• Source: List of ministers general of the Franciscans

This is a list of the ministers general of the Franciscans. This includes the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, and the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.




Ministers general up to 1517



Francis of Assisi (1210–1226)
Giovanni Parenti (1227–1232) 1st Minister general
Elias of Cortona (1232–1239) 2nd Minister general
Albert of Pisa (1239–1240) 3rd Minister general
Haymo of Faversham (1240–1243) 4th Minister general
Crescentius of Jesi (1244–1247) 5th Minister general
Johannes of Parma (1247–1257) 6th Minister general
Bonaventura of Bagnoreggio (1257–1274) 7th Minister general
Girolamo Masci d'Ascoli (1274–1279), later Pope Nicholas IV, 8th Minister general
Bonagratia of Bologna (1279–1285), 9th Minister general
Arlotto of Prato (1285–1287), 10th Minister general
Matteo de Acquasparta (1287–1289), 11th Minister general
Raimund Godefroy (1289–1295), 12th Minister general
Giovanni Mincio of Murrovalle (1296–1304), 13th Minister general
Gonsalvus Hispanus (1304–1313), 14th Minister general
Alessandro Bonini di Alessandria (1313–1314), 15th Minister general
Michael of Cesena (1316–1328), 16th Minister general
Cardinal Bertrand de Turre (1328–1329), general Vicar
Gerardo Odónis (1329–1342), 17th Minister general
Fortanerio de Vassal (1343–1348), 18th Minister general
Guillaume Farinier (1348–1357), 19th Minister general
Juan Bouchier (1357–1358), 20th Minister general
Marcus of Viterbo (1359–1366), 21st Minister general
Thomas of Frignano (1367–1372), 22nd Minister general
Leonardo Rossi (1373–1378), 23rd Minister general
During the Great Schism, the following ministers general headed the order in the Roman obedience:

Ludovico Donati (1379–1383), 24th Minister general
Pietro da Conzano (1383–1384), 25th Minister general
Martino Sangiorgio de Rivarolo (1384–1387), 26th Minister general
Enrico Alfieri (1387–1405), 27th Minister general
Antonio Vinitti de Pereto (1405–1408), 28th Minister general
Angelo Salvetti (1408–1409), general Vicar
Antonio da Cascia (1410–1415), 29th Minister general (for the first year general Vicar)
Antonio Vinitti de Pereto (1415–1420), second appointment
At the same time, the following presided over the order in the obedience of Avignon:

Angelo di Spoleto (1379–1391)
John Chevegneyo (1391–1402)
Giovanni Bardolini (1403–1417)
After the conclusion of the schism, the order was reunited under Antonio Vinitti.

Angelo Salvetti (1421–1424), 30th Minister general
Antonio da Massa Marittima (1424–1430), 31st Minister general
Guillermo Robazoglio da Casale (1430–1442), 32nd Minister general
Alberto Berdini de Sarteano (1442–1443) ( general Vicar)
Antonio Rusconi (1443–1449), 33rd Minister general
Angel Cristofori del Toscano (1450–1453), 34th Minister general
Jacob Bassolini de Mozzanica (1454–1457), 35th Minister general
Jaime Zarzuela (1458–1464), 36th Minister general
Francesco della Rovere (1464–1469), 37th Minister general, later Pope Sixtus IV.
Zanetto de Udine (1469–1475), 38th Minister general
Francesco Nanni called Samson (1475–1499), 39th Minister general
Egidio Delfini de Amelia (1500–1506), 40th Minister general
Rainaldo Graziani de Cotignola (1506–1510), 41st Minister general
Felipe Porcacci de Bagnacavallo (1510–1511), 42nd Minister general
Gomez de Lisboa (1511–1512), general Vicar
Bernardino Prati (1511–1517), 43rd Minister general (for the first year as general Vicar)




Ministers general of the Friars Minor (OFM)


