Diocese of Grosseto

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The Roman catholic diocese of Grosseto is Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany.^[1] Its current bishop is Franco Agostinelli.^[2]

Rusellæ was an episcopal city from the fifth century. St. Gregory the Great commended to the spiritual care of Balbinus, Bishop of Rusellæ, the inhabitants of Vetulonia.^[3]

In 1138 pope Innocent II transferred the see to Grosseto and Rolando, the last Bishop of Roselle, became the first Bishop of Grosseto. Among the other bishops of Grosseto were:

• Fra Bartolommeo da Amelia (1278), a papal diplomat.
• Angelo Pattaroli (1330), a Dominican.
• Cardinal Raffaele Petrucci (1497), a native of Siena and lord of that city state, known for his worldliness.
• Ferdinand Cardinal Ponzetti (1522), a learned man but fond of wealth.
• Marcantonio Campeggio (1528), who was distinguished at the Council of Trent.

From 1858 to 1867, for political and economical reasons, the see remained vacant.

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This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.