Former Diocese of

Noli

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Noli / Naulen(sis) (Latin)

Suppressed

Notes: United รฆque principaliter with Brugnato 1239โ€“1245.08.13, with Savona 1502.01.04โ€“1503, 1820.11.25โ€“1986.09.30

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Noli (Roman Rite)

Bishop Giulio Sanguineti
(1980.12.15 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

In sanguine suo

Born:1932.02.20 (Santa Giulia di Centaura, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1955.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:1981.01.06
Died:2025.11.06 (Chiavari, Italy โ€  93)

Priest of Chiavari (Italy) (1955.05.29 โ€“ 1980.12.15)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1980.12.15 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1980.12.15 โ€“ 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Savonaโ€“Noli (Italy) (1986.09.30 โ€“ 1989.12.07)

Bishop of La Speziaโ€“Sarzanaโ€“Brugnato (Italy) (1989.12.07 โ€“ 1998.12.19)

Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1998.12.19 โ€“ 2007.07.19)

Bishop Franco Sibilla
(1974.07.15 โ€“ 1980.09.08)

Born:1923.05.05 (Torino, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1952.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1974.09.29
Died:2008.08.12 (Genova, Italy โ€  85)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1974.07.15 โ€“ 1980.09.08)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1974.07.15 โ€“ 1980.09.08)

Bishop of Asti (Italy) (1980.09.08 โ€“ 1989.03.16)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Parodi
(1948.09.14 โ€“ 1974.07.15)

Born:1899.03.13 (Stella Santa Giustina, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1923.03.31
Consecrated Bishop:1948.10.28
Died:1995.01.11 (โ€  95)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1948.09.14 โ€“ 1974.07.15)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1948.09.14 โ€“ 1974.07.15)

Bishop Pasquale Righetti
(1926.12.20 โ€“ 1948.07.07)

Born:1868.05.29 (Cornice, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1891.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1914.05.10
Died:1948.07.07 (โ€  80)

Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) (1914.03.27 โ€“ 1926.12.20)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1926.12.20 โ€“ 1948.07.07)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1926.12.20 โ€“ 1948.07.07)

Bishop Giuseppe Salvatore Scatti
(1898.01.09 โ€“ 1926.06.30)

Born:1843.01.19 (Lecco, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1866.11.04
Consecrated Bishop:1898.02.27
Died:1926.06.30 (โ€  83)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1898.01.09 โ€“ 1926.06.30)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1898.01.09 โ€“ 1926.06.30)

Bishop Alessandro Riccardi di Netro (later Archbishop)
(1842.01.24 โ€“ 1867.02.22)

Born:1808.05.23 (Biella, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1832.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:1842.02.20
Died:1870.10.16 (โ€  62)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1842.01.24 โ€“ 1867.02.22)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1842.01.24 โ€“ 1867.02.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) (1867.02.22 โ€“ 1870.10.16)

Bishop Giuseppe Vincenzo Airenti, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1820.11.25 โ€“ 1830.07.05)

Born:1767.06.20? (Dolcedo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1790.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:1820.10.08
Died:1831.09.03 (โ€  64)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1820.10.02 โ€“ 1830.07.05)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1820.11.25 โ€“ 1830.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1830.07.05 โ€“ 1831.09.03)

Fr. Vincenzo Maria Maggiolo
(Apostolic Administrator 1819 โ€“ 1820.01.29)

Bishop Benedetto Solaro, O.P.
(1778.06.01 โ€“ 1814.04.13)

Born:1742.03.09 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1765.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:1778.06.07
Died:1814.04.13 (โ€  72)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1778.06.01 โ€“ 1814.04.13)

Bishop Antonio Maria Arduini, O.F.M. Conv.
(1746.03.09 โ€“ 1777.12.16)

Born:1691.09.03
Ordained Priest:1713.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:1746.04.12
Died:1777.12.16 (โ€  86)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1746.03.09 โ€“ 1777.12.16)

Bishop Costantino Serra, C.R.S.
(1738 โ€“ 1746.03.09)

Born:1687.03.10
Ordained Priest:1710.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:1737.06.10
Died:1763.12.21 (โ€  76)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1738 โ€“ 1746.03.09)

Bishop of Albenga (Italy) (1746.03.09 โ€“ 1763.12.21)

Bishop Marco Giacinto Gandolfo
(1713.03.24 โ€“ 1737.04.16)

Born:1658.06.26
Ordained Priest:1687.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:1713.05.01
Died:1737.04.16 (โ€  78)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1713.03.24 โ€“ 1737.04.16)

Bishop Giuseppe Sauli Bargagli, C.R.M.
(1710 โ€“ 1712.11.10)

Born:1649?
Ordained Priest:1674.05.19
Died:1712.11.10 (โ€  62)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1710 โ€“ 1712.11.10)

Bishop Paolo Andrea Borelli, B.
(1700.05.24 โ€“ 1710)

