chapter of the Cathedral was composed of seven dignities and thirteen Canons 21 The dignities were the Archpriest the Provost the Archdeacon the Primicerius the Custos the Treasurer and the Dean 22 The Chapter was abolished on the Feast of Corpus Christi 1798 in accordance with French laws which had come into force in the Cisalpine Republic It was restored in 1799 but abolished again in 1800 Napoleon restored the Chapter by a decree of 8 June 1805 but also reordered its composition According to his orders there were to be the Archpriest the Provost the Treasurer the Theologus the Penitentiary and ten additional Canons The arrangement still holds good with the addition of Honorary Canons currently five in number with two Emeriti and three Supernumerarii there are also seven Mansionarii each with a five year term 23 On 12 April 1530 a new set of Statutes was approved for the Cathedral Chapter Reverendi Capituli Dominorum Canonicorum Ecclesiae Ferrariensis nova Statuta anno 153o die XII mensis Aprilis condita 24 Seminary edit The Council of Trent in its 23rd Session meeting on 15 July 1563 issued a decree the 18th chapter of which required that every diocese have a seminary for the training of clergy 25 The seminary of the diocese of Ferrara was founded by Bishop Paolo Leoni 1578 1590 in accordance with the decrees of the Council of Trent and opened on 22 July 1584 In 1723 Cardinal Tommaso Ruffo 1717 1738 purchased the Palazzo Costabili Trotti to which he transferred the personnel of the seminary in 1724 In 1755 Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi 1746 1768 added the Palazzo Libanori Guastavillari The seminary was closed in 1798 by the French occupation officials though it was allowed to reopen in the next year In 1955 the seminary moved to its present quarters a completely modern building 26 Synods edit A diocesan synod was an irregular but important meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy Its purpose was 1 to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop 2 to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy 3 to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod of the provincial synod and of the Holy See 27 In 1278 Bishop Guglielmo held a synod Cleri Conventus and on 9 December issued a set of Statutes 28 Bishop Guido held a diocesan synod in 1332 and published its Statutes and those of his predecessors which he had collected It included a section on sorcerers xliii who were subject to excommunication 29 On 27 February 1579 Bishop Paolo Leoni held a synod in Ferrara 30 He held another in 1588 31 and another on 12 April 1589 32 Diocesan synods were held by Bishop Giovanni Fontana in 1590 1591 16 April 1592 33 1593 1594 1595 1596 1587 and 1599 34 Cardinal Leni held a diocesan synod in 1612 35 Cardinal Magalotti held a synod in 1637 36 Cardinal Stefano Donghi held his first synod in Ferrara in 1666 37 Cardinal Taddeo del Verme held a diocesan synod in Ferrara in 1711 38 Cardinal Thomas Ruffo held a diocesan synod in 1726 39 A diocesan synod was held by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi in June 1751 40 Cardinal Alessandro Mattei held a diocesan synod in 1781 41 Parishes and churches edit There are 171 parishes in the diocese 42 In addition there are 20 churches in the city of Ferrara which are not parishes 2 in Comacchio and 10 elsewhere in the diocese 43 Bishops and Archbishops editDiocese of Ferrara edit Viator attested 881 44 Leo attested 970 981 45 Gregorius attested 988 998 46 Ingo Ingone Ambrosius Rolandus attested 1046 47 Gratianus Guido Landolfo 1105 1138 1139 48 Grifo c 1139 after 1155 49 Amatus c 1158 c 1173 50 Presbiterinus attested 1175 1181 51 Teobaldus attested 1184 1186 52 Stephanus 1186 1189 53 Uguccione 1190 1210 54 Sede vacante 1210 1214 Giordano Forzate elected 1211 55 dd Rotlandus 1214 1231 56 Gravendinus