Territorial Prelature of Loreto, Italy 🇮🇹

Present Prelates

Archbishop-Prelate (2017.05.20 – ...):

Archbishop Fabio Dal Cin (61)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

Ordinaries

Prelates of Loreto (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Fabio Dal Cin (61)
(2017.05.20 – ...)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy)
Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

In te Domine speravi

Born:	1965.01.23 (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1990.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.07.09

Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) (1990.12.07 – 2017.05.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2012.09.10 – 2017.05.20)

Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (2017.05.20 – 2023.08.01)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (2017.05.20 – ...)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (2017.05.20 – ...)

Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci (84)
(2007.10.18 – 2017.05.20)

Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy)
Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

Prior dilexit nos

Born:	1941.12.04 (Fano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1966.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.01.06

Priest of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy) (1966.03.19 – 1989.10.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1975.01.10 – 1985.01.04)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1985.01.04 – 1989.10.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia (1989.10.21 – 1996.03.09)

Titular Archbishop of Torcello (1989.10.21 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya (1996.03.09 – 2004.10.16)

Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (1996.03.09 – 2004.10.16)

Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark (2004.10.16 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Finland (2004.10.16 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland (2004.10.16 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Norway (2004.10.16 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden (2004.10.16 – 2007.10.18)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (2007.10.18 – 2017.05.20)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (2007.10.18 – 2017.05.20)

Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (2014.03.08 – 2017.05.20)

Fr. Stefano Vita, F.F.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 2007.10.02 – 2007.10.18)

Archbishop Gianni Danzi
(2005.02.22 – 2007.10.02)

Sub tuum præsidium

Born:	1940.01.25 (Viggiù, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1966.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.05.24
Died:	2007.10.02 (Barasso, Italy † 67)

Priest of Lugano (Switzerland) (1966.12.17 – 1996.05.02)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1987.06.03 – 1994.11.17)

Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1994 – 2001.02.02)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.11.17 – 1996.05.02)

Titular Bishop of Castello (1996.05.02 – 2005.02.22)

Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State (2001.02.22 – 2005.02.22)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (2005.02.22 – 2007.10.02)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (2005.02.22 – 2007.10.02)

Archbishop Angelo Comastri (82) (later Cardinal)
(1996.11.09 – 2005.02.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro pro hac vice Title
Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy)
President emeritus of Fabric of Saint Peter
Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
Vicar General for the Vatican City State emeritus of Roma (Italy)

Deus caritas est

Born:	1943.09.17 (Sorano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1967.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.09.12
Created Cardinal:	2007.11.24

Priest of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy) (1967.03.11 – 1990.07.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1985.04.19 – 1990.07.25)

Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy) (1990.07.25 – 1994.03.03)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (1996.11.09 – 2005.02.05)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (1996.11.09 – 2005.02.05)

Vice-President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception (1997.10.31 – 2012.12.04)

Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (2005.02.05 – 2006.10.31)

Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) (2005.02.05 – 2021.02.20)

President of Fabric of Saint Peter (2005.02.05 – 2021.02.20)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (2006.10.31 – 2021.02.20)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Salvatore in Lauro (2007.11.24 [2008.05.24] – 2018.05.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro pro hac vice Title (2018.05.19 – ...)

Archbishop Pasquale Macchi
(1988.12.10 – 1996.10.07)

Born:	1923.11.09 (Varese, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1946.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.01.06
Died:	2006.04.05 (Milano, Italy † 82)

Priest of Milano (Italy) (1946.06.15 – 1988.12.10)

Private Secretary of the Pope (1963.06.21 – 1978.08.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1964.06.13 – 1988.12.10)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (1988.12.10 – 1996.10.07)

Archbishop Loris Francesco Capovilla (later Cardinal)
(1971.09.25 – 1988.12.10)

Obœdientia et pax

Born:	1915.10.14 (Pontelongo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1940.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.07.16
Created Cardinal:	2014.02.22
Died:	2016.05.26 (Bergamo, Italy † 100)

Priest of Venezia (Italy) (1940.05.23 – 1967.06.26)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1955.12.11 – 1958.12.12)