Cristoforo Numai (1517–1518), 44th Minister general
Francesco Lichetto (1518–1520), 45th Minister general
Paolo da Soncino (1520–1523), 46th Minister general (for the first year as general Vicar)
Francisco de Quiñones, 47th Minister general (1523–1527)
Antonio de Calcena (1527–1529), general Vicar
Paolo Pisotti (1529–1533), 48th Minister general
Vincenzo Lunello (1535–1541), 49th Minister general
Giovanni Matteo de Calvi (1541–1547), 50th Minister general
Andreas Alvarez (1547–1553), 51st Minister general
Clemente Dolera (1553–1557), 52nd Minister general
(An unknown general Vicar) (1557–1559)
Francisco Zamora de Cuenca (1559–1565), 53rd Minister general
Aloisio Pozzi da Borgonuovo (1565–1571), 54th Minister general
Christopher de Chaffontaines (1571–1579), 55th Minister general
Francisco Gonzaga (1579–1587), 56th Minister general, Chronist
Francisco de Tolosa (1587–1593), 57th Minister general
Bonaventura Secusi da Caltagirone (1593–1600), 58th Minister general
Francisco Susa de Toledo (1600–1606), 59th Minister general
Arcangelo Gualterio de Messina (1606–1612), 60th Minister general
Juan Hierro (1612–1613), 61st Minister general
Antonio de Trejo (1613–1618), general Vicar
Benigno de Genova (1618–1625), 62nd Minister general
Bernardino of Senna (1625–1631), 63rd Minister general
Giovanni Battista de Campania (1633–1639), 64th Minister general
Juan Marinero de Madrid (1639–1645), 65th Minister general
Giovanni Mazzara, 1645–1648, 66th Minister general
Pedro Manero (1651–1655), 67th Minister general
Michaelangelo Buongiorno de Sambuca (1658–1664), 68th Minister general
Ildefonso Salizanes (1664–1670), 69th Minister general
Francesco Maria Rhini (1670–1674), 70th Minister general
Francesco Maria Nicolis (1674–1676), 71st Minister general
Jose Ximenes Samaniego (1676–1682), 72nd Minister general
Pietro Marini Sormani (1682–1688), 73rd Minister general
Marcos de Zarzosa (1688–1690), 74th Minister general
Juan Aluin (1690–1694), 75th Minister general
Bonaventura Poerio de Taverna (1694–1697), 76th Minister general
Matteo de Santo Stefano (1697–1700), 77th Minister general
Luis Torres (1700–1701), 78th Minister general
Ildefonso Biesma (1702–1716), 79th Minister general
Jose Garcia (1717–1723), 80th Minister general
Lorenzo Cozza de S. Lorenzo (1723–1726), 81st Minister general
Matteo Basile de Parete (1727–1729), 82nd Minister general
Juan Soto de Valladolid (1729–1736), 83rd Minister general
Juan Bermejo (1736–1740), 84th Minister general
Gaetano Politi de Laurino (1740–1744), 85th Minister general
Rafaello Rossi de Lugagnano (1744–1750), 86th Minister general
Pedro Juanete de Molina (1750–1756), 87th Minister general
Clemente Guignoni de Palermo (1756–1762), 88th Minister general
Pedro Juanete de Molina (1762–1768), 89th Minister general (second appointment)
Pasquale Frasconi de Varese (1768–1791), 90th Minister general
Joaquin de Campany i Soler (1792–1806), 91st Minister general
Ilario Cervelli de Montemagno (1806–1814), 92nd Minister general
Gaudenzio Patrignani e Coriano (1814–1817), 93rd Minister general
Cirilo Alameda y Brea (1817–1824), 94th Minister general
Giovanni Tecca de Capestrano (1824–1830), 95th Minister general
Luis Iglesias (1830–1834), 96th Minister general
Bartolome Altemir (1835–1838), 97th Minister general
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco (1838–1844), 98th Minister general
Luigi Flamini de Loreto (1844–1850), 99th Minister general
Venanzio Metildi de Celano (1850–1856), 100th Minister general
Bernardino Trionfetti de Montefranco (1856–1832), 101st Minister general
Rafaele Lippi de Pontecci Marconi (1862–1869), 102nd Minister general
Bernardino dal Vago da Portogruaro (1869–1889), 103rd Minister general
Luigi da Parma (1889–1897), 104th Minister general
Aloysius Lauer (1897–1901), 105th Minister general
David Fleming (1901–1915), general Vicar
Dionysius Schüler (1903–1911), 106th Minister general
Pacifico Monza (1911–1915), 107th Minister general
Serafino Cimino da Capri (1915–1921), 108th Minister general
Bernardino Klumper (1921–1927), 109th Minister general
Bonaventura Marrani (1927–1933), 110th Minister general
Leonardo Bello (1933–1944), 111th Minister general
Policarp Schmoll (1944–1945), general Vicar
Valentine Theodore Schaaf (1945–1946), 112th Minister general
Pacifico Perantoni (1947–1952), 113th Minister general
Augustin-Joseph Sépinski (1952–1965), 114th Minister general
Constantin Koser (1965–1979), 115th Minister general (for the first two years as general Vicar)
John Vaughn (1979–1991), 116th Minister general
Hermann Schalück (1991–1997), 117th Minister general
Giacomo Bini (1997–2003), 118th Minister general
José Rodríguez Carballo (2003–2013), 119th Minister general
Michael Anthony Perry (2013-2021), 120th Minister general
Massimo Fusarelli (Since 2021), 121st Minister general