Garsendinus 1231 1237 Bishop Elect 57 Filippo Fontana 1239 1249 58 Giovanni Quarini 1252 1257 59 Alberto Pandoni O E S A 1257 1274 60 Guglielmo 1274 after 1286 61 Federico de Conti di San Martino 1289 1303 62 Ottobono del Carretto 1304 63 Guido O P 1304 1332 64 Guido da Baisio 1332 1349 65 Filippo d Antella 1349 1357 66 Bernardo de la Bussiere 1357 1371 67 Sede Vacante 1372 1377 Cardinal Pierre d Estaing O S B Clun 1371 1374 Administrator 68 dd Aldobrandino d Este 1377 1381 69 Guido da Baisio 1382 1383 70 Tommaso Marcapesci 1384 1392 71 Niccolo Roberti 1393 1401 72 Pietro Bojardi 24 Jan 1401 Dec 1431 Resigned 73 Giovanni Tossignano 29 Oct 1431 Appointed 24 Jul 1446 Died Francesco Legnamine de Padua 8 Aug 1446 18 Apr 1460 74 Lorenzo Roverella 26 Mar 1460 1474 Died Bartolommeo della Rovere O F M 1474 1494 75 Cardinal Juan de Borja Lanzol 1494 1503 76 Cardinal Ippolito d Este 8 Oct 1503 3 Sep 1520 Administrator 77 Cardinal Giovanni Salviati 12 Sep 1520 1 May 1550 Resigned Administrator 78 Luigi d Este 1 May 1550 1563 Resigned Administrator 79 Alfonso Rossetti 1563 1577 80 Paolo Leoni 17 Mar 1578 7 Aug 1590 Died 81 Giovanni Fontana 7 Aug 1590 5 Jul 1611 82 Cardinal Giaovanni Battista Leni 1611 1627 83 Cardinal Lorenzo Magalotti 1628 1637 84 Cardinal Francesco Maria Macchiavelli 1638 1653 85 Cardinal Carlo Pio di Savoia 2 Aug 1655 26 Feb 1663 Resigned Cardinal Giovanni Stefano Donghi 26 Feb 1663 26 Nov 1669 Died Carlo Cerri 19 May 1670 14 May 1690 Died 86 Marcello Durazzo 27 Nov 1690 27 Aug 1691 87 Domenico Tarugi 2 Jan 1696 27 Dec 1696 Died 88 Fabrizio Paolucci 27 Jan 1698 14 Mar 1701 Resigned 89 Taddeo Luigi dal Verme 14 Mar 1701 12 Jan 1717 Died 90 Tommaso Ruffo 10 May 1717 26 Apr 1738 Resigned 91 Archdiocese of Ferrara edit Elevated 27 July 1735Immediately Subject to the Holy See Raniero d Elci 5 May 1738 15 Sep 1740 Resigned 92 Bonaventura Barberini O F M Cap 16 Sep 1740 15 Oct 1743 Died 93 Girolamo Crispi 16 Dec 1743 24 Jul 1746 Died 94 Marcello Crescenzi 22 Aug 1746 24 Aug 1768 95 Bernardino Giraud 15 Mar 1773 14 Feb 1777 Resigned 96 Alessandro Mattei 17 Feb 1777 2 Apr 1800 97 Vacant 1800 1807 Paolo Patricio Fava Ghisleri 24 Aug 1807 14 Aug 1822 98 Carlo Odescalchi S J 10 Mar 1823 2 Jul 1826 Resigned 99 Filippo Filonardi 3 Jul 1826 3 May 1834 100 Gabriele della Genga Sermattei 23 Jun 1834 13 Jan 1843 Resigned 101 Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini 30 Jan 1843 11 Apr 1850 Died Luigi Vannicelli Casoni 20 May 1850 21 Apr 1877 Died Luigi Giordani 22 Jun 1877 21 Apr 1893 Died Egidio Mauri O P 12 Jun 1893 13 Mar 1896 Died Pietro Respighi 30 Nov 1896 9 Apr 1900 Appointed Vicar General of Rome Giulio Boschi 19 Apr 1900 7 Jan 1919 Resigned Francesco Rossi 15 Dec 1919 25 Jul 1929 Died Ruggero Bovelli 4 Oct 1929 9 Jun 1954 Died Natale Mosconi 5 Aug 1954 21 Apr 1976 Resigned Filippo Franceschi 15 Jul 1976 7 Jan 1982 Appointed Archbishop Personal Title of Padua Luigi Maverna 25 Mar 1982 8 Sep 1995 Retired nbsp Cathedral in ComacchioArchdiocese of Ferrara Comacchio edit United 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Comacchio Pomposa Latin Name Ferrariensis ComaclensisMetropolitan Archdiocese of Bologna Carlo Caffarra 8 Sep 1995 16 Dec 2003 Appointed Archbishop of Bologna Paolo Rabitti 2 Oct 2004 1 Dec 2012 Retired 102 Luigi Negri 1 December 2012 15 February 2017 Retired 103 104 Giancarlo Perego 15 Feb 2017 105 See also editRoman Catholic Diocese of ComacchioNotes and references edit Ughelli II p 507 Lanzoni 1927 pp 812 813 Kehr pp 203 208 209 nos 5 6 Kehr pp 203 211 This change was apparently connected with the suppression of the schism of the Antipope Clement III Wibert of Ravenna Kehr pp 203 204 212 213 nos 20 22 Cf Cappelletti IV pp 52 57 61 Cappelletti pp 169 176 Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol LXIX Citta del Vaticano Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1977 