Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino

The Diocese of Nocera Umbra was a Roman Catholic diocese in Umbria, Italy.[1]

In 1915 the Diocese of Nocera Umbra was united with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino to form the Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. In 1986 this was united with the Diocese of Assisi, to become the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.[2][3]

History

The first authentic Bishops were Felix (412), Aprilis (499) and Liutardus (824); others were:

  • St. Rinaldo de Comitibus (1217) and Blessed Filippo Oderisi (1285), monks of Fonte Avellana; Blessed Alessandro Vincioli, O.M. (1363);
  • Thomas II, Bishop of Nocera, bishop from Acerno who served in Apulia in the 14th century
  • Giovanni Marcolini (1446), who restored the cathedral;
  • Varino Favorino (1514), a humanist;
  • Gerolano Mannelli (1545), founder of the seminary;
  • Marco Battaglini (1690), diocesan historian;
  • Francesco Luigi Piervissani (1800), exiled in 1809 because he refused the oath of allegiance to Napoleon.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Nocera Umbra

Erected: 5th Century
Latin Name: Nucerinus

  • Giacomo Minutoli (12 Oct 1472 – 17 Aug 1476 Appointed, Bishop of Agde)[4]
  • Giovanni Cerretani (17 Aug 1476 – Jul 1492 Died)[4]
  • Giacomo Breuquet (31 Aug 1492 – 25 May 1498 Died)[4]
  • Matteo Baldeschi (degli Ubaldi) (28 May 1498 – 28 Jul 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Perugia)[4]
  • Ludovico Clodio (28 Jul 1508 – Jul 1514 Died)[5]
  • Guarino Favorino, O.S.B. (30 Oct 1514 – 1 May 1537 Died)[5]
  • Angelo Collocio (1 May 1537 – 15 Jun 1545 Resigned)[5]
  • Girolamo Mannelli (15 Jun 1545 – 21 Feb 1592 Died)[5]
  • Roberto Pierbenedetti (4 Mar 1592 – 4 Jun 1604 Died)[5]
  • Virgilio Fiorenzi (Fiorentini) (27 Jun 1605 – 9 Dec 1644 Died)
  • Orazio Giustiniani, C.O. (16 Jan 1645 – 25 Sep 1646 Appointed, Librarian of the Vatican Library)
  • Mario Montani (25 Jun 1646 – 31 Dec 1668 Died)
  • Giovanni Battista Amati (5 Aug 1669 – Oct 1689 Died)
  • Marco Battista Battaglini (17 Apr 1690 – 8 Jun 1716 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
  • Alessandro Borgia (1 Jul 1716 – 20 Nov 1724 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
  • Giovanni Battista Chiappé, O.S.H. (20 Nov 1724 – Mar 1768 Died)
  • Francesco Lorenzo Massajoli (19 Sep 1768 – 6 Oct 1800 Died)
  • Francesco Luigi Piervisani (22 Dec 1800 – 15 Jan 1848 Died)
  • Francesco Agostini (14 Apr 1848 – 4 Feb 1861 Died)
  • Antonio Maria Pettinari, O.F.M. (21 Dec 1863 – 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
  • Rocco Anselmini (27 Mar 1882 – Aug 1910 Died)
  • Nicola Cola (26 Aug 1910 – 14 Apr 1940 Died)

Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino

United: 2 January 1915 with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino
Latin Name: Nucerinus-Tadinensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Perugia

  • Domenico Ettorre (1 Jul 1940 – 31 Oct 1943 Died)
  • Costantino Stella (18 Jan 1945 – 5 Jul 1950 Appointed, Archbishop of L'Aquila)
  • Giuseppe Pronti (1 Jan 1951 – 3 Feb 1974 Died)
  • Dino Tomassini (12 Dec 1974 – 30 Jul 1980 Died)
  • Sergio Goretti (14 Dec 1980 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino)

30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Assisi to form the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino

References

  1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nocera". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 4 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 205. (in Latin)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 261. (in Latin)

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