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History

In 1248 San Genesio was completely destroyed. In 1397 the town was taken by

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, and was placed under the control of a vicar appointed by the government of Florence. From 21 January 1529 to November 1530 San Miniato was attacked and besieged by Spanish forces. More than 300 inhabitants were killed. From 1248 the Chapter of the collegiate church of San Genesio was transferred to

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, and in 1527 the head of the Chapter was granted the privilege of wearing pontifical vestments, the mitre, and the use of the pastoral staff, inside the territory of San Miniato. In 1408 the

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wished to have it made an episcopal see, being then a territory in the archdiocese of Lucca, but the effort failed. The situation changed when Maria Maddelena of Austria, the wife of Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany took up residence in S. Miniato, and made herself its patron. She successfully put pressure on Pope Gregory XV. On 5 December 1622 the town (''oppidum'') of San Miniato was raised to the dignity of a city (''civitas''), and was named the seat of a bishop by

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. The church of S. Maria and S. Genesius was elevated to the status of a cathedral. The cathedral Chapter was to consist of two dignities (the Provost and the Archpriest) and twelve Canons. In 1755, there was only one dignity, and fourteen Canons. The first bishop was Franceseo Nori (1624).

Diocesan synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica ''de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis'' (March 19, 1997)
''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' 89
(1997), pp. 706-727. Bishop Alessandro Strozzi (1632–1648) held a diocesan synod on 1 December 1638. On 19 June 1685, Bishop Michele Carlo Cortigiani (1683–1703) held a diocesan synod; he held another on 3 October 1690; and another on 15 September 1699. Bishop Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. (1703–1719) held a diocesan synod on 21–22 May 1707. Bishop Torello Romolo Pierazzi (1834–1851) held a diocesan synod in 1843.

Bishops

Francesco Nori Francesco Nori (1565 – 30 December 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Miniato (1624–1631). Biography Francesco Nori was born in Florence, Italy in 1565 and ordained a priest in 1603. On 11 March 1624, he was appoin ...

(1624–1631) * Alessandro Strozzi (1632–1648) *

Angelo Pichi Angelo Pichi or Angelo Pico (died 12 December 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Miniato (1648–1653) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Amalfi (1638–1648). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 10 Novembe ...

(Pico) (1648–1653 Died) * Pietro Frescobaldi (1654–1655) * Giovanni Battista Barducci (1656–1661) *

Mauro Corsi Mauro Corsi (1595–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Miniato (1662–1680). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Mauro Corsi was born in Pecciolo, Italy on 10 Mar 1595 and ordained a priest on 23 Mar 1619. On 31 Jul 1662, he ...

(1662–1680) *

Giacomo Antonio Morigia Jacopo Antonio Morigia oalso known as Giacomo Antonio Moriggia (Milan, 23 February 1633 – Pavia, 8 October 1708 ) was a cardinal and Italian Catholic archbishop. He was Bishop of San Miniato from 1 September 1681 - 15 February 1683, Metro ...

, B. (1681–1683) *

Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani (1648–1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1703–1713) and Bishop of San Miniato (1683–1703). ''(in Latin)''Cortigiani was born in Florence, and was Provost of the collegiate church of Emporio in the diocese of Florence. He was named Bishop of San Miniato on 24 March 1683 by Pope Innocent XI. In 1703 Cortigiani was appointed

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. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 269 with note 4. *Giovanni Francesco Maria Poggi, O.S.M. (1703–1719 Died) *Andrea Luigi Cattani (1720–1734 Died) *Giuseppe Suares de la Concha (1735–1754 Died) *Domenico Poltri (1755–1778) *Francesco Brunone Fazzi (1779–1806 Died) *Pietro Fazzi (1806–1832 Died) *

Torello Romolo Pierazzi The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Miniato ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Miniati) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence The Archdiocese of Florence ( la, Archidioecesis Florentina) is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Chu ...

(1834–1851 Died) * Francesco Marie Alli Maccarani (1854–1863 Died) * Annibale Barabesi (1867–1897) *

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, O.P. (1897–1907 Retired) * Carlo Falcini (1907–1928 Died) * Ugo Giubbi (1928–1946 Died) * Felice Beccaro (1946–1972 Died) * Paolo Ghizzoni (1972–1986 Died) * Edoardo Ricci (1987–2004 Retired) * Fausto Tardelli (2004–2014 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia) * Andrea Migliavacca (2015–2022 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)Migliavacca was born in Pavia on August 29, 1967, and was a priest of the diocese of Pavia. From 1991 to 1995 he was a student of the

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in Rome, and he obtained his doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1996, with a thesis entitled: "Frequent Confession of Devotion. Theological-juridical study on the period between the Codes of 1917 and of 1983". He has taught canon law at the seminary of Pavia-Vigevano since 1996. He has been heavily involved in ''Azione Cattolica''. In 2001 he was appointed Rector of the diocesan seminary. In 2012 he was named a Canon in the cathedral of Pavia. He was appointed Bishop of San Miniato on 5 October 2015, and consecrated bishop in the Cathedral of Pavia on 9 December 2015. He made his formal entry into the diocese on 20 December 2015. Diocesi di San Miniato
"Il Vescovo"
retrieved 4 June 2019.

Notes and references

Bibliography

Reference for bishops

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