pp 157 158 Ferrariensem Ecclesiam quin aliquid immutetur de archiepiscopali dignitate Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Bononiensi adnectit Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol LXXIX Citta del Vaticano Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1987 pp 707 710 Santolaria de Puey y Cruells Jose Apeles Annuario Diocesano 2017 p 39 J D Mansi ed Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio editio novissima Tomus XXV Venice A Zatta 1782 pp 598 606 Acta Sanctorum Maii Tomus II Antwerp Michael Cnobarus 1680 pp 154 161 Ughelli p 518 assigns a date of 634 Cappelletti p 25 and Gams p 694 give the date of 686 for the beginning of his episcopate Cittadella p 385 Ughelli p 539 Barotti p 26 P Jaffe and S Loewenfeld Regesta pontificum Romanorum editio secunda II Leipzig Veit 1888 pp 304 307 P Jaffe and S Loewenfeld p 528 F Gregorovius History of Rome in the Middle Ages Volume IV 2 second edition revised London George Bell 1896 Book VIII Chapter vi 3 pp 608 622 John Paul Adams Sede vacante 1187 retrieved 2018 07 28 Barotti pp 66 67 Ferranti III pp 10 13 who states on the authority of Ughelli and without evidence that the Pope transferred Bishop Niccolo to another See The Pope had been planning the move anyway The plague was a fortuitous incentive Basil Popoff 1861 J M Neale ed The History of the Council of Florence London J Masters pp 31 91 ISBN 978 1 4325 2674 0 Santolaria de Puey y Cruells Annuario Diocesano 2017 p 123 Acta Apostolicae Sedis LX Citta del Vaticano Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis 1960 pp 145 147 Giuseppe Antenore Scalabrini 1773 Memorie istoriche delle chiese di Ferrara e de suoi borghi Munite ed illustrate con antichi inediti monumenti in Italian Ferrara per C Coatti pp 87 88 Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 note 1 Ughelli II p 515 Santolaria de Puey y Cruells Annuario Diocesano 2017 pp 129 133 The Canon Theologicus also serves as Censor librorum Censor of books and other printed matter for the diocese p 76 Francesco Berlan 1878 Bibliografia degli statuti municipali editi ed inediti di Ferrara in Italian Tipografia della Scienze matematiche e fisiche p 66 Gaetano Moroni ed Dizionario di erudizione storico ecclesiastica Volume LXXIX Venezia Tipografia Emiliana 1856 pp 340 341 Archdiocese of Ferrara Annuario Diocesano 2011 Ferrara 2011 p 53 Benedictus XIV 1842 Lib I caput secundum De Synodi Dioecesanae utilitate Benedicti XIV De Synodo dioecesana libri tredecim in Latin Vol Tomus primus Mechlin Hanicq pp 42 49 John Paul II Constitutio Apostolica de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis March 19 1997 Acta Apostolicae Sedis 89 1997 pp 706 727 Cappelletti IV pp 98 104 J D Mansi ed Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio editio novissima Tomus XXV Venice A Zatta 1782 pp 901 934 Decreta Srnodi Ferrariensis Pauli Leonii Episcopi Ferrariae promulgata Anno Domini 1579 die 27 februarii Ferrariae Baldinus 1579 Decreta et Constitutiones Synodi Ferrariensis Pauli Leoni Episcopi Ferrariae promulgatae et editae in Synodis dioecesanis Ferrariae Baldinus 1588 Constitutiones Synodales Perillustriss et Reverendiss D D Pauli Leoni Episcopi Ferrariae de anno 1589 die XII Aprilis Ferrariae Baldinus 1589 Giovanni Fontana 1592 Decreta in dioecesana synodo Ferrariensi promulgata Quam reuerendiss DD Ioannes Fontana Ferrariensis ecclesiae episcopus habuit die 16 Aprilis 1592 His addita sunt aliquot edicta prius aedita amp quae in missarum celebratione seruanda sunt Ferrara typis Benedicti Mammarelli Joannes Fontana 1599 Decreta Edita Et Promulgata In Synodo Dioecesana Ferrariensi Habita Anno 1599 in Latin Ferrara Victorius Baldinus Syrnodi Ferrariensis constitutiones et decreta ab illu striss D D Jo Bapt Cardinali Lenio Episcopo Ferrariae Ferrariae Baldinus 