 In 1225 the Chapter of the Cathedral gave to the monastery of S. Stefano in Genoa the churches of S. Maurizio de Villaregia and S. Maria de Pompeiana in the diocese of Albenga.The third dignity, the Provost, was not created until 22 October 1482, by Bishop Leonardo Marchese (1476–1513).In the early 19th century the Chapter was composed of eighteen Canons and ten Beneficiaries.