# Roman Catholic Diocese of Todi

The Italian Catholic diocese of Todi existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Orvieto-Todi. Up until that point, the diocese had always been directly dependent on the Holy See.

## History

During the Gothic War the city of Todi withstood Totila during a long and severe siege. The Lombard failed to capture it, and Todi and Perugia remained the two chief fortresses defending the passage through the duchy from Rome to the Exarchate. It was included in Pepin's donation to the Holy See.
Other bishops are:
* Guglielmo Dallavigna (1405), who tried to induce the antipope Benedict XIII to renounce his claim;
* the brothers Cardinal Filippo Antonio Gualterio (1709) and Ludovico Anselmo Gualterio (1719), who erected a new seminary;
* Francesco M. Pasini (1760), under whom the restoration of the cathedral was completed.

### Chapter and cathedral

The cathedral was also a parish church.
The Chapter of the cathedral of the Annunciation in Todi consisted of two dignities (the Provost and the Archdeacon) and twelve Canons, each with a prebend (assigned income). In addition there were eight mansionarii and other clergy. In 1673 and in 1746 there were two dignities and twelve Canons.

### Synods

Bishop Angelo Cesi (1566–1606) presided over a diocesan synod in 1576, and published its constitutions, as well as those of earlier synods, including one of Bishop Andreas de Aptis (1356–1373).
A diocesan synod was held by Bishop Pietro Maria Bichi (1658–1673) on 22–24 May 1662, and another on 16 April 1668. Bishop Giuseppe Pianetti (1673–1709) held a diocesan synod in Todi on 27—29 April 1678.
Bishop Francesco Maria Gazzoli (1805–1848) held a diocesan synod on 1–2 May 1818.

### Reorganization of dioceses

In a decree of the Second Vatican Council, it was recommended that dioceses be reorganized to take into account modern developments. A project begun on orders from Pope John XXIII, and continued under his successors, was intended to reduce the number of dioceses in Italy and to rationalize their borders in terms of modern population changes and shortages of clergy. The change was made urgent because of changes made to the Concordat between the Italian State and the Holy See on 18 February 1984, and embodied in a law of 3 June 1985. The change was approved by Pope John Paul II in an audience of 27 September 1986, and by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops of the Papal Curia on 30 September 1986. The diocese of Todi was united to the diocese of Orvieto. Its name was to be Dioecesis Urbevetana-Tudertina. The seat of the diocese was to be in Orvieto. The former cathedral in Todi was to have the honorary title of co-cathedral, and its Chapter was to be called the Capitulum Concathedralis. There was to be only one episcopal curia, one seminary, one ecclesiastical tribunal; and all the clergy were to be incardinated in the diocese of Orvieto-Todi. The territory of the diocese was to be the same as the two dioceses combined.

## Bishops of Todi
### to 1200

* Terentianus (4th century)
* Cresconius (attested 487–502)
    [Candidus]
    [Fortunatus]
    [Callistus]
* Fortunatus (mid-6th cent.)
    [Floridus]
    [Sabinianus (Sabinius)]
* Laurentius (attested 649)
* Bonifatius (attested 680)
* Anonymous (743)
* Theophylactus of Todi (attested 787, 794)
* Joannes (attested 1015)
* Gregorius (attested 1037)
* Arduinus (attested 1050–1059)
* Rodulfus (attested 1068–1074)
* Guinardus (attested 1093)
* Oddo (attested 1109–1115)
    Laurentius (attested 1117)
* Otto (1118–1144)
* Gratianus (1144–1179)
* Rusticus (1179–1218)

### from 1200 to 1500

* Bonifatius Colmezzo (1218–1238)
* Jacobus Ghezzi (attested 1238, 1249)
* Jacobus Azzi (c. 1250–1252)
* Petrus Gaetanus (1252–1276)
* Bentivenga de Bentivengis, O.Min. (1276–1278)
* Angelario de Bentivenghi, O.Min. (1278–1285)
* Nicolaus (1282–1296 ?)
* Nicolaus Armati (1296–1326)
* Rainuccio de Aptis (1326–1356)
* Andreas de Aptis (1356–1373)
* Stephanus Palosii (1373–1382) (Avignon Obedience)
    Andreas de Aptis (1382–1384) (Avignon Obedience) Administrator
* Stephanus Palosii (1384–1395) Administrator
* Antonius de Calvis (1395–1405) (Roman Obedience)
* Guilelmus Dallavigna O.S.B. (1405–1407) (Roman Obedience)
* Franciscus de Agello (1407–1424)
* Angelus Scardoni, O.E.S.A. (1425–1428)
* Antonius of Anagni (1429–1434)
* Bartolomeo Aglioni (1435–1472)
* Constantin Eruli (1472–1474)
* Francesco Mascardi (1474–1499)
* Basilio Mascardi (1499–1517)

### from 1500 to 1800

* Aldericus Billioti (1517–1523)
    Cardinal Paolo Emilio Cesi (1523) Administrator
* Federico Cesi (1523–1545)
* Giovanni Andrea Cesi (1545–1566)
* Angelo Cesi (1566–1606)
* Marcello Lante della Rovere (18 Dec 1606 – 6 Oct 1625 Resigned)
* Lodovico Cinci (6 Oct 1625 – 19 Sep 1638 Died)
* Ulderico Carpegna (11 Oct 1638 – 31 Aug 1643 Resigned)
* Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore) (31 Aug 1643 – 26 Nov 1654 Died)
* Gerolamo Lomellini ( 1654 – 1656 Died)
* Pier Maria Bichi, O.S.B. (18 Mar 1658 –1673)
* Giuseppe Pianetti (17 Jul 1673 – Feb 1709 Died)
* Filippo Antonio Gualtieri (14 Oct 1709 – 5 Dec 1714 Resigned)
* Ludovico Anselmo Gualtieri (21 Jan 1715 – 15 Jul 1746 Died)
* Gerolamo Formagliari (28 Nov 1746 – 6 Jun 1760 Resigned)
* Francesco Maria Pasini (21 Jul 1760 – 24 Dec 1773 Died
* Tommaso Struzzieri, C.P. (18 Dec 1775 – 21 Jan 1780 Died)
* Giovanni Lotrecchi (20 Mar 1780 – 10 Sep 1800 Died)

### since 1800

* Francesco Maria Cioja (1800–1805)
* Francesco Maria Gazzoli (1805–1848)
* Nicola Rossi (1848–1854)
* Giovanni Rosati (23 Mar 1855 – 9 Mar 1882 Resigned)
* Eugenio Luzzi (27 Mar 1882 – 19 Feb 1888 Died)
* Giulio Boschi (1 Jun 1888 –1895)
* Giuseppe Ridolfi (29 Nov 1895 –1906)
* Giovanni Graziani (16 Oct 1906 – 7 Nov 1915 Died)
* Luigi Zaffarami (6 Dec 1915 – 10 Feb 1933 Resigned)
* Alfonso Maria de Sanctis (10 Aug 1933 – 8 Nov 1959 Died)
* Antonio Fustella (15 May 1960 –1967)
* Virginio Dondeo (12 Jul 1972 – 6 Aug 1974 Died)
* Decio Lucio Grandoni (12 Dec 1974 –1986)
    30 September 1986: the diocese of Todi was united with the Diocese of Orvieto to form the Diocese of Orvieto-Todi. It ceased to exist as an independent bishopric.