1612 Synodi Ferrariensis constitutiones et decreta Em D D Laurentio Card Magalotto Episcopo Ferrariae anno 1637 iussu E D D Francisci Cardinalis Machiavelli eiusdem Ecclesiae Episcopi in lucem edita Ferrara apud Gironum 1644 Constitutiones et decreta primae Synodi dioecesanae ab Emo Card Stephano Donghio S Ferr Eccl Episcopo Ferrariae typis Bolzoni 1666 Synodus dioecesana Emi Taddaei Card de Verme Episcopi Ferrariensis Ferrariae typis Pomatelli 1711 Constitutiones Synodales Ferrarienses sub Em Thoma Card Ruffo Episcopo Ferrariensi Ferrariae typis Pomatelli 1726 Synodus Dioecesana Em Card Marcello Crescentio Archiepiscopo Ferrariensi celebrata mense Junio 1751 Ferrariae typis Pomatelli 1751 Synodus dioecesana Emi Card Alexandri Matthaei Archiep Ferrarien Ferrariae typis Pomatelli 1781 The diocesan Annual lists each parish its administrator and contact information Annuario Diocesano 2013 Arcidiocesi di Ferrara Comacchio in Italian Ferrara Archidiocesis Ferrariensis 2013 pp 42 80 The 2017 edition gives historical data on each church Annuario Diocesano 2013 Arcidiocesi di Ferrara Comacchio in Italian Ferrara Archidiocesis Ferrariensis 2013 pp 81 86 Viator was one of four bishops appointed by Pope John VIII on 4 March 881 to adjudicate a dispute between the bishops of Verona and Trent Kehr p 208 no 4 At the Lateran synod of March 981 Bishop Leo complained to the Emperor Otto II and Pope Benedict VII against Archbishop Honestus of Ravenna concerning property given to the Church of Ravenna led by Bishop Andrea by Pope Leo III Barotti p 7 Kehr pp 208 209 nos 6 7 In a letter of 8 November 1055 to Bishop Rolandus Gregorius was denounced by Pope Victor II as a dissipator of church property rather than a custodian The Pope annulled all of his charters and subscriptions to documents Kehr p 209 no 8 Bishop Rolandus was present at the Council of Pavia in 1046 J D Mansi ed Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio editio novissima Tomus XIX Venice A Zatta 1774 p 618 Landulphus was consecrated in Rome by Pope Paschal II Lodovico Antonio Muratori 1742 Antiquitates Italicae Medii Aevi sive dissertatione in Latin Vol Tomus sextus 6 Milan ex typographia Societatis Palatinae p 262 Kehr p 210 Grifo successor of Bishop Landolfo was ordered by Pope Innocent II between 1139 and 1143 to observe faithfully the arrangements made by Landolfo for S Giorgio Transpadana Kehr p 213 no 23 He received a letter from Pope Celestine II on 6 March 1444 confirming the dependence of the diocese of Ferrara directly on the Holy See These privileges were confirmed again by Pope Lucius II on 15 March 1144 Kehr p 213 214 nos 24 25 Amato Ughelli pp 538 539 Barotti pp 24 25 Gams p 694 column 2 Presbiterino Barotti pp 25 28 Gams dates p 694 column 2 are only those of the earliest and latest of Presbiterino s documents Tebaldo Barotti pp 28 29 Gams p 694 assigns the dates 14 March 1183 to 13 February 1186 the latter date however is merely the date of his latest known document Stefano Ughelli pp 539 540 Barotti pp 29 30 Uguccione a native of Pisa had been a professor of law at Bologna where he had been the teacher of Pope Innocent III Around 1188 he produced his Summa decretorum He executed a document as Bishop dated 24 August 1192 He died on 29 March 1208 Ughelli p 540 producing two bishops named Ugo by interposing a Theobaldus who was actually a predecessor Barotti pp 30 35 Wolfgang P Muller Huguccio of Pisa Canonist Bishop and Grammarian Viator 22 1991 121 152 Richard K Emmerson 2013 Key Figures in Medieval Europe An Encyclopedia Taylor amp Francis pp 636 637 ISBN 978 1 136 77518 5 Manini II p 83 Giordano was elected but refused the office Rolandus was still alive on 27 April 1231 Ughelli II p 540 Barotti p 35 Gams p 694 column 2 A bull of Pope Innocent IV refers to the late Gravendinus as electus in a bull of confirmation of a