Ministers general of the Conventuals (OFM Conv.)


Antonio Macelo de Petris de Cherso (1517–1520), 44th Minister general
Antonio Sassolini (1520–1525), 45th Minister general
Juan Vigerio (1525–1530), 46th Minister general (first 4 years general Vicar)
Jaime Antonio Ferduzzi (1530–1537), 47th Minister general (first 4 years general Vicar)
Lorenzo Spada (1537–1543), 48th Minister general
Buenaventura Fauni-Pio (1543–1549), 49th Minister general
Juan Jaime Passeri (1549–1551), 50th Minister general
Julio Magnani (1551–1559), 51st Minister general (first 4 years general Vicar)
Juan Antonio Muratori de Cervia (1559–1559), 52nd Minister general
Juan Antonio Delfini (1559–1561), general Vicar
Antonio de' Sapienti (1561–1566), 53rd Minister general (first year as general Vicar)
Felix Peretti de Montalto (1566–1568), general Vicar, later Pope Sixtus V
Juan Tancredi (1568–1568), 54th Minister general
Juan Pico (1568–1574), 55th Minister general (first 3 years general Vicar)
Pietro Antonio Camilli (1575–1580), 56th Minister general
Antonio Fera (1581–1584), 57th Minister general
Clemente Bontadosi (1584–1586), 58th Minister general
Evangelista Pellei (1586–1590), 59th Minister general (first year as general Vicar)
Julian Causi (1590–1590), 60th Minister general
Francisco Bonfigli (1590–1591), 61st Minister general
Ludovico Albuzzi (1592–1593), general Vicar
Felipe Gesualdi (1593–1602), 62nd Minister general
Jose Pisculli (1602–1607), 63rd Minister general
Guillermo Huges de Avignon (1608–1612), 64th Minister general
Jaime Montanari (1612–1622), 65th Minister general (first 5 years general Vicar)
Miguel Misserotti (1622–1623), 66th Minister general
Felix Franceschini (1625–1632), 67th Minister general
Juan Bautista Berardicelli (1632–1647), 68th Minister general (first 3 years general Vicar)
Miguel Angel Catalani (1647–1653), 69th Minister general
Felix Gabrielli (1653–1659), 70th Minister general
Jaime Fabretti (1659–1665), 71st Minister general
Andres Bini (1665–1670), 72nd Minister general
Marcial Pelegrini de Castrovilari (1670–1677), 73rd Minister general
Jose Amati (1677–1683), 74th Minister general
Antonio Aversani (1683–1689), 75th Minister general
Jose Maria Bottari, 76th Minister general
Felix Rotondi (1695–1701), 77th Minister general
Vicente Maria Coronelli (1701–1707), 78th Minister general
Carlo Bacciocchi (1701–1704), general Vicar for Vicente Coronelli
Bernardino Angelo Carucci (1707–1713), 79th Minister general
Domingo Andrea Borghesi (1713–1718), 80th Minister general
Jose M. Baldrati (1718–1719), general Vicar
Carlos Jaime Romilli (1719–1725), 81st Minister general
Jose M. Baldrati (1725–1731), 82nd Minister general
Vicente Conti (1731–1738), 83rd Minister general
Felix Angel Sidori (1738–1741), general Vicar
Juan Bautista Minucci (1741–1747), 84th Minister general
Carlos Antonio Calvi (1747–1753), 85th Minister general
Juan Bautista Costanzo (1753–1759), 86th Minister general
Juan Bautista Columbini (1759–1764), 87th Minister general
Domingo Andrea Rossi (1764–1771), 88th Minister general (first year general Vicar)
Luis Maria Marzoni (1771–1777), 89th Minister general
Juan Carlos Vipera (1777–1783), 90th Minister general
Federico Lauro Barbarigo (1783–1789), 91st Minister general
Jose Maria Medici (1789–1795), 92nd Minister general
Buenaventura Bartoli (1795–1803), 93rd Minister general
Nicolas Papini (1803–1809), 94th Minister general
Jose Maria de Bonis (1809–1824), 95th Minister general
Luis Battistini (1824–1830), 96th Minister general
Domingo Secondi (1830–1832), 97th Minister general
Francisco Antonio Orioli (1832–1833), general Vicar
Antonio Pablo Barbetti (1833–1839), 98th Minister general
Angel Bigoni (1839–1845), 99th Minister general
Jose Carlos Magni (1845–1851), 100th Minister general
Jacinto Gualerni (1851–1857), 101st Minister general
Salvador Calí (1857–1864), 102nd Minister general
Ludovico Marangoni (1864–1872), 103rd Minister general (first two years as general Vicar)
Antonio Maria Adragna (1872–1879), 104th Minister general
Buenaventura Maria Soldatic de Cherso (1879–1891), 105th Minister general
Lorenzo Caratelli (1891–1904), 106th Minister general
Dominic Reuter (1904–1910), 107th Minister general
Victor Maria Sottaz (1910–1919), 108th Minister general
Francisco Dall'Olio (1913–1919), general Vicar
Domingo Maria Tavani (1919–1924), 109th Minister general

