Bishop of Ostia
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The Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese
of Ostia
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
.
of Ostia
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
.
The Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese
of Ostia
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
.
Suburbicarian diocese
The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose bishops form the highest-ranking order of Cardinals, the Cardinal Bishops....
of Ostia
Ostia Antica (district)
thumb|300px|The Castle of Julius II in Ostia Antica.thumb|300px|The square of Ostia Antica, with the church of Santa Aurea on the right.Ostia Antica is a district in the commune of Rome, Italy, five kilometers away from the coast. It is distinct from Ostia.- History :Under the Romans, Ostia Antica...
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
Diocese of Rome
The Diocese of Rome is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Rome, Italy. The bishop of Rome is the Pope, who is the Supreme Pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church...
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College...
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
Cardinal Vicar
Cardinal Vicar is a title commonly given to the vicar general of the diocese of Rome for the portion of the diocese within Italy. The official title, as given in the Annuario Pontificio , is "Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome"...
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List of bishops
The Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian DioceseSuburbicarian diocese
The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose bishops form the highest-ranking order of Cardinals, the Cardinal Bishops....
of Ostia
Ostia Antica (district)
thumb|300px|The Castle of Julius II in Ostia Antica.thumb|300px|The square of Ostia Antica, with the church of Santa Aurea on the right.Ostia Antica is a district in the commune of Rome, Italy, five kilometers away from the coast. It is distinct from Ostia.- History :Under the Romans, Ostia Antica...
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
Diocese of Rome
The Diocese of Rome is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Rome, Italy. The bishop of Rome is the Pope, who is the Supreme Pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church...
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College...
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
Cardinal Vicar
Cardinal Vicar is a title commonly given to the vicar general of the diocese of Rome for the portion of the diocese within Italy. The official title, as given in the Annuario Pontificio , is "Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome"...
.
List of bishops
Bishops of Ostia (753-1105)
- George I, 753-783
- Vacant 783-787
- Gregory I, 787
- vacant 787-804
- Bernard 804-805
- Peter I 805
- vacant 805-826
- Cesareo 826-854
- Megisto (or Leo I), 854-868
- Donatus, 868-870
- vacant 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, 1013
- Peter III, 1021-1037
- Benedict, 1044
- John I, 1050-1057?
The Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese
Suburbicarian diocese
The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the vicinity of Rome, whose bishops form the highest-ranking order of Cardinals, the Cardinal Bishops....
of Ostia
Ostia Antica (district)
thumb|300px|The Castle of Julius II in Ostia Antica.thumb|300px|The square of Ostia Antica, with the church of Santa Aurea on the right.Ostia Antica is a district in the commune of Rome, Italy, five kilometers away from the coast. It is distinct from Ostia.- History :Under the Romans, Ostia Antica...
, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome
Diocese of Rome
The Diocese of Rome is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Rome, Italy. The bishop of Rome is the Pope, who is the Supreme Pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church...
. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College...
, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of Rome
Cardinal Vicar
Cardinal Vicar is a title commonly given to the vicar general of the diocese of Rome for the portion of the diocese within Italy. The official title, as given in the Annuario Pontificio , is "Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome"...
.
List of bishops
Bishops of Ostia (753-1105)
- George I, 753-783
- Vacant 783-787
- Gregory I, 787
- vacant 787-804
- Bernard 804-805
- Peter I 805
- vacant 805-826
- Cesareo 826-854
- Megisto (or Leo I), 854-868
- Donatus, 868-870
- vacant 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, 1013
- Peter III, 1021-1037
- Benedict, 1044
- John I, 1050-1057?
Bishops of Ostia and Velletri
- Peter IV Damiani, 1057-1072
- Gerald, 1072-1077
- Odo I de LageryPope Urban IIPope Urban II , born Otho de Lagery , was Pope from 12 March 1088 until his death on July 29 1099...