Born:1652?
Consecrated Bishop:1700.06.27
Died:1710.03.02 (โ€  57)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1700.05.24 โ€“ 1710)

Bishop Giacomo Porrata
(1687 โ€“ 1699.09)

Born:1622.10.12?
Consecrated Bishop:1687.07.13
Died:1699.09 (โ€  76)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1687 โ€“ 1699.09)

Bishop Stefano Martini
(1647 โ€“ 1687)

Born:1605?
Consecrated Bishop:1646.03.11
Died:1687.02 (โ€  81)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1647 โ€“ 1687)

Bishop Angelo Moscardi
(1616? โ€“ 1645)

Born:1581?
Died:1645? (โ€  64)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1616? โ€“ 1645)

Bishop Timoteo Berardi, O. Carm.
(1588 โ€“ 1616.04.18)

Died:1616.04.18

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1588 โ€“ 1616.04.18)

Bishop Leonardo Trucco
(1572.06.02 โ€“ 1587?)

Consecrated Bishop:1572.08.24
Died:1587?

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1572.06.02 โ€“ 1587?)

Bishop Massimiliano Doria
(1549 โ€“ 1572)

Died:1572

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1549 โ€“ 1572)

Cardinal Girolamo Doria
(Apostolic Administrator 1534.04.13 โ€“ 1549.02.25)

Bishop Vincenzo dโ€™Aste
(1525 โ€“ 1534)

Died:1534

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1525 โ€“ 1534)

Bishop Gaspare Doria
(1519 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1519 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Vincenzo Boverio
(1506.08.08 โ€“ 1519?)

Died:1519?

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1506.08.08 โ€“ 1519?)

Bishop Gian Francesco Foderato
(1505.08.23 โ€“ 1506)

Died:1506

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1505.08.23 โ€“ 1506)

Bishop Antonio Ferrero (later Cardinal)
(1504.01.08 โ€“ 1504.08.13)

Born: (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1504.04.09
Created Cardinal in pectore:1505.12.01
Revealed as Cardinal:1505.12.12
Deposed as Cardinal:1507.08.01
Died:1508.07.23

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1504.01.08 โ€“ 1504.08.13)

Apostolic Administrator of Gubbio (Italy) (1504.08.13 โ€“ 1508.07.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitale (1505.12.17 โ€“ 1507.08.01)

Pro-Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1506? โ€“ 1507.08.01)

Bishop of Perugia (Italy) (1506.03.30 โ€“ 1507.08.01)

Cardinal Lorenzo Cibo deโ€™ Mari
(Apostolic Administrator 1503.01 โ€“ 1503.12.21)

Bishop Galeotto della Rovere
(1502.01.24 โ€“ 1503.01)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1502.01.24 โ€“ 1503.01)

Bishop of Savona (Italy) (1502.01.24 โ€“ 1504)

Bishop Domenico Vacchiero
(1485.12.02 โ€“ 1502.01.24)

Died:1511.02.20

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1485.12.02 โ€“ 1502.01.24)

Bishop of Ventimiglia (Italy) (1502.01.24 โ€“ 1510)

Bishop Paolo Giustiniani
(1460.03.24 โ€“ 1485)

Died:1485

Bishop of Bjรธrgvin (Norway) (1457.03.11 โ€“ 1460.03.24)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1460.03.24 โ€“ 1485)

Bishop Napoleone Fieschi
(1448.08.07 โ€“ 1459)

Died:1466

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1448.08.07 โ€“ 1459)

Apostolic Administrator of Albenga (Italy) (1459.12.21 โ€“ 1466)

Cardinal Giorgio Fieschi
(Apostolic Administrator 1447.02.13 โ€“ 1448.08.07)

Bishop Marco Vigerio, O.F.M.
(1437 โ€“ 1447?)

Died:1447?

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1437 โ€“ 1447?)

Bishop Marco
(1406.03.23 โ€“ 1437)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1406.03.23 โ€“ 1437)

Archbishop Corrado de Cloaco
(1396.09.13 โ€“ ?)

Bishop of Sulci (Italy) (1387 โ€“ 1390.08.23)

Bishop of Amelia (Italy) (1390.08.23 โ€“ 1392.12.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy) (1392.12.05 โ€“ 1396.09.13)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1396.09.13 โ€“ ?)

Bishop Luchino, O.F.M.
(1381 โ€“ 1396)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1381 โ€“ 1396)

Bishop Giovanni Fieschi
(Apostolic Administrator 1366 โ€“ 1381)

Bishop Amedeo dโ€™Alba, O.F.M.
(1346.02.15 โ€“ 1366)

Bishop of Lango (Greece) (1342.07.17 โ€“ 1346.02.15)

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1346.02.15 โ€“ 1366)

Bishop Teodesco
(1328? โ€“ 1346)

Died:1346

Bishop of Noli (Italy) (1328? โ€“ 1346)

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