Alfonso Orlich (Orlini) (1924–1930), 110th Minister general
Domingo Maria Tavani (1930–1936), 111th Minister general (second term of office)
Beda Maria Hess (1936–1953), 112th Minister general
Buenavista Mansi (1953–1954), general Vicar
Victor Maria Costantini (1954–1960), 113th Minister general
Basilio Maria Heiser (1960–1972), 114th Minister general
Vitale Maria Bonmarco (1972–1984), 115th Minister general
Lanfranco Serrini (1984–1996), 116th Minister general
Agostino Gardin (1996–2002), 117th Minister general
Joachim Giermek (2002–2007), 118th Minister general
Marco Tasca (2007-2019), 119th Minister general
Carlos Alberto Trovarelli (since 2019), 120th Minister general




General Vicars and Ministers general of the Capuchins (OFMcap)


Mateo de Bascio (1529), 1st general Vicar
Ludovico de Fossombrone (1529–1535), 2nd general Vicar
Bernardino de Asti (1535–1538), 3rd general Vicar
Bernardino Ochino (1538–1542), 4th general Vicar
Francisco de Iesi (1542–1546), 5th general Vicar
Bernardino de Asti (1546–1552), (second term)
Eusebio de Ancona (1552–1558), 6th general Vicar
Tomas de Citta de Castello (1558–1564), 7th general Vicar
Evangelista de Cannobio (1564–1567), 8th general Vicar
Mario de Mercato Saraceno (1567–1573), 9th general Vicar, Chronist
Vicente de Monte d’Olmo (1573–1574), 10th general Vicar
Jeronimo de Montefiore (1574–1581), 11th general Vicar
Juan Maria de Tusa (1581–1584), 12th general Vicar
Santiago de Mercato Saraceno (1584–1587), 13th general Vicar
Jeronimo da Polizzi (1587–1593), 14th general Vicar
Silvestre de Monteleone (1593–1596), 15th general Vicar
Jeronimo de Sorbo (1596–1599), 16th general Vicar
Jeronimo de Castelferretti (1599–1602), 17th general Vicar
San Lorenzo de Brindisi (1602–1605), 18th general Vicar
Silvestre d’Assisi (1605–1608), 19th general Vicar
Jeronimo de Castelferetti (1608–1613), 2nd Amtszeit
Pablo de Cesena (1613–1618), 20th general Vicar
Clemente de Noto (1618–1619), 21st general Vicar
Clemente de Noto (1619–1625), Minister general
Juan Maria de Noto (1625–1631), 22nd Minister general
Jeronimo de Narni (1631–1632), general Vicar
Francisco de Genova (1632–1634), general Vicar
Antonio de Modena (1634–1637), 23rd Minister general
Juan de Moncalieri (1637–1643), 24th Minister general
Inocencio de Caltagirone (1643–1650), 25th Minister general
Fortunato de Cadore (1650–1656), 26th Minister general
Simpliciano de Milan (1656–1662), 27th Minister general
Marco Antonio de Carpenedolo (1662–1665), 28th Minister general
Fortunato de Cadore (1665–1667), general Vicar
Fortunato de Cadore (1667–1669), (second term)
Buenaventura de Recanati (1669–1671), general Vicar
Esteban de Cesena (1671–1678), 29th Minister general
Bernardo de Porto Maurizio (1678–1684), 30th Minister general
Buenaventura de Recanati (1684–1685), general Vicar
Carlos Maria de Macerata (1685–1691), 31st Minister general
Bernardino de Arezzo (1691–1698), 32nd Minister general
Juan Pedro de Busto Arsizio (1698–1700), 33rd Minister general
Angelicus von Wolfach (1700–1702), general Vicar