, 1080-1088 (became Pope Urban II) - Odo IIOdon de ChâtillonOdon de Châtillon was a French cardinal. He probably was a nephew of Pope Urban II .He entered the Order of Benedictines in the monastery of Cluny. His uncle Urban II elevated him to the cardinalate and named him Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia ca. 1095. He participated in the papal election, 1099 and...
, ca.1095-1102 - Leo of OstiaLeo of OstiaLeo Marsicanus or Ostiensis , also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi , was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the twelfth century.In Monte Cassino, he became a friend of Desiderius of Benevento, later Pope Victor III, and it was to him that Leo dedicated...
, ca.1106-1115 - Lamberto ScannabecchiPope Honorius IIPope Honorius II , born Lamberto Scannabecchi, was pope from December 21, 1124, to February 13, 1130. Although from a humble background, his obvious intellect and outstanding abilities saw him promoted through the ecclesiastical hierarchy...
, 1116-1124 (later Pope Honorius II) - Giovanni of Camaldoli, 1126-1133/35
- Drogo de Champagne, 1136-1138
- AlbericAlberic of OstiaAlberic of Ostia was a Benedictine monk, and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia from 1138 to 1148.He was born at Beauvais in France. He entered the monastery of Cluny and became its sub-prior and, later, prior of St...
, 1138-1148 - Guido II de SummaGuido de SummaGuido de Summa was an Italian Cardinal.He was born in Milan. Pope Celestine II created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in the consistory celebrated on December 17, 1143. He subscribed the papal bulls between December 28, 1143 and April 14, 1150 and participated in the papal election,...
, 1149-1151 - HugoHugo of OstiaHugo was a French Cistercian and Cardinal.He was born probably in the diocese of Beauvais and entered the order of Cistercians in Clairvaux. In 1147 he became abbot of Trois-Fontaines. Pope Eugenius III created him Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia in the consistory celebrated probably in December 1151...
, 1151-1158 - Ubaldo AllucingoliPope Lucius IIIPope Lucius III , born Ubaldo, was pope from 1 September 1181 to his death.A native of the independent republic of Lucca, he was born ca. 1100 as Ubaldo, son of Orlando. He is commonly referred to as a member of the aristocratic family of Allucingoli, but this is not proven...
, 1159-1181/84 (became Pope Lucius III in 1181) - TheobaldThibaud of OstiaThibaud of Ostia was a French cardinal. His name is listed also as Théobald or Teobaldo.He entered the Order of Benedictines of the Congregation of Cluny in his youth. He was prior of the monastery of Saint-Arnoult-de-Crepy by 1169 and then abbot of Cluny from 1180 until 1184...
, 1184-1188 - Ottaviano di PaoliOttaviano di PaoliOttaviano di Paoli was an Italian Cardinal.He was a papal legate in France in the 1170s, and was created cardinal in 1182, as cardinal-deacon of Ss. Sergio e Bacco...
, 1189-1206 - Ugolino di Conti 1206-1227/31 (became Pope Gregory IX)
- Rinaldo dei Signori di IennePope Alexander IVPope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne , he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
, 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 TarentaisePope Innocent VPope Blessed Innocent V , born Pierre de Tarentaise, was Pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276.He was born around 1225 near Moûtiers in the Tarentaise region of the County of Savoy, then part of the Kingdom of Arles in the Holy Roman Empire, but now in southeastern France...
, 1273-1276 (later Pope Innocent V, † 1276) - vacant 1276-1278
- Latino Malabranca OrsiniLatino Malabranca OrsiniLatino Malabranca Orsini was an Italian Cardinal-nephew of Pope Nicholas III.He was son of Roman senator Angelo Malabranca and Mabilia Orsini, sister of Pope Nicholas III. He entered the Order of Preachers in his youth and studied law at University of Paris. He obtained the titles of doctor in law...
, 1278-1294 - Hugh AycelinHugh AycelinHugh Aycelin was a French Cardinal.-Life:He entered the Order of Dominicans in his youth and became Master of Sacred Palace ca. 1286. Pope Nicholas IV created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina in the consistory of 16 May 1288...
