Vinelli was born at Santa Margherita Ligure in 1832. He studied at the seminary of Chiavari, and was ordained a priest in 1857. He became a notable preacher in Genoa and many cities of northern Italy. He became a friend of Cardinal Gaetano Alimonda, Archbishop of Turin, also a vigorous preacher and polemicist, and dedicated several books to him. He was a canon of the Basilica of Carignano was named a bishop by Pope Leo XIII on 29 July 1892. Vinelli died on 26 December 1910. La settimana religiosa periodico religioso di Genova (in Italian). Genova: Tipografia della Gioventù. 1892. p. 599. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, pp. 209, 261.
Gamberoni was born in 1868, and ordained a priest of the diocese of Milan in 1891. He had served as spiritual director in the seminary of the diocese of Milan. He was appointed Bishop of Chiavari by Pope Pius X on 10 April 1911. He was transferred from Chiavari to the archdiocese of Vercelli on 22 March 1917 by Pope Benedict XV. He died there on 17 February 1929. The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. Supplement 1. New York: Encyclopedia Press. 1922. p. 185.
Born in Genoa in 1861, Serafino had been Mitred Abbot of Nostra Signora del Rimedio in Genoa, when he was appointed Bishop of Biella on 2 December 1912 by Pope Pius X. He was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 22 March 1917, but resigned and was granted the honorary title of Bishop of Tricala (Thessaly, Greece) on 4 August 1917. He died in 1924. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). Vol. IV. Rome: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis. 1912. p. 698. The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. Supplement 1. New York: Encyclopedia Press. 1922. p. 185. Annuario pontificio (Roma 1921), p. 319. Pięta, Hierarchia catholica IX, p. 95.
Marchesani was born in Scannabue, a small commune northwest of Crema in Lombardy in 1889. He had been private secretary of Cardinal Dalmazio Minoretti, Archbishop of Genoa (1925–1938). He was appointed Bishop of Cava and Sarno, near Salerno, on 30 January 1939 by Pope Pius XI. He was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 22 April 1948 by Pope Pius XII. Marchesani participated in the Second Vatican Council. He died on 4 July 1971. Annuario pontificio (in Italian). Rome: Tipografia poliglotta vaticana. 1942. p. 123. Roberto P. Violi (1990). Episcopato e società meridionale durante il fascismo (1922-1939) (in Italian). Roma: A.V.E. p. 108. ISBN9788882845063. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Maverna was born at Landriano (Pavia) in 1920. He was consecrated a bishop at Pavia on 17 October 1965, given the titular diocese of Vannida, and named Auxiliary Bishop of La Spezia, where he became Rector of the seminary at Sarzana. In 1966 he was named Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Chiavari, and in 1971 was appointed Bishop of Chiavari. In 1972 he was named General Assistant of Catholic Action, and in 1976 the General Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference. He was appointed Archbishop of Ferrara and Bishop of Comacchio on 25 March 1982. He reached the mandatory retirement age and submitted his resignation on 8 September 1995. He died on 1 June 1998. Annuario Diocesano 1984. Arcidiocesi di Ferrara (in Italian). Ferrara: Archidiocesis Ferrariensis. 1984. p. 13. GGKEY:7AFHLUS3BS8. Annuario Pontificio (Roma 1990), p. 218. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Ferrari was born at Comunnouvo near Bergamo in 1920. He held degrees in the Arts and law. He was ordained a priest in 1943, and served as assistant pastor at Filago and Comunnuovo. In 1949 he was named spiritual director at the regional seminary in Benevento, and then in 1953 at the seminary in Siena, and then in 1961 at the major Roman seminary. In 1970 he was appointed titular bishop of Velia and made Auxiliary Bishop of Gaeta; he was consecrated bishop in Rome by Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua on 25 October 1970. He was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 22 February 1973. He submitted his compulsory resignation on reaching retirement age, which was accepted by Pope John Paul II on 24 September 1995. He died in Genoa on 20 December 2006. Bortolo Belotti (1989). Storia di Bergamo e dei bergamaschi (in Italian). Vol. 8. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis. p. 58. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, archived from the original on 2007-11-19, retrieved 2008-03-14.