Private Secretary of the Pope (1958.10.28 – 1963.06.03)

Domestic Prelate (1958.12.12 – 1960.03.22)

Privy Chamberlain Participantium (1960.03.22 – 1967.06.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) (1967.06.26 – 1971.09.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Vasto (Italy) (1967.06.26 – 1971.09.25)

Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (1971.09.25 – 1988.12.10)

Titular Archbishop of Mesembria (1971.09.25 – 2014.02.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (2014.02.22 – 2016.05.26)

Archbishop Aurelio Sabattani (later Cardinal)
(1965.06.24 – 1971.09.25)

Radicatus in caritate

Born:	1912.10.18 (Casal Fiumanese, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1935.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1965.07.25
Created Cardinal:	1983.02.02
Died:	2003.04.19 (Vatican City State † 90)

Priest of Imola (Italy) (1935.07.26 – 1955.01.31)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1943.09.30 – 1955.01.31)

Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota (1955.01.31 – 1965.06.24)

Bishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) (1965.06.24 – 1971.09.25)

Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima (1965.06.24 – 1983.02.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Cingoli (Italy) (1968 – 1969)

Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1971 – 1983.02.02)

Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1971.09.30 – 1982.05.17)

Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1982.05.17 – 1983.02.03)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (1983.02.02 – 1993.04.05)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1983.02.03 – 1988.07.01)

President of Fabric of Saint Peter (1983.02.08 – 1991.07.01)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1983.02.08 – 1991.07.01)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (1990.11.26 – 1993.04.05)

Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) (1991.01.14 – 1991.07.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title (1993.04.05 – 2003.04.19)

Apostolic Administrators of Loreto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Angelo Prinetto
(1961.10.18 – 1965.04.25)

Born:	1906.09.17 (Bussoleno, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1929.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.12.08
Died:	1993.05.29 († 86)

Apostolic Administrator of Loreto (Italy) (1961.10.18 – 1965.04.25)

Titular Bishop of Hadriane (1961.10.18 – 1993.05.29)

Bishop Gaetano Malchiodi (later Archbishop)
(1935.01.25 – 1960.01.26)

Born:	1878.01.02 (Piacenza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1900.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.02.10
Died:	1965.01.22 (Piacenza, Italy † 87)

Titular Bishop of Cana (1935.01.25 – 1960.01.26)

Apostolic Administrator of Loreto (Italy) (1935.01.25 – 1960.01.26)

Titular Archbishop of Amasea (1960.01.26 – 1965.01.22)

Bishops of Loreto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Aluigi Cossio (later Archbishop)
(1923.12.20 – 1934.09.15)

Born:	1874.05.16 (Cividale del Friuli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1897.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1924.03.25
Died:	1956.01.03 († 81)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1923.12.20 – 1934.09.15)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1923.12.20 – 1955.08.12)

Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia (1955.08.12 – 1956.01.03)

Bishop Alfonso Andreoli
(1911.12.20 – 1923.11.10)

Born:	1850.09.13 (Pergola, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1873.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1896.12.06
Died:	1923.11.10 († 73)

Bishop of Montefeltro (Italy) (1896.12.06 – 1911.12.20)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1911.12.20 – 1923.11.10)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1911.12.20 – 1923.11.10)

Bishop Vittorio Amedeo Ranuzzi de’ Bianchi (later Cardinal)
(1903.06.22 – 1911.11.27)

Born:	1857.07.14 (Bologna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1880.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1903.07.12
Created Cardinal:	1916.12.04
Died:	1927.02.16 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1903.06.22 – 1911.11.27)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1903.06.22 – 1911.11.27)

Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1911.11.27 – 1916.12.04)

Master of Papal Chamber of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1911.11.30 – 1914.09.07)

Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1914.09.07 – 1916.12.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1916.12.07 – 1927.02.16)

Bishop Guglielmo Giustini
(1898.03.24 – 1903.04.27)

Born:	1846.01.21 (Senigallia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1869.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1898.03.25
Died:	1903.04.27 († 57)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1898.03.24 – 1903.04.27)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1898.03.24 – 1903.04.27)