, 1294-1297- Leonardo PatrassoLeonardo PatrassoLeonardo Patrasso 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. His nephew, Pope Boniface VIII, made him a cardinal in 1300. Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, August 1309 until his death.-Notes:...
, apostolic administrator 1298-1299
- Leonardo Patrasso
- Niccolo I BoccasiniPope Benedict XIBlessed Pope Benedict XI , born Nicola Boccasini, was Pope from 1303 to 1304.Born in Treviso, he succeeded Pope Boniface VIII , but was unable to carry out his policies...
, 1300-1303 (became Pope Benedict XI) - Niccolò Alberti, 1303-1321
- Regnaud de la PorteRegnaud de la PorteRegnaud de La Porte was a French bishop and Cardinal. He was born in Allassac.He became bishop of Limoges in 1294, and archbishop of Bourges in 1316. He was a papal commissioner enquiring into the Knights Templar, 1309 to 1311....
, 1321-1325
- Peter VI de Tarentaise
- vacant 1325-1327
- Bertrand du PougetBertrand du PougetBertrand du Pouget was a French papal diplomat and Cardinal.He may have been a nephew of Pope John XXII. As cardinal he was closely involved in dealing with the practical consequences of the migration of the papacy to Avignon, and also in striving to uphold papal prestige in Italy, for example by...
, 1327-1352 - Étienne Aubert, 1352
- Pierre Bertrand du Colombier, 1353-1361
- Andouin AubertAndouin AubertAndouin Aubert was a French jurist, bishop and Cardinal.He was a nephew of Pope Innocent VI. He became apostolic notary, and was made bishop of Paris in 1349. In 1350 he was bishop of Auxerre, and in 1353 bishop of Maguelonne. The next year he resigned as bishop, and took up residence in Avignon,...
, 1361-1363 - Elie de Saint Yrieux, 1363-1367
- Guillaume de la SudrieGuillaume de la SudrieGuillaume de la Sudrie was a French Dominican and Cardinal, born Laguenne, Corrèze. He was bishop of Marseille, from 1361.He was made cardinal on 18 September 1366 by Pope Urban V. He was Bishop of Ostia from 1367 to 1373....
, 1367-1373 - Peter d'Esteing, 1373-1377
- Bertrand LagierBertrand LagierBertrand Lagier O.Min. was a French Franciscan and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Assisi in 1357, and bishop of Glandèves in France, in 1368....
, 1378 (sided with the obedience of Avignon in the Great SchismWestern SchismThe Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. Two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics rather than any theological disagreement, the schism was ended by the Council of Constance . The simultaneous claims to the papal chair...
Obedience of Rome (1378-1415)
(actually in control of Ostia)- vacant 1378-1388
- Philippe Valois d'Alençon, 1388-1397 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina, 1380-1388)
- Angelo AcciaioliAngelo AcciaioliAngelo Acciaioli II or Angelo Acciaioli junior was an Italian Catholic cardinal.- Biography :Born in Florence, Angelo was elected bishop of Rapallo in 1375, but in 1383 he was transferred to the see of Florence where he had been preceded by a previous family member many years before, Angelo...
, 1405-1408
- vacant 1408-1415
Obedience of Avignon (1378-1429)
(after 1415 restricted to PeñíscolaPeñíscolaPeníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast...
)- Bertrand LagierBertrand LagierBertrand Lagier O.Min. was a French Franciscan and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Assisi in 1357, and bishop of Glandèves in France, in 1368....
, 1378-1392 - John de Neufchatel, 1392-1398
- Leonardo Rossi da Giffoni, 1398-1405
- Jean Allarmet de Brogny, 1405-1408
- vacant 1408-1423
- Julian Lobera y Valtierra, 1423-1429 (restricted to PeñíscolaPeñíscolaPeníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast...
