"...ipsos Placentinos et Parmenses ad subeundem judicium nostrum sufficientissima in manibus tuis hinc inde praestita cautione, vel Parmenses, ut borgum ipsum nomine nostro in manibus tuis tenendum assignent restituendum per nos eis quibus jure fuerit assignandum, omni occasione escusatione, dilatione, appellatione et recusatione cessantibus, nostra fretus auctoritate compellas...." J. P. Migne (ed.), Patrologiae Latinae Cursus Completus Vol. CCXIV (Paris 1890), pp. 580-582, Epistle II, 39 (27 April 1199). Istoria del dominio temporale della sede apostolica nel Ducato di Parma e Piacenza (in Italian). Roma. 1720. pp. 75–77.
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Of a noble family of Piacenza, Scotti, the Marquis of Montalbo, held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. Scotti was also and principally a papal diplomat; under Pope Urban VIII he was Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1630–1639), and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1639 – 1641). On his return from France he was named Vicar of the Vatican Basilica. He also became Governor of the Marches. On 5 August 1645 he was relieved on the responsibility for the diocese of Borgo San Donnino, which he resigned on 13 March 1650. He took up the post of Prefect of the Apostolic Palace on 20 December 1653. He died in retirement in Piacenza in 1666. Ughelli, p. 71. Cappelletti, pp. 83-84. Gauchat, p. 124 with note 5. Gian Pietro Pozzi (1995). Le Porpore di Casa Farnese: luci ed ombre nella Controriforma (in Italian). Piacenza: TipLeCo. p. 101.
Basetti was born in Vairo (diocese of Parma) in 1790. He was a courtier of principessa Antonia di Borbone, dama Orsolina, and was her confessor for thirteen years. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia on 18 December 1834. On 22 June 1843 he was transferred by Pope Gregory XVI to the diocese of Borgo San Donnino. He died on 16 June 1857. Notizie per l'anno 1855 (in Italian). Roma: typographia della rev. cam. apostolica. 1835. pp. 99–100."Sebastenus in Phrygia". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 April 2017.[self-published source] Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, pp. 122, 338. Lodovico Gambara (1966). Le Ville Parmensi (in Italian). Parma: La Nazionale. p. 334.
Manicardi was born in Rubiera (Reggio) in 1825. He was appointed bishop of Borgo San Donnino on 19 September 1879, and consecrated in Rome on 28 September by Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta. He took possession of the diocese on 1 February 1880. He was transferred to the diocese of Reggio Emilia by Pope Leo XIII on 7 June 1886. He died on 20 October 1901. Giuseppe Bertolotti (1886). Statistica ecclesiastica d'Italia (in Italian). Savona: tipografia di A. Ricci. p. 304. Ritzler-Sefrin, VIII, p. 163.
A native of Piacenza, Pozzi belonged to the family of the Counts of Castronuovo. He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure, and was several times an ambassador of the Duke of Parma. Pozzi was appointed bishop in the Consistory of 30 March 1620 by Pope Paul V. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome on 5 April 1620 by Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini. He died on 25 August 1626. Ughelli, p. 70. Gams, p. 742 column 2. Gauchat, p. 124, with note 4. David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org"Bishop (Thomas) Alfonso Pozzi"; retrieved 4 December 2016.[self-published source]
Basetti was born in Vairo (diocese of Parma) in 1790. He was a courtier of principessa Antonia di Borbone, dama Orsolina, and was her confessor for thirteen years. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia on 18 December 1834. On 22 June 1843 he was transferred by Pope Gregory XVI to the diocese of Borgo San Donnino. He died on 16 June 1857. Notizie per l'anno 1855 (in Italian). Roma: typographia della rev. cam. apostolica. 1835. pp. 99–100."Sebastenus in Phrygia". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 April 2017.[self-published source] Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, pp. 122, 338. Lodovico Gambara (1966). Le Ville Parmensi (in Italian). Parma: La Nazionale. p. 334.
Vezzoli was appointed Bishop of Fidenza on 17 March 2017, and consecrated a bishop on 2 July 2017; he was formally installed on his episcopal seat on 16 July 2017. Diocesi di Fidenza, Home » Vescovo » Biografia Mons. Ovidio Vezzoli; retrieved: 19 September 2018. (in Italian)
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Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Giuseppe Fabbrucci", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 2018-09-22.
Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Maurizio Galli", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 27 September 2018.
Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Paolo Rota", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 2018-09-24.
Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Mario Zanchin", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 2018-09-22.