Agustin de Latisana (1702–1709), 34th Minister general
Bernardino de Saluzzo (1709–1710), 35th Minister general
Juan Antonio de Florencia (1710–1712), general Vicar
Miguel Angel de Ragusa (1712–1719), 36th Minister general
Juan Antonio de Florencia (1719–1721), 37th Minister general
Bernardino de Sant'Angelo in Vado (1721–1726), general Vicar
Hartman de Bressanone (1726–1731), 38th Minister general
Buenventura de Ferrara (1731–1740), 39th Minister general
Jose Maria de Terni (1740–1747), 40th Minister general
Segismundo de Ferrara (1747–1753), 41st Minister general
Gelasio de Gorizia (1753–1754), general Vicar
Serafin von Ziegenhals (1754–1761), 42nd Minister general
Pablo de Colindres (1761–1766), 43rd Minister general
Jose Maria de Savorgnano (1766–1768), general Vicar
Amado de Lamballe (1768–1773), 44th Minister general
Erhard de Radkesburg (1773–1789), 45th Minister general (first two years general Vicar)
Angelico de Sassuolo (1789–1796), 46th Minister general
Nicolas de Bustillo (1796–1806), 47th Minister general
Miguel Angel de San Sepolcro (1806–1814), 48th Minister general
Mariano de Alatri (1814–1818), general Vicar
Francisco de Solchaga (1818–1824), 49th Minister general
Ludovico de Frascati (1824–1830), 50th Minister general
Juan de Valencia (1830–1838), 51st Minister general
Eugenio de Rumilly (1838–1844), 52nd Minister general
Luis de Bagnaia (1844–1845), 53rd Minister general
Andres de Arezzo (1845–1847), general Vicar
Venancio de Turin (1847–1853), 54th Minister general
Salvador de Ozieri (1853–1859), 55th Minister general
Nicolas de San Juan en Marignano (1859–1872), 56th Minister general
Gil de Cortona (1872–1884), 57th Minister general
Bernardo de Andermatt (1884–1908), 58th Minister general
Pacifico de Seggiano (1908–1914), 59th Minister general
Venancio de Lisle-en-Rigault (1914–1920), 60th Minister general
Juan Antonio de San Juan en Persiceto (1920–1926), 61st Minister general
Melchor de Benisa (1926–1932), 62nd Minister general
Virgilio de Valstagna (1932–1938), 63rd Minister general
Donatus von Welle (1938–1946), 64th Minister general
Clement of Milwaukee (1946–1952), 65th Minister general
Benigno de S. Ilario Milanese (1952–1958), 66th Minister general
Clement of Milwaukee (1958–1964), 67th Minister general (second term)
Clementinus von Vlissingen (1964–1970), 68th Minister general
Pascual Rywalski (1970–1982), 69th Minister general
Flavio Roberto Carraro (1982–1994), 70th Minister general
John Dennis Corriveau (1994–2006), 71st Minister general
Mauro Jöhri (2006-2018), 72nd Minister general
Roberto Genuin (since 2018), 73rd Minister general




References

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• List of ministers general of the Franciscans
• Minister general (Franciscan)
• Franciscans
• Superior general of the Society of Jesus
• Order of Friars Minor
• Third Order of Saint Francis
• Fraticelli
• Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
• Michael of Cesena
• Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate