The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in

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. It is one of the seven

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. The incumbent Bishop is cardinal

Giovanni Battista Re Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops ...

. Since 1150, its bishop has been the

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, Its

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is Basilica di Sant'Aurea. From 1105 to 1914, the diocese was merged with the Suburbicarian Diocese of

Velletri Velletri (; la, Velitrae; xvo, Velester) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring comm ...

. In 1962, the Diocese of Ostia was brought under the direct administration of the Diocese of Rome.

Bishops

Bishops of Ostia (-1057)

* aximus (259):... *Maximus (313) *Florentius (366) :''...'' *Bonus (487). *Bellator (499) *Aristus (502) :... *Amabile (649) :... *Andrea(s) (680) :... *Sissinio 732 – before 745 *Theodorus (745) *

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, 753–786 :''...'' * Gregory I, 787 – before 804 * Bernard 804–805 * Peter I 805 – before 826 * Cesareo 826–854 * Megisto (or Leo I), 854–868 * Donatus, 868–870 :''sede vacante 870–878'' * Eugenius, 878–898 * Stephen, 898–900 * Guido I, 900–946 * Benigno, 946–960 * Siccone, 960–963 * Gregory II, 964–969 * Leo II, 969–983 :''vacant 983–996'' * Azzone I, 996 * Gregory III, 998–1012 * Azzone II, 1012–1021 * Peter III, 1021–1037 * Benedict, 1044–1050 * John I, 1050–1058

Bishops of Ostia and Velletri (1057-1378)

* Peter IV Damiani, 1057–1072 *

Gerald of Ostia Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iris ...

, 1072–1077The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Papal elections and conclaves by century
/ref> * Odo I de Lagery, 1078–1088 (became Pope Urban II) * Odo II, 1088–1102 *

Leo of Ostia Leo Marsicanus (meaning "of the Marsi") or Ostiensis (meaning "of Ostia"), also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi (1046, Marsica – 1115/7, Ostia), was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the 12th cen ...

, ca. 1103–1115 * Lamberto Scannabecchi, 1116–1124 (later Pope Honorius II) *

Giovanni of Camaldoli Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

, 1126–1134 * Drogo of Champagne, 1136–1138 * Alberic, 1138–1148 * Guido II de Summa, 1149–1151 * Hugo, 1151–1158 * Ubaldo Allucingoli, 1159–1181/84 (became Pope Lucius III in 1181) *

Theobald Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements '' theod-'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans. The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Theudebald, Diepold, Theobalt, Tyb ...

, 1184–1188 * Ottaviano di Paoli, 1189–1206 *

Ugolino di Conti Pope Gregory IX ( la, Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; c. 1145 or before 1170 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decre ...

1206–1227/31 (became Pope Gregory IX) * Rinaldo dei Signori di Ienne, 1231–1254/61 (became Pope Alexander IV in 1254) * Hugh of Saint-Cher 1261–1262 * Enrico Bartolomei 1262–1271 :''vacant 1271–1273'' * Peter VI de Tarentaise, 1273–1276 (later Pope Innocent V, † 1276) * ''vacant'' 1276–1278 * Latino Malabranca Orsini, 1278–1294 *

Hugh Aycelin Hugh Aycelin (1230, Billom – 28 December 1297, Rome) was a French Cardinal. He was also known as Hughes of Billom (also Billo or Billay), Ugo Billomo, Hughes Séguin, Ugo Seguin de Billon, Hughes Aycelin de Montaigut and Hugues Séguin de Billon ...

, 1294–1297 **

Leonardo Patrasso Leonardo Patrasso (Alatri, 1230 – Lucca, 7 December 1311) was an Italian Franciscan and Cardinal. He was a canon at Alatri, and from 1290 its bishop. He was bishop of Aversa from 1297 to 1299.Niccolo I Boccasini, 1300–1303 (became Pope Benedict XI) * Niccolò Albertini, 1303–1321 * Regnaud de La Porte, 1321–1325 :''vacant 1325–1327'' * Bertrand du Pouget, 1327–1352 * Étienne Aubert, 1352 *

Pierre Bertrand de Colombier Pierre Bertrand de Colombier (1299–1361), French cardinal and diplomat, was born at Colombier in Ardèche. He was nephew and namesake of Cardinal Pierre Bertrand of Annonay. After a careful juristic education he was successively advocate at ...