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Each synod is noted in the biography of the bishop who presided over it: Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Casabona was born at Camogli (diocese of Genoa) in 1867, and served as a parish priest and as a spiritual director of students at the seminary of Genoa, and then at the Pontifical Lateran College in Rome. He was appointed Bishop of Chiavari on 3 November 1917 by Pope Benedict XV. He founded the diocesan newspapers, and the retirement home for priests at Rapallo. He was a vigorous supporter of "Catholic Action". He died on 6 March 1948. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Marchesani was born in Scannabue, a small commune northwest of Crema in Lombardy in 1889. He had been private secretary of Cardinal Dalmazio Minoretti, Archbishop of Genoa (1925–1938). He was appointed Bishop of Cava and Sarno, near Salerno, on 30 January 1939 by Pope Pius XI. He was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 22 April 1948 by Pope Pius XII. Marchesani participated in the Second Vatican Council. He died on 4 July 1971. Annuario pontificio (in Italian). Rome: Tipografia poliglotta vaticana. 1942. p. 123. Roberto P. Violi (1990). Episcopato e società meridionale durante il fascismo (1922-1939) (in Italian). Roma: A.V.E. p. 108. ISBN9788882845063. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Maverna was born at Landriano (Pavia) in 1920. He was consecrated a bishop at Pavia on 17 October 1965, given the titular diocese of Vannida, and named Auxiliary Bishop of La Spezia, where he became Rector of the seminary at Sarzana. In 1966 he was named Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Chiavari, and in 1971 was appointed Bishop of Chiavari. In 1972 he was named General Assistant of Catholic Action, and in 1976 the General Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference. He was appointed Archbishop of Ferrara and Bishop of Comacchio on 25 March 1982. He reached the mandatory retirement age and submitted his resignation on 8 September 1995. He died on 1 June 1998. Annuario Diocesano 1984. Arcidiocesi di Ferrara (in Italian). Ferrara: Archidiocesis Ferrariensis. 1984. p. 13. GGKEY:7AFHLUS3BS8. Annuario Pontificio (Roma 1990), p. 218. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Ferrari was born at Comunnouvo near Bergamo in 1920. He held degrees in the Arts and law. He was ordained a priest in 1943, and served as assistant pastor at Filago and Comunnuovo. In 1949 he was named spiritual director at the regional seminary in Benevento, and then in 1953 at the seminary in Siena, and then in 1961 at the major Roman seminary. In 1970 he was appointed titular bishop of Velia and made Auxiliary Bishop of Gaeta; he was consecrated bishop in Rome by Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua on 25 October 1970. He was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 22 February 1973. He submitted his compulsory resignation on reaching retirement age, which was accepted by Pope John Paul II on 24 September 1995. He died in Genoa on 20 December 2006. Bortolo Belotti (1989). Storia di Bergamo e dei bergamaschi (in Italian). Vol. 8. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis. p. 58. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Careggio was born at Tonengo di Mazzè (Torino) in 1937. He was a Canon of the Collegiate Church of Ss. Pietro e Orso in Aosta (1982), and was director of the "Corriere della Valle d'Aosta" from 1982-1984. On 5 August 1995 Careggio was appointed Bishop of Chiavari by Pope John Paul II. He was transferred to the diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, from which he retired on 25 January 2014. Annuario Pontificio (Città del Vaticano 2004), p. 149. Diocesi di Chiavari, I vescovi della diocesi di Chiavari; retrieved: 2018-12-05. (in Italian)
Tanisini was born in Ravenna in 1945 and ordained a priest in 1969. He was appointed titular bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Genoa on 2 July 1996. He was consecrated on 14 September by Cardinal Giuseppe Siri. He served as Administrator of the diocese between the transfer of Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi to Milan, and the arrival of Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone. Tanasini was transferred to the diocese of Chiavari on 20 March 2004, and made his official entry into the diocese on 16 May. Diocesi di Chiavari, Vescovo: Biografia Mons. Alberto Tanasini; retrieved: 2018-11-05. (in Italian)
Diocesi di Chiavari, Parrocchie; retrieved: 2018-05-12. (in Italian)
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Umberto Benigni, "Chiavari."The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 3 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908); retrieved: 11 May 2018.
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