Bishop Tommaso Gallucci
(1867.02.22 – 1897.10.03)

Born:	1813.10.12 (Ancona, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1837.01.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.03.10
Died:	1897.10.03 († 83)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1867.02.22 – 1897.10.03)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1867.02.22 – 1897.10.03)

Bishop Giuseppe Cardoni (later Archbishop)
(1863.12.21 – 1867.02.22)

Born:	1802.02.27 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1829.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.11.07
Died:	1873.04.07 († 71)

President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1850 – 1873)

Titular Bishop of Carystus (1852.09.21 – 1863.12.21)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1863.12.21 – 1867.02.22)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1863.12.21 – 1867.02.22)

Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1867.02.22 – 1873.04.07)

Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives (1870.06.08 – 1873.04.07)

Bishop Giovanni Francesco Magnani
(1855.09.28 – 1861.08.06)

Born:	1802.10.18 (Bologna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1825.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1855.10.14
Died:	1861.08.06 († 58)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1855.09.28 – 1861.08.06)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1855.09.28 – 1861.08.06)

Archbishop Francesco Brigante Colonna
(1846.07.27 – 1855.05.29)

Born:	1807.11.03 (Tivoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1830.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.02.16
Died:	1855.05.29 († 47)

Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1845.01.20 – 1846.07.27)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1846.07.27 – 1855.05.29)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1846.07.27 – 1855.05.29)

Bishop Alessandro Bernetti
(1831.09.30 – 1846.07.03)

Born:	1777.10.30 (Fermo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1810.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1831.11.01
Died:	1846.07.03 († 68)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1831.09.30 – 1846.07.03)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1831.09.30 – 1846.07.03)

Bishop Stefano Bellini
(1807.03.23 – 1831.09.08)

Born:	1740.09.06 (Osimo, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1800.08.17
Died:	1831.09.08 († 91)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1800.08.11 – 1807.03.23)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1807.03.23 – 1831.09.08)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1807.03.23 – 1831.09.08)

Bishop Felice Paoli
(1800.05.12 – 1806.09.28?)

Born:	1738.05.28 (Cingoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1761.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1779.09.21
Died:	1806.09.28? († 68)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1779.08 – 1800.05.12)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1800.05.12 – 1806.09.28?)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1800.05.12 – 1806.09.28?)

Bishop Ciriaco Vecchioni
(1767.12.14 – 1787.06.12)

Born:	1711.05.24
Ordained Priest:	1734.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1767.12.21
Died:	1787.06.12 († 76)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1767.12.14 – 1787.06.12)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1767.12.14 – 1787.06.12)

Bishop Gian Antonio Bachettoni
(1749.12.01 – 1767.08.30)

Born:	1690.11.30
Ordained Priest:	1713.01.08
Died:	1767.08.30 († 76)

Bishop of Anagni (Italy) (1737.01.11 – 1749.12.01)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1749.12.01 – 1767.08.30)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1749.12.01 – 1767.08.30)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Campagnoli
(1746.03.28 – 1749.06.25)

Born:	1684.09.12?
Ordained Priest:	1717.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1746.04.12
Died:	1749.06.25 († 64)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1746.03.28 – 1749.06.25)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1746.03.28 – 1749.06.25)

Bishop Vincenzo Antonio Maria Muscetolla
(1728.12.25 – 1746.01.16)

Born:	1697.01.10
Ordained Priest:	1723.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1728.12.25
Died:	1746.01.16 († 49)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1728.12.25 – 1746.01.16)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1728.12.25 – 1746.01.16)

Bishop Benedetto Bussi
(1727.07.14 – 1728.10.02)

Born:	1688.03.20
Ordained Priest:	1715.04.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1727.07.14
Died:	1728.10.02 († 40)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1727.07.14 – 1728.10.02)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1727.07.14 – 1728.10.02)

Bishop Lorenzo Gherardi
(1693.06.08 – 1727.04.05)