)
- Julian Lobera y Valtierra, 1423-1429 (restricted to Peñíscola
Obedience of Pisa (1409-1415)
- Jean Allarmet de Brogny, 1409-1415
- Jean Allarmet de Brogny, 1415-1426
- vacant 1426-1431
- Antonio CorrerAntonio CorrerAntonio Correr was Italian Cardinal-nephew of Gregory XII, Pope of the Roman Obedience in the period of the Great Western Schism. He was also cousin of Pope Eugene IV. His last name is listed also as Corrario and Corraro....
, 1431-1445 (also Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1409/17-1431) - John Cervantes, 1447-1453
- Giorgio FieschiGiorgio FieschiGiorgio Fieschi was an Italian cardinal, of the counts of Lavagna.He was elected bishop of Mariana, in Corsica, on May 27, 1433...
, 1455-1461 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1449-1455) - Guillaume d'Estouteville, 1461-1483 (also Cardinal-bishop of Porto, 1455-1461)
- Giuliano della RoverePope Julius IIPope Julius II , nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope" , born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513...
, 1483-1503, (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina, 1479-1483; became Pope Julius II) - Oliverio Carafa, 1503-1511 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano, 1476-1483 and Sabina, 1483-1503)
- Raffaele Riario SansoniRaffaele RiarioRaffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the one who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the arts...
, 1511-1521 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1503-1507, Sabina 1507-1508 and Porto 1508-1511) - Bernardino Lopez de CarvajalBernardino López de CarvajalBernardino López de Carvajal was a Spanish Cardinal.He was a nephew of Cardinal Juan Carvajal, and advanced rapidly in the ecclesiastical career at Rome, whither he came during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus IV...
, 1521-1523 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1507-1509, Sabina 1509-1521 and Palestrina 1508-1509) - Francesco SoderiniFrancesco SoderiniFrancesco di Tommaso Soderini was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy, and brother of Piero Soderini. He was an adversary of the Medici family....
1523-1524 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1516-1517, Palestrina 1516-1523 and Porto 1523) - Niccolo FieschiNiccolò FieschiNiccolò Fieschi was an Italian Cardinal, of a prominent family of Genoa which features in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.He was bishop of Fréjus from 1485, and bishop of Agde from 1488...
1524 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1518-1521, Sabina 1521-1523 and Porto 1523-1524) - Alessandro FarnesePope Paul IIIPope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...
1524-1534, (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1519-1523, Palestrina 1523, Sabina 1523-1524 and Porto 1524; became Pope Paul III) - Giovanni PiccolominiGiovanni PiccolominiGiovanni Piccolomini was an Italian papal legate and Cardinal. He was a nephew of Pope Pius III.He was archbishop of Siena in 1503, bishop of Sitten 1522, bishop of Aquila 1523, bishop of Albano in 1524, bishop of Palestrina in 1531, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1533, bishop of Ostia in 1535....
, 1535-1537 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1524-1531, Palestrina 1531-1533 and Porto 1533-1535) - Giovanni Domenico de Cupi, 1537-1553 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1531-1533 and Sabina 1533-1535)
- Giovanni Pietro CarafaPope Paul IVPope Paul IV, C.R. , né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from 23 May 1555 until his death.-Early life:Giovanni Pietro Carafa was born in Capriglia Irpina, near Avellino, into a prominent noble family of Naples...
, 1553-1555 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1544-1546, Sabina 1546-1550, Frascati 1550-1553 and Porto 1553; became Pope Paul IV, † 1559) - Jean du BellayJean du BellayJean du Bellay was a French cardinal and diplomat, younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and bishop of Bayonne in 1526, member of the privy council in 1530, and bishop of Paris in 1532.-Biography:...
1555-1560 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1550-1553, Frascati 1553 and Porto 1553-1555) - François de TournonFrançois de TournonFrançois de Tournon was a French Augustinian diplomat and Cardinal. From 1536 he was also a military leader of French forces operating in Provence, Savoy and Piedmont. In the same year he founded the Collège de Tournon. For a period he was effectively France's foreign minister.-External links:*...
