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Roman Catholic Diocese of Teramo-Atri

Coordinates: 42°39′32″N 13°42′14″E / 42.6589°N 13.7039°E / 42.6589; 13.7039
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Diocese of Teramo-Atri

Dioecesis Aprutina seu Teramensis-Hatriensis seu Atriensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePescara-Penne
Statistics
Area1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
248,000
240,000 (96.8%)
Parishes187
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Teramo)
Co-cathedralBasilica Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Atri)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMichele Seccia
Bishops emeritusAntonio Nuzzi
Website
www.diocesiteramoatri.it
Co-cathedral in Atri

The Diocese of Teramo-Atri (Template:Lang-la) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Abruzzo, central Italy. It was created in 1949, when the historic Diocese of Teramo was combined with the Diocese of Penne-Atri, in the Abruzzo. It is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne.[1][2]

History

After the invasion of Italy by the Lombards, Teramo became the residence of a gastald, depending on the Duke of Spoleto; under the Franks it was annexed by the Normans. In 1155 Count Robert of Loritello rebelled against King Roger II of Sicily and destroyed the city, soon rebuilt through the efforts of Bishop Guido (1122), for which he and his successors were granted the investiture of the principality. Probably at this time arose the custom of the bishops of Teramo of pontificating armed and having arms also on the altar. Hardly had the town risen again when it began a series of quarrels with Ascoli, which more than once threatened to become sanguinary. Teramo resisted till the end of 1270 during the Angevin invasion. A little later the bishops abandoned their temporal sovereignty and a royal captain was installed.

In the beginning of the 15th century the Melatino, di Janni, and Acquaviva began to struggle for possession of the town. In 1416 it was sacked by Lordino, a Frenchman, exasperated by being deprived of the title of high constable of the kingdom; during the pillage the treasures of the cathedral disappeared.

In 1818 the Diocese of Ortona, which is now only an archipresbyteral church, was incorporated with the See of Teramo.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Teramo

Erected: 5th Century
Latin Name: Aprutinus seu Teramensis

...

Diocese of Teramo e Atri

United: 1 July 1949 with the Diocese of Penne e Atri
Latin Name: Aprutinus seu Teramensis et Hatriensis seu Atriensis
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

  • Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. (14 Feb 1952 - 22 Feb 1967 Retired)
  • Abele Conigli (16 Feb 1967 - 31 Dec 1988 Retired)

Diocese of Teramo-Atri

Name Changed: 30 September 1986

  • Antonio Nuzzi (31 Dec 1988 - 24 Aug 2002 Retired)
  • Vincenzo D’Addario (24 Aug 2002 - 1 Dec 2005 Died)
  • Michele Seccia (24 Jun 2006 - )

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Teramo-Atri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Teramo-Atri" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  • Cappelletti, Le chiese d'Italia, XXI
  • Palma, Storia ecclesiastica e civile .. di Teramo (Teramo, 1852-6)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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