Born at Peli di Coli (Piacenza), Buscarini studied with the Jesuits in Piacenza, and then at the diocesan seminary. Ordained in 1842, he spent three years teaching in the minor seminary, and then taught philosophy (Thomas Aquinas) in the Major Seminary at Borgo San Donnino. He was appointed a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter, then Archdeacon, and then diocesan Vicar General of Bishop Bosetti. At Bosetti's death in 1857 he was elected Vicar Capitular. He was named Bishop of Borgo San Donnino on 24 November 1871, and was consecrated a bishop in Piacenza, by Bishop Antonio Ranza. As bishop, he continued his seminary teaching. He died on 11 September 1872, during a pilgrimage to Fontanellato. Ritzler-Sefrin, VIII, p. 163. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Giuseppe Buscarini", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 2018-09-25.
Guindani was appointed Bishop of Borgo San Donnino on 21 December 1872 by Pope Pius IX. He was transferred to the diocese of Bergamo, from 19 September 1879 until his death on 21 October 1904. Ritzler-Sefrin, VIII, pp. 147, 163. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Gaetano Guindani", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 25 September 2018.
Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Giovanni Battista Tescari", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 22 September 2018.
Fabbrucci was born in Cancelli di Reggiolo (FI) in 1861. He was a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter of Fiesole, and he taught theology at the Minor Seminary in Strata for fifteen years. He was appointed Bishop of Borgo San Donnino 6 August 1915, and was consecrated in Fiesole by Bishop Giovanni Fossa. He made his solemn entry into the diocese in January 1916. He died on 9 August 1930 at the age of 69. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Giuseppe Fabbrucci", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 22 September 2018. Pięta, Hierarchia catholica IX, p. 96.
Born a native of Venice in 1887, Vianello taught theology in the seminary, and obtained the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He served as a chaplain in the Royal Italian Navy during World War I. In 1919 he was named Vice-Chancellor of the diocese of Venice, and in 1921 Chancellor. He became a Canon of the Patriarchal Basilica. He was appointed Bishop of Fidenza on 6 March 1931 by Pope Pius XI, and consecrated by the Patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Pietro La Fontaine on 10 May 1931. He was transferred to the diocese of Perugia on 11 March 1943. He died on 13 August 1955. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Mario Vianello", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
Born in Modena in 1890, Giberti was appointed Bishop of Fidenza by Pope Pius XI on 12 May 1943. He was consecrated on 20 June 1943. He died on 19 February 1952. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Mario Vianello", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
Bosseti was born in Chiari (Brescia). He studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and obtained a Licenciate in Sacred Scriptures; he taught Scriptures at the seminary in Brescia. He was named Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus (4 November 1951–29 March 1961) and Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia by Pope Pius XII. He was appointed Bishop of Fidenza by Pope John XXIII on 29 March 1961. He died on 1 August 1962. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Guglielmo Bosetti", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
Zanchin was appointed Bishop of Fidenza on 30 September 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He retired in accordance with Canon Law on 13 August 1988, when his letter of resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Mario Zanchin", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 22 September 2018.
A native of Piacenza, Bishop Poggi held the degree of Doctor of Canon Law (Sapienza, Rome). He was appointed on 13 August 1988 by Pope John Paul II. He died on 7 September 1997. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Carlo Poggi", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
Galli was a native of Cremona, born in 1936. He was rector of the episcopal seminary of Cremona. Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fidenza on 2 April 1998, and he was consecrated in Cremona by the Bishop of Cremona, Giulio Nicolini, on 2 May 1998. In 2003 Galli agreed to the rectification of the borders of the dioceses of Fidenza, Parma, and Piacenza. He was persuaded by the Papal Nuncio to Italy to resign his diocese, which he did on 30 June 2007. He died in Cremona of brain cancer on 1 June 2008. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Maurizio Galli", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
Mazza was born at Entratico (Bergamo) in 1942. He obtained a licenciate in theology from the Lateran University in Rome, and a master's degree in tourism from the University “Bocconi” in Milan. From 1982 to 1985 he worked at the Catholic Bureau of Italian Tourism (UCIT) in Rome. In 1988 he became Director of the National Bureau for Leisure Time and Sport. From 1994 to 2001, he taught the theology and spirituality of Pilgrimage at the Lateran University. He was named Bishop of Fidenza on 1 October 2007. He submitted his resignation upon reaching the age of 75, in accordance with Canon Law, which was accepted on 17 March 2017. Gianpaolo Gregori and Amos Aimi, "Carlo Mazza", Museo del Duomo di Fidenza; retrieved: 26 September 2018.