, 1560-1562 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1550-1560) - Rodolfo Pio de Carpi, 1562-1564 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1550, Frascati 1553-1555 and Porto-Santa Rufina 1555-1562)
- Francesco PisaniFrancesco PisaniFrancesco Pisani was an Italian Cardinal, from 1517.He was bishop of Padua in 1524, bishop of Narbonne in 1551, bishop of Albano in 1555, bishop of Frascati in 1557, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1562,and bishop of Ostia in 1564....
, 1564-1570 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1555-1557, Frascati 1557-1562 and Porto 1562-1564) - Giovanni Girolamo Morone, 1570-1580 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1560-1561, Sabina 1561-1562, Frascati 1562, 1564-1565, Palestrina 1562-1564 and Porto 1565-1570)
- Alessandro II Farnese, 1580-1589 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1565-1578, Sabina 1564-1565 and Porto 1578-1580)
- Giovanni Antonio SerbelloniGiovanni Antonio SerbelloniGiovanni Antonio Serbelloni was an Italian Cardinal, created in 1560, and papal legate. He was a cousin of Pope Pius IV, or nephew or uncle.He was bishop of Foligno in 1557 and bishop of Novara in 1560...
, 1589-1591 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1583-1587, Sabina 1578, Palestrina 1578-1583, Porto 1587-1589) - Alfonso Gesualdo de Conza, 1591-1603 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1583-1587, Frascati 1587-1589 and Porto 1589-1591)
- Tolomeo Gallo, 1603-1607 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1589-1591, Frascati 1591-1600 and Porto 1600-1603)
- Domenico Pinelli, 1607-1611 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1603-1605 and Porto 1605-1607)
- Francois IV de JoyeuseFrançois de JoyeuseFrançois de Joyeuse was a French churchman and politician.Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of a seigneur in an intensely religious family of bishops and soldiers, he was destined for a career in...
, 1611-1615 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1604-1611) - Antonio Maria Galli, 1615-1620 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1605-1608, Palestrina 1608-1611 and Porto 1611-1615)
- Antonio Maria Sauli, 1620-1623 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1607-1611, Sabina 1611-1615 and Porto 1615-1620)
- Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte, 1623-1626 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1615-1621 and Porto 1621-1623)
- Ottavio Bandini, 1626-1629 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1621-1624 and Porto 1624-1626)
- Giovanni Battista Deti, 1629-1630 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1623-1626, Frascati 1626 and Porto 1626-1629)
- Domenico Ginnasi, 1630-1639 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1626-1629 and Porto 1629-1630)
- Carlo Emanuele Pio di SavoiaCarlo Emanuele Pio di SavoiaCarlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia was an Italian cardinal of the Pio di Savoia family.-Life:His father was Enea Pio di Savoia, Signore di Sassuolo, Consigliere di Stato in Piedmont , knight of the Ordine dell'Annunziata , Piedmontese ambassador to Rome and governor of Reggio...
, 1639-1641 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1627-1630 and Porto 1630-1639) - Marcello Lante della RovereMarcello Lante della RovereMarcello Lante della Rovere was an Italian people Catholic Cardinal appointed Dean and Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals.-Family and early life:...
, 1641-1652 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1629, Frascati 1629-1639 and Porto 1639-1641) - Carlo I de MediciCarlo de' Medici (1595-1666)Carlo de' Medici was the son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine. Born in Florence, he had a successful career in the Church, rising to become Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals.De' Medici was raised to the cardinalate by Pope Paul...
, 1652-1666 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1645, Frascati 1645-1652 and Porto 1652) - Francesco V Barberini, 1666-1679 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1645-1652 and Porto 1652-1666)
- Cesare FacchinettiCesare FacchinettiCesare Facchinetti was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.Facchinetti was born 17 September 1608 in Bologna. He was the son of Ludovico Facchinetti and Violante da Correggio...
, 1680-1683 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1672-1679 and Porto 1679-1680) - Niccolo Albergati-LudovisiNiccolò Albergati-Ludovisithumb|Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi.Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna. He was a cousin of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi....