, 1353–1361 * Andouin Aubert, 1361–1363 * Hélias de Saint-Yrieix, 1363–1367 * Guillaume de la Sudrie, 1367–1373 * Peter d'Estaing, O.S.B. 1373–1377 * Bertrand Lagier, 1378 (sided with of Avignon in the Great Schism)

Western Schism

Obedience of Rome (1378–1415) (actually in control of Ostia)

*Philippe of Alençon, 1388–1397 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina, 1380–1388) *Angelo Acciaioli, 1405–1408

Obedience of Avignon (1378–1429)

*Bertrand Lagier (1378–1392) *John de Neufchatel (1392–1398) *Leonardo Rossi da Giffoni (1398–1405) *Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1405–1408) *Julian Lobera y Valtierra (1423–1429)

Obedience of Pisa (1409–1415)

Jean-Allarmet de Brogny Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1342 – 16 February 1426) was a French Cardinal. Biography He was born in the hamlet of Brogny, now part of Annecy-le-Vieux in Savoy. Biographers are not agreed as to his parentage and real name. According to some, he ...

(1409–1415)

Bishops of Ostia and Velletri (1415-1914)

(1415–1426) * Antonio Correr, 1431–1445 * Juan de Cervantes (1447–1453) * Giorgio Fieschi (1455–1461) *

Guillaume d'Estouteville Guillaume d'Estouteville, OSB (c. 1412–1483) was a French aristocrat of royal blood who became a leading bishop and cardinal. He held a number of Church offices simultaneously. He conducted the reexamination of the case of Jeanne d'Arc an ...

(1461–1483) *

Giuliano della Rovere Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or the ...

, became Pope Julius II (1483–1503), *

Oliviero Carafa Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was ...

(1503–1511) * Raffaele Riario Sansoni (1511–1521) * Bernardino López de Carvajal (1521–1523) * Francesco Soderini (1523–1524) * Niccolò Fieschi (1524) * Alessandro Farnese, became Pope Paul III(1524–1534) * Giovanni Piccolomini, 1535–1537 * Giovanni Domenico de Cupis, 1537–1553 * Giovanni Pietro Carafa, 1553–1555 *

Jean du Bellay Jean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, member of the ''Conseil privé'' ( ...

1555–1560 * François de Tournon, 1560–1562 * Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, 1562–1564 * Francesco Pisani, 1564–1570 * Giovanni Morone, 1570–1580 * Alessandro II Farnese, 1580–1589 *

Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (also known as Gian Antonio, Gianantonio; 1519–1591) was an Italian Cardinal. Life Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni was born in Milan in 1519 to a prominent family. He was brother of Gabrio (condottiero and general) and G ...

, 1589–1591 * Alfonso Gesualdo, 1591–1603 * Tolomeo Gallio, 1603–1607 * Domenico Pinelli, 1607–1611 * François de Joyeuse, 1611–1615 *

Antonio Maria Galli Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ma ...

, 1615–1620 * Antonio Maria Sauli, 1620–1623 * Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte, 1623–1626 * Ottavio Bandini, 1626–1629 * Giovanni Battista Deti, 1629–1630 * Domenico Ginnasi, 1630–1639 * Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia, 1639–1641 *

Marcello Lante della Rovere Marcello Lante della Rovere (1561 – 19 April 1652) was an Italian people Catholic Cardinal appointed Dean and Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals. __TOC__ Family and early life Lante was born 1561, the son of Ludovico Lante of the ''Dukes ...

, 1641–1652 * Carlo I de Medici, 1652–1666 * Francesco V Barberini, 1666–1679 * Cesare Facchinetti, 1680–1683 * Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, 1683–1687 *

Alderano Cybo Alderano Cybo (sometimes Alderano Cibo or Alderano Cybo-Malaspina) (16 July 1613 – 22 July 1700) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as the Secretary of State of Pope Innocent XI. Early life Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa, the f ...

, 1687–1700 * Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d'Auvergne, 1700–1715 *

Nicola Acciaoiuli Nicola may refer to: People * Nicola (name), including a list of people with the given name or, less commonly, the surname **Nicola (artist) or Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicola people, ...

, 1715–1719 * Fulvio Astalli, 1719–1721 *

Sebastiano Antonio Tanara Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (10 April 1650 – 5 May 1724) was an Italian cardinal. He studied law at the university of Bologna. He was internuncio in Flanders (1675-1687) and as, such, he was sent with secret mission to king James II of England, wh ...

, 1721–1724 * Francesco del Giudice, 1724–1725 *

Fabrizio Paolucci Fabrizio Paolucci (2 April 1651 – 12 June 1726) was an Italian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by Pope Innocent XII. Biography Born at Forlì, he went to Rome at the age of eight, in 1659, to be educated by his grand-uncle ...

