Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsico Nuovo

The diocese of Marsico Nuovo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, which existed until 1818. In that year it was united into the diocese of Potenza, to form the diocese of Marsico Nuovo and Potenza.

History

Marsico Nuovo is a city of the province of Potenza in Southern Italy. Its origin is obscure, but, after the destruction, by the Saracens, of the ancient Grumentum, the town grew in importance, and became under the Normans the seat of a county. It became an episcopal see, when Bishop Grimaldo of Grumentum established his residence there, retaining, however, his former title. There were bishops of Grumentum as early as the sixth century: it is said that a Saint Laberius or Saverius first preached the Gospel there.

Other bishops were:

• Enrico (1131), who finished the cathedral;
• Blessed Reginaldo of Viperno, a Dominican (1275);
• Pietro (1329), several times papal legate;
• the friar Paolo Caselli (1614), who restored the cathedral.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Marsico Nuovo

Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Marsicensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno

• Giovanni Antonio Pitito, O.F.M. Conv. (25 Jul 1478 – 1483 Died)
• Nicola Angelo de Abbatissa (1483–1484 Died)
• Antonio de' Medici (bishop), O.F.M. (1484–1485 Died)
• Fabrizio Guarna (1485–1494 Died)
• Ottaviano Caracciolo (19 Mar 1494 – 1535 Died)
• Vincenzo Boccaferro, O.S.B. (10 Jan 1536 – 1537 Died)
• Angelo Archilegi (23 Sep 1537 – 4 Feb 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
• Marzio de Marzi Medici (11 Feb 1541 – 1573 Died)
• Angelo de Marzi Medici (15 Oct 1574 – 1582 Died)
• Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva (8 Aug 1583 – 7 Nov 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Nice)
• Antonio Fera, O.F.M. Conv. (9 Apr 1584 – 24 Apr 1600 Died)
• Ascanio Parisi (24 Apr 1600 Succeeded – 23 Apr 1614 Died)
• Timoteo Castelli, O.P. (21 Jul 1614 – 23 Nov 1639 Died)
• Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. (5 Mar 1640 – Jan 1656 Resigned)
• Angelo Pineri (26 Jun 1656 – 22 Jul 1671 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Falvo (16 Nov 1671 – 1 Jan 1676 Died)
• Giovanni Gambacorta, C.R. (23 Mar 1676 – 25 May 1683 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Leopardi (27 Sep 1683 – 1 Oct 1685 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Domenico Lucchetti (1 Apr 1686 – Feb 1707 Died)
• Donato Ansani (19 May 1710 – 9 Jul 1732 Died)
• Alessandro Puoti (1 Oct 1732 – 3 Aug 1744 Died)
• Diego Andrea Tomacelli (7 Sep 1744 – 24 Aug 1766 Died)
• Andrea Tortora (1 Dec 1766 – 10 May 1771 Died)
• Carlo Nicodemi (29 Jul 1771 – 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia)
• Bernardo Maria della Torre (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed – 18 Dec 1797 Confirmed, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano))
• Paolo Garzillo (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed – 2 Oct 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Bovino)

27 June 1818: United with the Diocese of Potenza to form the Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Marsico Nuovo and Potenza". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.