, 1683-1687 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1677-1681 and Porto 1681-1683) - Alderano CyboAlderano Cybothumb|250 px|Cardinal Alderano CyboAlderano Cybo was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.-Biography:Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa and went to Rome at an early age as prelate to Pope Urban VIII....
, 1687-1700 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1679-1680, Frascati 1680-1683 and Porto 1683-1687) - Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d'AuvergneCardinal de BouillonEmmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French prelate and diplomat, known as the Cardinal de Bouillon.-Biography:...
, 1700-1715 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1689-1698 and Porto 1698-1700) - Nicola Acciaoiuli, 1715-1719 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1693-1701 and Porto 1700-1715)
- Fulvio Astalli, 1719-1721 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1714-1719)
- Sebastiano Antonio TanaraSebastiano Antonio TanaraSebastiano Antonio Tanara was an Italian cardinal.He studied law at the university of Bologna. He was internuncio in Flanders and as, such, he was sent with secret mission to king James II of England, who had converted to Catholicism...
, 1721-1724 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1715-1721) - Francesco del GiudiceFrancesco del GiudiceFrancesco del Giudice was a Roman Catholic cardinal from 1690 to 1725 who also held a variety of other ecclesiastical and governmental offices.-Biography:...
, 1724-1725 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1717-1721 and Frascati 1721-1724) - Fabrizio PaolucciFabrizio PaolucciFabrizio Paolucci was a Italian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by Pope Innocent XII.-Biography:He went to Rome at the age of eight, 1659, to be educated by his grand-uncle, Francesco Paolucci...
, 1725-1726 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1719-1724) - Francesco BarberiniFrancesco Barberini (iuniore)thumb|Francesco BarberiniFrancesco Barberini was an Italian Cardinal of the family of Pope Urban VIII and of the Princes of Palestrina.-Biography:...
, 1726-1738 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1721-1726) - Pietro Ottoboni, 1738-1740 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1725-1730, Frascati 1730-1734 and Porto 1734-1738)
- Tommaso RuffoTommaso RuffoTommaso Ruffo 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...
, 1740-1753 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1726-1738 and Porto 1738-1740) - Pierluigi CarafaPierluigi CarafaPierluigi Carafa, Junior 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 Sacred College of Cardinals and as Dean of same College...
, 1753-1755 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1740-1751 and Porto 1751-1753) - Rainiero D'ElciRainiero d'ElciRainiero d'Elci , was an Italian Cardinal.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 territorial administration. He was Inquisitor of Malta from 1711 until 1716.He was consecrated...
, 1755-1761 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1747-1753) - Giuseppe SpinelliGiuseppe SpinelliGiuseppe Spinelli was an Italian Cardinal. He was a prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples....
, 1761-1763 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1753-1759 and Porto 1759-1761) - Carlo Alberto Guidoboni CavalchiniCarlo Alberto Guidoboni CavalchiniCarlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini was an Italian Cardinal. Considered papabile in the Papal conclave, 1758, he was vetoed by Louis XV of France under the jus exclusivae....
, 1763-1774 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1759-1763) - Fabrizio SerbelloniFabrizio SerbelloniFabrizio Serbelloni was an Italian Cardinal. He was from a prominent family in Milan.He was a graduate of the University of Pavia, becoming doctor in utroque iure. He served as inquisitor general in Malta, in 1726....
, 1774-1775 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1763-1774) - Gian Francesco AlbaniGian Francesco AlbaniGian Francesco Albani was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was a member of the Albani family.Albani was born in Rome, the son of Carlo Albani, Duke of Soriano; his grand-uncle was Pope Clement XI...
, 1775-1803 (also Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1773-1775) - Henry Benedict StuartHenry Benedict StuartHenry Benedict Stuart was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Unlike his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, and brother, Charles Edward Stuart, Henry made no effort to seize the throne...