grant to the priory of S Georgio de Ferrara O S A The original grant which is quoted was dated 29 May 1237 Ughelli II p 540 Barotti pp 35 36 Gams p 694 column 2 A native of Ferrara Fontana was still only electus when he made a grant to Ugo Abbot of S Bartolomeo on 16 August 1243 Due to the military actions of the Emperor Frederick II the death of Pope Gregory IX 1241 and then the death of Pope Celestine IV 1241 and the vacancy in the Holy See until the election of Pope Innocent IV on 25 June 1243 it was impossible to procure confirmation of his election He was transferred to the diocese of Florence in 1250 and then to Ravenna in 1251 When Innocent IV ordered a crusade against Ezzelino III da Romano in 1254 Archbishop Filippo acted as the Pope s agent in trying to detach Ezzelino s supporters Filippo Fontana died in 1274 and his body was returned to Ferrara for burial in S Bartolommeo Ughelli II p 542 544 Barotti pp 37 43 Gams p 694 column 2 Eubel Hierarchia catholica I pp 247 with note 3 250 415 Quirini a Venetian patrician who had been bishop elect of Creta was provided appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Innocent IV on 12 August 1252 On 20 December 1257 the diocese had a Vicar Capitular i e the episcopal seat was vacant Barotti pp 43 46 E Berger Les Registres d Innocent IV III Paris Fontemoing 1897 p 100 no 5918 Eubel I pp 215 248 Alberto died on 14 August 1274 Ughelli II p 544 Barotti pp 46 48 Gams p 694 column 2 Eubel I p 248 Gianna Vancini 2000 Il beato Alberto Pandoni vescovo di Ferrara 1258 ca 1274 in Italian Ferrara Schifanoia He was approved as Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Gregory X who died in January 1275 Gregory named him Apostolic Legate to the Insubres Lombardy A document notarized by order of Bishop Guilelmus was dated 4 October 1286 Barotti pp 48 51 Eubel I p 248 Federico had been Bishop of Ivrea He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Nicholas IV on 12 February 1289 He died on 16 May 1303 Ughelli II p 544 Barotti pp 51 56 Eubel I p 248 Ottobono held the benefice of the Archdiaconate of Tongres Liege He was appointed bishop by Pope Boniface VIII who died on 11 October 1303 before the bulls could be executed The appointment was confirmed by Pope Benedict XI on 9 January 1304 but Ottobono refused the appointment He never took possession of the diocese Ughelli p 545 Barotti p 56 Eubel I p 248 A native of Vicenza Guido was a member of the family of the Conti di Monte Bello He had been Inquisitor of Ferrara and then the Prior of the Dominican Province of Lombardy He was appointed by Pope Benedict XI on 3 April 1304 He died in 1332 his successor was appointed on 29 February 1332 Ughelli p 545 Barotti p 56 59 Eubel I p 248 Guido da Baisio a Canon of Reggio had been Bishop of Reggio Emilia 1312 1329 then Bishop of Rimini 1329 1332 He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope John XXII on 29 February 1332 He died on 21 April 1349 Ughelli pp 545 546 Barotti pp 59 61 Eubel I pp 197 248 417 A gentleman of Florence Filippo held the offices of Prior of S Pietro di Scaraggio and Provost of the Cathedral Chapter of Florence He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Clement VI on 21 October 1349 He was transferred to the diocese of Florence by Pope Innocent VI on 27 February 1357 He died between April and July 1363 Ughelli p 546 Barotti pp 61 62 Eubel I pp 248 250 Bernardo had been Bishop of Como from which he was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Innocent VI He died in Ferrara on 16 March 1379 Ughelli p 546 Barotti p 62 Eubel I p 248 Cardinal Pierre d Estaing was Papal Legate in Italy residing in Bologna from July 1371 until March 1374 On 13 October 1371 he was assigned the administration of the diocese of Ferrara He was named Bishop of Ostia on 28 September 1373 He returned to Avignon in 1374 