Zuglio

Zuglio
Zuglio
Comune
	Comune di Zuglio
	Coat of arms
	Location of Zuglio
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Fielis, Formeaso, Sezza
Government
• Mayor	Stelio Dorissa
Area
• Total	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	633
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33020
Dialing code	0433
Website	Official website

Zuglio is a comune (municipality), former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see in the Province of Udine in the northeastern Italian autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Udine in the Val Bût.

Its territory include the Pieve of San Pietro in Carnia, one of the oldest churches in Friuli. Zuglio is also home to an archaeological museum including remains from the old Roman town (Iulium Carnicum) and the whole Carnia.

Ecclesiastical history

The Diocese of Zuglio (Italian) or Iulium Carnicum (in Latin) was established in 380 AD and suppressed in 740, its territory being merged into the Patriarchate of Aquileia.

Residential Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Zuglio

(Roman Rite) (incomplete)

Amanzio (393 – death 413)
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Ianuario (480 – death 490)
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Massenzio (571? – 591?)
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Fidenzio (705? – ?)
Amatore (737? – ?)

Titular see

In 1967 the diocese was nominally restored as Latin Catholic Titular bishopric of Zuglio (Italiano) alias Iulium Carnicum.

It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank or the higher archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank :

Titular Bishop Aldo Gobbi (1967.04.22 – 1973.11.29)
Titular Bishop Emilio Pizzoni (1974.03.21 – 1985.08.01)
Titular Bishop Pietro Brollo (1985.10.21 – 1996.01.02) as Auxiliary Bishop of Udine (Italy) (1985.10.21 – 1996.01.02); later Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy) (1996.01.02 – 2000.10.28), Metropolitan Archbishop of above Udine (Italy) (2000.10.28 – death 2009.08.20)
Titular Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (1996.03.09 – 1997.08.29)
Titular Archbishop Mario Zenari (1999.07.12 – ...), Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to Syria

Twin towns

Rosegg, Austria

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v11-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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