, 1803-1807 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1761-1803) - Leonardo II AntonelliLeonardo AntonelliLeonardo Antonelli was an Italian Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.A native of Senigallia, Antonelli was the nephew of Cardinal Nicolò Maria Antonelli...
, 1807-1811 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1794-1800 and Porto 1800-1807) - Alessandro MatteiAlessandro MatteiAlessandro Mattei 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 1777, and was created cardinal in 1779....
, 1814-1820 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1800-1809 and Porto 1809-1814) - Giulio Maria della SomagliaGiulio Maria della Somaglia-External links:*...
, 1820-1830 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1814-1818 and Porto 1818-1820) - Bartolomeo Pacca, 1830-1844 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1818-1821 and Porto 1821-1830)
- Lodovico Micara, 1844-1847 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1837-1844)
- Vincenzo MacchiVincenzo Macchi-Career:Born on 31 August 1770 in Capodimonte in the Papal States, he studied in Montefiascone and in Rome and was ordained a priest in 1794. In 1801 he gained his doctorate in utroque iure and was posted to the papal Nunciature in Lisbon, where he was active in the years 1801-1816...
, 1847-1860 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1840-1844 and Porto 1844-1847) - Mario MatteiMario MatteiMario Mattei was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals.-Personal life:Mattei was born on 6 September 1792 in Pergola....
, 1860-1870 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1844-1854 and Porto 1854-1860) - Costantino Patrizi NaroCostantino Patrizi NaroCostantino Patrizi Naro JUD was a long-serving Italian Cardinal who became Dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Benedetto Naro was his great-uncle.-Biography:...
, 1870-1876 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1849-1860 and Porto 1860-1871) - Luigi Amato di San Filippo e Sorso, 1877-1878 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1852-1870 and Porto 1871-1877)
- Camillo di PietroCamillo di PietroCamillo di Pietro J.U.D. was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and both Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and later Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.-Biography:Camillo di Pietro was born in Rome...
, 1878-1884 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1867-1877 and Porto 1877-1878) - Carlo SacconiCarlo SacconiCarlo Sacconi J.U.D. was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Dean of the College of Cardinals.Carlo Sacconi was born in Montalto...
, 1884-1889 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1870-1878 and Porto 1878-1884) - Raffaele Monaco La ValettaRaffaele Monaco La ValettaRaffaele Monaco La Valletta S.T.D. J.U.D. was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office.-Education:...
, 1889-1896 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1884-1889) - Luigi Oreglia di Santo StefanoLuigi Oreglia di Santo StefanoLuigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano was a cardinal of the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth century. He was Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1896 until his death.He was educated in Turin and became a priest in 1851...
, 1896-1913 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1884-1889 and Porto 1889-1896) - Serafino Vannutelli, 1913-1915 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1893-1904 and Porto 1903-1915)
- Antonio Correr
- vacant 1378-1388
- Bertrand du Pouget
Bishops of Ostia (since 1915)
- Vincenzo II Vannutelli, 1915-1930 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1900-1930)
- Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, 1933-1948 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1915-1948)
- Francesco VIII Marchetti Selvaggiani, 1948-1951 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1936-1951)
- Eugène Gabriel Gervais Laurent Tisserant, 1951-1972 (also Cardinal-bishop of Porto 1946-1972)
- Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, 1972-1973 (also Cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1962-1973)
- Luigi Traglia, 1974-1977 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano 1972-1977)
- Carlo Confalonieri, 1977-1986 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1972-1986)
- Agnelo Rossi, 1986-1993 (also Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1984-1995)
- Bernardin II Gantin 1993-2002 (also Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina 1986-2008)
- Joseph II RatzingerPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
2002-2005 (also Cardinal-bishop of Velletri 1993-2005; became Pope Benedict XVI) - Angelo SodanoAngelo SodanoAngelo Sodano is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Dean of the College of Cardinals and former Vatican Secretary of State, having held that post from 1990 to 2006, under both popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI...
, since 2005 (also Cardinal-bishop of Albano since 1994)