and negotiated a peace between the Church and Florence in August 1376 He died in Rome in November 1377 Pierre Jugie Estaing Pierre d Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 43 1993 Aldobrandino was the son of Rinaldo d Este and grandson of Aldobrandino d Este He was named Bishop of Atri by Pope Clement VI on 29 March 1348 and in 1352 he was transferred to the diocese of Modena which he governed for 25 years He was transferred to Ferrara in 1377 and died there in 1381 according to his tombstone on 31 October B Ricci Di Aldobrandino d Este vescovo di Modena e Ferrara e di un frammento di sue visite pastorali Modena tip Vincenzi 1904 Estratto dagli Atti e Memorie della R Deputazione di Storia patria per le provincie modenesi Serie V Vol 3 vol 4 Ughelli p 547 Barotti pp 62 63 Eubel I pp 71 353 who omits d Este from the list of Bishops of Ferrara wrongly and makes him die as Bishop of Modena Guido had been a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter of Ferrara and had been Bishop of Modena He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Urban VI in 1381 according to Ughelli He died in 1383 Ughelli p 547 Barotti pp 63 64 Eubel I p 248 Marcapesci was Bolognese and a doctor of Canon Law His tombstone states that he died in 1392 Barotti p 64 Eubel I p 248 Marcapesci was Prior of S Agatha in Ferrara and Vicar of the Bishop He was elected Abbot of Nonantola in 1366 He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Boniface IX on 4 February 1393 He was named Archbishop of Soltania in Persia on 24 January 1401 Ughelli pp 547 548 Barotti pp 65 74 Eubel pp 248 457 Bojardi was the son of Selvatico Lord of Rubiera his cousin Gherardo Bojardi was a Councilor of Marquis Niccolo of Ferrara He had previously been Bishop of Modena for less than a year He was transferred to Ferrara by Pope Boniface IX on 24 January 1401 He was responsible for the transfer of the alleged relics of the martyr Maurelius in 1429 He resigned in December 1431 Barotti p 74 Ferranti III pp 15 31 Eubel I pp 248 353 Legnamine was appointed Bishop of Belluno e Feltre Fra Bartolommeo was a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere He was appointed Bishop of Massa Maritima in 1472 at the age of 25 and transferred to the diocese of Ferrara on 11 July 1474 In 1475 Sixtus IV granted him the right to appoint to all benefices in the diocese though he and the Cathedral Chapter were to agree on those normally in the gift of the Chapter On 13 April 1480 he was named titular Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem a title which he was allowed to hold while Bishop of Ferrara He died in Bologna in September 1494 Barotti pp 96 97 Ferranti III pp 152 195 Eubel II pp 153 164 187 with note 2 Borja Lanzol was the son of Galceran de Borja y Moncada cousin of Pope Alexander VI and Tecla Navarro de Alpicat Juan was already Archbishop of Monreale appointed on 13 September 1483 though he never visited the diocese Pope Alexander named him a cardinal on 31 August 1492 and gave him the titular church of Santa Susanna He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Alexander on 29 October 1494 though he did not take possession of the diocese until 1497 and was non residentiary He was appointed Vice Chancellor of the Church in 1500 He died in Rome on 1 August 1503 Ferranti III pp 196 244 Eubel II p 153 Cardinal Ippolito d Este I the son of Duke Ercole of Ferrara was Administrator of a number of dioceses but he was never consecrated a bishop He is to be distinguished from his nephew and namesake C Marcora 1958 Il cardinale Ippolito I d Este in Memorie Storiche della diocesi di Milano V Milano 1958 pp 325 520 in Italian Cardinal Salviati was a nephew of Pope Leo X In the 1520s he was Legate in Spain and then three times Legate in France He had an auxiliary bishop in Ferrara from 1529 Ottaviano di Castello