Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Latin: Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis) has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto. The historical Diocese of Lanciano was created in 1515. It was united with the Diocese of Ortona in the nineteenth century.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis
Cathedral of Lanciano
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical provinceChieti-Vasto
Statistics
Area305 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
90,855
90,205 (99.3%)
Parishes42
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 April 1515 (505 years ago)
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale della Madonna del Ponte (Lanciano)
Co-cathedralBasilica Concattedrale di S. Tommaso Apostolo (Ortona)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopEmidio Cipollone
Bishops emeritusEnzio d'Antonio
Carlo Ghidelli
Map
Website
www.lanciano-ortona.chiesacattolica.it
Co-cathedral-Basilica in Ortona

History

Until 1515 Lanciano was subject to the Bishop of Chieti. In 1562 Pope Pius IV, to end a dispute with that bishop, made it an archdiocese without suffragans. The first bishop was Angelo Maccafani, who was succeeded by Cardinal Egidio Canisio (1532); the first archbishop was the Dominican Leonardo Marini (1560).

In 1818 or 1834,[note 1] the see of Ortona was united to that of Lanciano by Pope Pius VII. Ortona was an episcopal see in the time of Gregory the Great, who mentions the Bishop Calumniosus and his predecessor Blandinus. Another bishop was Joannes, who in 916 was the papal legate at the Council of Altheim. There is no record of a Bishop of Ortona after the tenth century. Pope Pius V in 1570 re-established the see, to which in 1569 the diocese of Campli was united. When, in 1818, Ortona was joined to Lanciano, Campli was assigned to the diocese of Teramo.[3] In 2015 Lanciano celebrated the 500th anniversary of the diocese.[4][5]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Lanciano

Erected: 27 April 1515
Latin Name: Lancianensis

  • Angelo Maccafani (27 Jun 1515 – 1 Dec 1517 Died)
  • Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. (10 Apr 1532 – 12 Nov 1532 Died)
  • Michele Fortini (26 Feb 1535 – 15 Feb 1539 Died)
  • Juan Salazar Fernández (30 Apr 1540 – 12 Sep 1555 Died)
  • Pompeo Piccolomini (12 Jan 1556 – 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
  • Leonardo Marini, O.P. (26 Jan 1560 – 7 Oct 1566 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alba Pompea)

Archdiocese of Lanciano

Elevated: 9 February 1562
Latin Name: Lancianensis

Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)

United on 19 February 1834 with the Diocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli
Latin Name: Lancianensis (et Ortonensis)

  • Ludovico Rizzuti (23 Dec 1839 Confirmed – 4 Aug 1848 Died)
  • Giacomo de Vincentiis (22 Dec 1848 – 5 May 1866 Died)
  • Francesco Maria Petrarca (23 Feb 1872 – 26 Dec 1895 Died)
  • Angelo Della Cioppa (22 Jun 1896 – 29 Jan 1917 Died)
  • Nicola Piccirilli (25 Apr 1918 – 4 Mar 1939 Died)
  • Francesco Pietro Tesauri (25 May 1939 – 25 Aug 1945 Died)

Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona

Latin Name: Lancianensis et Ortonensis
Name Changed: 24 November 1945

  • Gioacchino Di Leo (18 Feb 1946 – 5 Jul 1950 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
  • Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. (13 Mar 1951 – 1 Jul 1962 Died)
  • Pacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. (21 Aug 1962 – 14 Aug 1974 Retired)
  • Leopoldo Teofili (14 Aug 1974 – 22 Dec 1981 Died)
  • Enzio d'Antonio (13 May 1982 – 25 Nov 2000 Retired)
  • Carlo Ghidelli (25 Nov 2000 – 11 Oct 2010 Retired)
  • Emidio Cipollone (11 Oct 2010 – )

References
  1. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lanciano and Ortona". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved Dec 18, 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Dec 18, 2019.
  5. "Web Translator". www.translatetheweb.com. Retrieved Dec 18, 2019.
  6. "Archbishop Mario Bolognini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. "Archbishop Francisco Romero, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

Notes
  1. The cited sources differ on the date, and The Catholic Encyclopedia suggests a more complex chain of events.

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