, 1725–1726 * Francesco Barberini, 1726–1738 * Pietro Ottoboni, 1738–1740 *

Tommaso Ruffo Tommaso Ruffo (1663-1753) was an Italian archbishop of Ferrara and Cardinal. Life He was born in Naples, son of Carlo Ruffo, 3rd Duke of Bagnara. He was educated at La Sapienza University, becoming a doctor of canon and civil law. He was a pa ...

, 1740–1753 *

Pierluigi Carafa Pierluigi Carafa, Junior (4 July 1677 – 15 December 1755) (sometimes spelled as ''Caraffa'') was an Italian cardinal from the famous Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, clergy, and men of arts. He served the papacy as Camerlengo of the Sacre ...

, 1753–1755 *

Rainiero d'Elci Rainiero d'Elci (7 March 1670 – 22 June 1761) was an Italian Cardinal. Biography He was born in Florence and was ordained in 1699. He entered papal service in the following year and held several offices both in Roman Curia and in the papal terr ...

, 1755–1761 *

Giuseppe Spinelli Giuseppe Spinelli (1 February 1694 – 12 April 1763) was an Italian cardinal. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Biography A native of Naples, he was the son of Giambattista Spinelli, marquis of Fuscaldo, prin ...

, 1761–1763 *

Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini Carlo Alberto Guidoboni CavalchiniOr Guidobono. (26 July 1683 – 7 March 1774) was an Italian Cardinal. Considered ''papabile'' in the Papal conclave, 1758, he was vetoed by Louis XV of France under the ''jus exclusivae''. A lawyer by education ...

, 1763–1774 * Fabrizio Serbelloni, 1774–1775 * Gian Francesco Albani, 1775–1803 * Henry Benedict Stuart, 1803–1807 * Leonardo Antonelli, 1807–1811 *

Alessandro Mattei Alessandro Mattei (20 February 1744, Rome – 20 April 1820) was an Italian Cardinal, and a significant figure in papal diplomacy of the Napoleonic period. He was from the Roman aristocratic House of Mattei. He became Archbishop of Ferrara in 1 ...

, 1814–1820 * Giulio Maria della Somaglia, 1820–1830 * Bartolomeo Pacca, 1830–1844 *

Ludovico Micara Ludovico MicaraLodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati. (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. He was born at Frascati, in the Papal States. Ordained in 1798, he became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1824. ...

, O. Cap., 1844–1847 * Vincenzo Macchi, 1847–1860 * Mario Mattei, 1860–1870 *

Costantino Patrizi Naro Costantino Patrizi Naro JUD (4 September 1798 – 17 December 1876) was a long-serving Italian Cardinal who became Dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Benedetto Naro was his great-uncle. Biography Born in Siena, Naro was educated in the ...

, 1870–1876 * Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, 1877–1878 * Camillo di Pietro, 1878–1884 *

Carlo Sacconi Carlo Sacconi J.U.D. (9 May 1808 – 25 February 1889) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Dean of the College of Cardinals. Carlo Sacconi was born in Montalto. He was educated at the seminary of Fermo and later at La Sapienza ...

, 1884–1889 * Raffaele Monaco La Valletta, 1889–1896 * Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, 1896–1913

Bishops of Ostia 1914-

* Serafino Vannutelli (1914–1915) *

Vincenzo Vannutelli Vincenzo Vannutelli (5 December 1836 – 9 July 1930) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He spent his career in the foreign service of the Holy See and was made a cardinal in 1890. At his death he was the oldest member o ...

, (1915–1930) * Granito Pignatelli (1933–1948) * Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani (1948–1951) *

Eugène Tisserant Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (; 24 March 1884 – 21 February 1972) was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. ...

(1951–1972) * Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (1972–1973) * Luigi Traglia (1974–1977) * Carlo Confalonieri (1977–1986) * Agnelo Rossi (1986–1993) *

Bernardin Gantin Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the ...

(1993–2002) *

Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...

, became Pope Benedict XVI (2002-2005) * Angelo Sodano (2005-2019) *

(2020-)Re is also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto since 2002.

References

Books

* *Brixius, Johannes M. ''Die Mitglieder des Kardinalskollegiums von 1130-1181'', Berlin 1912. * * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * *Gauchat, Patritius (1935). ''Hierarchia catholica'
Volumen quartum
(IV) Münster. * *Hüls, Rudolf. ''Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130'', Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom 1977 * *Klewitz, Hans-Walter. ''Reformpapsttum und Kardinalkolleg'', Darmstadt 1957. *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia
dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (anno 604)''. Volume primo. Faenza: F. Lega. * * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * {{authority control Suburbicarian dioceses Ostia