of Bologna Doctor in utroque iure Civil and Canon Law He was appointed Bishop of Albano in 1543 Eubel III p 196 with note 3 Luigi was the son of Duke Ercole II d Este of Ferrara On 2 June 1561 he was still in minor orders i e not yet consecrated a bishop Eubel III p 196 with note 5 Rossetti was appointed to the diocese of Ferrara on 8 October 1563 He died on 25 February 1577 Eubel III p 196 Eubel names him as Bishop of Comacchio before he came to Ferrara but his data on p 173 does not accord with his data on p 196 Leoni Barotti pp 115 118 Fontana was appointed Coadjutor bishop for Bishop Paolo Leoni who had become senile on 11 September 1579 Leoni died on 7 August 1590 or in 1597 according to Eubel Fontana held diocesan synods in 1590 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 and 1599 Fontana died on 5 July 1611 Barotti pp 119 121 Eubel III p 197 with note 9 Gauchat IV p 186 Lorenzo Paliotto 2002 Giovanni Fontana vescovo di Ferrara 1590 1611 in Italian Ferrara Cartografica ISBN 978 88 88630 00 7 Leni had previously been Bishop of Mileto Italy He wa named a cardinal on 24 November 1608 by Pope Paul V and assigned the Roman titular church of San Sisto He was transferred to the diocese of Ferrara by Pope Paul V on 3 August 1611 and made his solemn entry into the city on 14 March 1612 He was Archpriest of the Lateran Basilica from 1620 to 1627 where he presided over the opening and closing of the Holy Door in 1625 He died on 3 November 1627 Barotti pp 122 125 Eubel Gauchat Hierarchia catholica IV p 186 with note 2 Magalotti was named a cardinal on 7 October 1624 and assigned the titular church of Santa Maria in Aquiro He was appointed Bishop of Ferrara on 5 May 1628 by Pope Urban VIII He died on 19 September 1637 Eubel Gauchat IV p 186 with note 3 Macchiavelli the nephew of Cardinal Lorenzo Magalotti his predecessor and a cousin of Cardinal Francesco Barberini and Cardinal Antonio Barberini He was only twenty eight years old when appointed Bishop of Ferrara by Pope Urban VIII on 11 October 1638 He was already a Canon of the Vatican Basilica Auditor of the Roman Rota 1633 1638 and had been an Apostolic Nuncio in Cologne during the talks that led to the Peace of Westphalia He was named titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople in 1640 and allowed to keep the diocese of Ferrara He was named a cardinal on 16 December 1641 He died in Ferrara on 22 November 1653 Barotti pp 127 128 Manini pp 193 205 Eubel Gauchat IV pp 24 no 46 162 186 with note 4 Cerri Ritzler Sefrin Hierarchia catholica V p 200 with note 2 Durazzo was appointed Archbishop Personal Title of Spoleto Ritzler Sefrin V p 200 with note 3 Tarugi Ritzler Sefrin V p 200 with note 4 Paolucci Ritzler Sefrin V p 200 with note 5 Del Verme Ritzler Sefrin V p 200 with note 6 Ruffo was administrator for life according to the Bull of 27 July 1735 which granted the bishops the title of Archbishop he was also Bishop of Palestrina Cappelletti p 170 Ritzler Sefrin V p 200 with note 7 Elci Ritzler Sefrin Hierarchia catholica VI p 215 with note 2 Barberini Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 with note 3 Crispi Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 with note 4 Crescenzi Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 with note 5 Giraud Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 with note 6 Mattei was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina Ritzler Sefrin VI p 215 with note 7 Ghisleri Ritzler Sefrin Hierarchia catholica VII p 193 Odescalchi Ritzler Sefrin VII p 194 Filonardi Ritzler Sefrin VII pp 73 194 On 13 January 1843 Cardinal della Genga resigned the diocese of Ferrara to become Papal Legate in Urbino and Pisa He was one of the three cardinals who attempted to govern Rome during the Second Roman Republic of 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