Roman Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusina Diocesi di Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa | |
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 Melfi Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,316 km2 (508 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 90,000 89,000 (98.9%) |
| Parishes | 32 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Melfi) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Andrea (Venosa) Concattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Rapolla) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincenzo Cozzi |
| Website | |
| www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-it) is in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla was united with the Diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[1][2] The Abbey of the Santissima Trinità at Venosa comes under the Diocese.
History
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Pope Nicholas II made the diocese of Melfi immediately dependent on the Holy See; its first bishop was Baldwin. Its cathedral, a work of Roger Borsa,[3] son of Robert Guiscard (1155), was destroyed by the earthquake of 1851.
Among its bishops was the theologian Alessandro de San Elpidio, a former general of the Augustinians (1328). In 1528, Clement VII, in view of the scarcity of its revenues, united the Diocese of Rapolla to that of Melfi, "aeque principaliter".[4]
Ordinaries
Diocese of Melfi
Latin Name: Melphiensis
Erected: 11th Century
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- Alexander of San Elpidio (1269–1326)
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- Giovanni Dominici, O.P. (2 Mar 1412 - 21 Apr 1412 Appointed, Administrator of Bova)
- Francesco Carosio (4 Jul 1412 - 26 Jan 1418 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani)
- Giacomo Isolani (1420 - 24 Jan 1425 Resigned)
- Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el menor (September 19, 1494/December 3, 1498—August 1, 1503)
- Juan Ferrer (bishop) (3 Dec 1498 - 26 Jul 1499 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
- Raffaele di Ceva, O.F.M. (26 Jul 1499 - 1513 Resigned)
- Lorenzo Pucci (12 Aug 1513 - 16 Mar 1528 Resigned)
Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
Latin Name: Melphiensis et Rapollensis
United: 16 May 1528 with Diocese of Rapolla
- Giannotto Pucci (16 Mar 1528 - 1537 Died)
- Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona (7 Feb 1537 - 16 Aug 1546 Died)
- Roberto Pucci (7 Dec 1546 - 17 Jan 1547 Died)
- Mario Ruffino (7 Feb 1547 - 1548 Died)
- Alessandro Ruffino (27 Apr 1548 - 1573 Resigned)
- Gaspare Cenci (8 Jan 1574 - 1590 Resigned)[5]
- Orazio Celsi (16 Jul 1590 - 1591 Died)
- Marco Antonio Amidano (13 Sep 1591 - Nov 1591 Resigned)
- Matteo Brumani, O.S.A. (13 Nov 1591 - 9 Aug 1594 Died)
- Placido della Marra (6 Mar 1595 - 2 Dec 1620 Died)[6]
- Desiderio Scaglia, O.P. (17 Mar 1621 - 14 Nov 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
- Lazzaro Carafino (19 Dec 1622 - 7 Jan 1626 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
- Deodato Scaglia, O.P. (19 Jan 1626 - 18 Apr 1644 Appointed, Bishop of Alessandria)
- Giacomo Raimondi (2 May 1644 - Dec 1644 Died)
- Gerolamo Pellegrini (16 Jan 1645 - 12 Apr 1648 Died)
- Luigi Branciforte (28 Sep 1648 - 1665 Died)
- Giulio Caracciolo, C.R. (1 Mar 1666 - 1671 Resigned)
- Tommaso de Franchi (24 Aug 1671 - May 1696 Died)
- Francesco Antonio Triveri, O.F.M. Conv. (24 Sep 1696 - May 1697 Died)
- Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (2 Dec 1697 - Oct 1724 Died)
- Mondilio Orsini, C.O. (20 Nov 1724 - 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
- Giovanni Saverio Lioni (22 Nov 1730 - 5 Mar 1735 Died)
- Domenico Rossi (Rosso e Colonna), O.S.B. (26 Sep 1735 - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
- Luca Antonio della Gatta (8 Jul 1737 - 25 Sep 1747 Died)
- Pasquale Teodoro Basta (29 Jan 1748 - 27 Dec 1765 Died)
- Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. (14 Apr 1766 - 19 Jun 1780 Died)
- Filippo d’Aprile (27 Feb 1792 - Apr 1811 Died)
- Gioacchino de Gemmis (26 Jun 1818 - 12 Dec 1822 Died)
- Vincenzo Ferrari, O.P. (3 May 1824 - 4 May 1828 Died)
- Luigi Bovio, O.S.B. (18 May 1829 - 6 Nov 1847 Died)
- Ignazio Maria Selitti (5 Nov 1849 - 1880 Resigned)
- Giuseppe Camassa (4 Aug 1881 - 15 Apr 1912 Resigned)
- Alberto Costa (4 Jan 1912 - 7 Dec 1928 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
- Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) (29 Jul 1930 - 6 Nov 1934 Died)
- Domenico Petroni (1 Apr 1935 - 5 Oct 1966 Retired)
- Giuseppe Vairo (5 Mar 1973 - 25 Oct 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
- Armando Franco (25 Oct 1976 - 12 Sep 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Oria)
- Vincenzo Cozzi (12 Sep 1981 - 13 Dec 2002 Retired)
Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
Latin Name: Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusinus
United: 30 September 1986 with Diocese of Venosa
- Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (13 Dec 2002 - )
Notes
- ^ "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 29, 2016
- ^ MELFI - Online Information article about MELFI
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ "Bishop Gaspare Cenci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Placido della Marra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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