 A diocesan synod was held in the Cathedral by Bishop Carmelo Cordiviola (1820–1827) on 26–28 October 1824.There were Benedictine foundations at S. Romulo (a dependency of S. Stefano in Genoa), Taggia, Triora, and Villa Regia.In the city of Albenga was the monastery of S. Pietro di Toirano, and just off the harbor the monastery of S. Maria e S. Martino di Gallinaria, which was directly dependent on the Holy See.