 The Chapter, which staffed and administered the new cathedral, was composed of three dignities (the Archpriest, the Dean, and the Archdeacon) and twelve Canons.Bishop Usimbardo Usimbardi (1592–1612) held the first diocesan synod in April 1594, and promulgated a set of "Constitutions" for the government of the diocese.In a decree of the Second Vatican Council, it was recommended that dioceses be reorganized to take into account modern developments.