May 102009
![[cathedral of the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/new-catholic-dictionary/cathedral-of-the-diocese-of-piacenza-bobbio-italy.jpg "jpg photograph of the cathedral of the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy; photographed by Idéfix in February 2005; swiped off the Wikipedia web site")
The diocese of Piacenza, Italy was founded in the 4th century.
The diocese of Bobbio, Italy was founded in 1014. On 4 August 1923 it was united with the Territorial Abbey of San Colombano to form the diocese of Bobbio-San Colombano. On 23 September 1986 it was united with the archdiocese of Genova to form the Archdiocese of Genova-Bobbio.
On 16 September 1989 the diocese of Piacenza was united with territory from the Archdiocese of Genova-Bobbio to form the diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio. Suffragen of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. Notable bishops of the current and source dioceses include
- Saint Albert of Jerusalem
- Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli
- Saint Sabinus of Piacenza
- Saint Victor of Piacenza
- Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
- Blessed Paul Burali d’Arezzo
- Archbishop Enrico Manfredini
- Archbishop Ersilio Menzani
- Archbishop Pietro Philarghi
- Archbishop Umberto Malchiodi
- Bishop Agostino Casaroli
- Bishop Alessandro Pisani
- Bishop Aloisio San Vitale
- Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi
- Bishop Antonio Mazza
- Bishop Antonio Ranza
- Bishop Antonio Samorè
- Bishop Carlo Martini
- Bishop Carlo Scribani Rossi
- Bishop Claudio Rangoni
- Bishop Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont
- Bishop Filippo Sega
- Bishop Gherardo Zandemaria
- Bishop Gianni Ambrosio
- Bishop Giorgio Barni
- Bishop Giovanni de Mondani
- Bishop Giovanni Linati
- Bishop Giovanni Maria Pellizzari
- Bishop Gregorio Cerati
- Bishop John Philagathus
- Bishop Lodovico Loschi
- Bishop Luciano Monari
- Bishop Luigi Ferrando
- Bishop Luigi Poggi
- Bishop Opilio Rossi
- Bishop Paolo Ghizzoni
- Bishop Pietro Cristiani
- Bishop Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi
See also