Born:	1645.08.10?
Consecrated Bishop:	1693.06.14
Died:	1727.04.05 († 81)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1693.06.08 – 1727.04.05)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1693.06.08 – 1727.04.05)

Bishop Raimondo Ferretti (later Archbishop)
(1690.07.10 – 1692.01.09)

Born:	1650.11.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1674.03.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1690.08.06
Died:	1719.03.24 († 68)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1690.07.10 – 1692.01.09)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1690.07.10 – 1692.01.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1692.01.09 – 1719.03.24)

Bishop Guarnerio Guarnieri
(1682.02.16 – 1689.12.30)

Ordained Priest:	1655.10.17
Died:	1689.12.30

Bishop of Segni (Italy) (1655.10.25 – 1682.02.16)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1682.02.16 – 1689.12.30)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1682.02.16 – 1689.12.30)

Cardinal Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S.
(1676.02.24 – 1682.01.09)

Born:	1607 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1643.07.26
Created Cardinal:	1675.05.27
Died:	1688.05.08 (Roma, Italy † 80)

Bishop of Termoli (Italy) (1643.07.13 – 1644.06.13)

Bishop of Ortona (Italy) (1644.06.13 – 1652.08.26)

Bishop of Campli (Italy) (1644.06.13 – 1652.08.26)

Bishop of Bitonto (Italy) (1652.08.26 – 1668.05.14)

Master of Papal Chamber of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1670.12.23 – 1675.05.27)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1671.01.19 – 1675.05.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1675.07.15 – 1688.05.08)

Archbishop-Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1676.02.24 – 1682.01.09)

Archbishop-Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1676.02.24 – 1682.01.09)

Patriarch ad personam (1676.02.24 – 1682.01.09)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1685.04.09 – 1687.03.03)

Bishop Giacinto Cordella
(1666.12.15 – 1675.11.15)

Born:	1603?
Consecrated Bishop:	1635.10.28
Died:	1675.11.15 († 71)

Bishop of Venafro (Italy) (1635.10.01 – 1666.12.15)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1666.12.15 – 1675.11.15)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1666.12.15 – 1675.11.15)

Bishop Amico Panico
(1634.12.04 – 1661.10.16)

Born:	1594?
Consecrated Bishop:	1632.11.30
Died:	1661.10.16 († 66)

Bishop of Sarsina (Italy) (1632 – 1634.12.04)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1634.12.04 – 1661.10.16)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1634.12.04 – 1661.10.16)

Cardinal Giulio Roma
(1621.03.17 – 1634.08.21)

Born:	1584.09.16 (Milano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1621.01.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1621.05.16
Died:	1652.09.16 (Roma, Italy † 68)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1621.03.03 – 1639.03.28)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1621.03.17 – 1634.08.21)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1621.03.17 – 1634.08.21)

Bishop of Tivoli (Italy) (1634.08.21 – 1652.09.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1639.03.28 – 1644.07.13)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1644.07.13 – 1645.10.23)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1645.10.23 – 1652.04.29)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1645.10.23 – 1652.04.29)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1652.04.29 – 1652.09.16)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1652.04.29 – 1652.09.16)

Cardinal Agostino Galamini, O.P.
(1613.02.11 – 1620.04.29)

Born:	1553 (Brisighella, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1611.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1613.03.12
Died:	1639.09.06 (Osimo, Italy † 85)

Master of the Sacred Palace of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1607 – 1608)

Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans) (1608 – 1612)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli (1612.11.14 – 1639.09.06)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1613.02.11 – 1620.04.29)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1613.02.11 – 1620.04.29)

Bishop of Osimo (Italy) (1620.04.29 – 1639.09.06)

Bishop Rutilio Benzoni
(1586.12.16 – 1613.01.31)

Born:	1542?
Consecrated Bishop:	1586.12.28
Died:	1613.01.31 († 70)

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1586.12.16 – 1613.01.31)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1592.02.09 – 1613.01.31)

Bishop Francesco Cantucci
(1586.03.23 – 1586.11.26)

Consecrated Bishop:	1586.03.30?
Died:	1586.11.26

Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1586.03.23 – 1586.11.26)

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