Latin
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diocese
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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in
Italy
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. It has been a
suffragan
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In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
of the
Archdiocese of Milan
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Pavia" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016. Previous to the reorganization of the hierarchy in northern Italy by
Pope Pius VII
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after the expulsion of the French and the Congress of Vienna, the diocese of Pavia had depended directly upon the Holy See, despite repeated failed attempts on the part of the Archbishops of Milan to claim control. The diocese has produced one
Pope
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and
Patriarch of Venice
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, and three
cardinals
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***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
.
The seat of the
bishop
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Pope Francis
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on 1 December 2015.
History
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
was the capital of the
Lombard Kingdom
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of Italy (from 570) and of their successors, the Holy Roman Emperors as Kings of Italy. There was a royal palace in Pavia, which saw frequent visits from the Emperors.
Pope Hormisdas
Pope Hormisdas (;"Hormisdas, St." in William Darrach Halsey, ''Collier's Encyclopedia'' Volume 12, Macmillan Educational Company, 1984, p. 244. c. 450 – 6 August 523) was the bishop of Rome from 20 July 514 to his death on 6 August 523. His pa ...
(517–523) is said to have granted Bishop Ennodius and his successors as Bishops of Pavia the use of the ''
pallium
The pallium (derived from the Roman ''pallium'' or ''palla'', a woolen cloak; : pallia) is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the pope, but for many centuries bestowed by the Holy See upon metropolitan bish ...
''. This claim has, however, been challenged. Pope John VIII also granted the Bishops of Pavia the same privilege in a letter of 24 August 877.
In the last week of June 743,
Pope Zacharias
Pope Zachary (; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741 to his death in March 752. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy. Zachary built the original church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, forbade the traffic of slav ...
(741–752) visited Pavia and solemnly celebrated the Feast of S. Peter at the monastery of S. Pietro in Ciel d'oro.
Bishop Joannes (II) (874–911 ?) signed the confirmation of the accession of
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as CharlesII, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during t ...
and took the oath of allegiance in February 876.
Pope John VIII
Pope John VIII (; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the most able popes of the 9th century.
John devoted much of his papacy to attempting ...
held a synod at Pavia in December 878, as he was returning to Rome from his trip to France.
In 885,
Pope Stephen V
Pope Stephen V (; died 14 September 891) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from September 885 to his death on 14 September 891. In his dealings with Photius I of Constantinople, as in his relations with the young Slavic Ortho ...
(885–891) granted the Bishop of Pavia the duchy of Comacchio.
A synod met in Pavia in 889 to ratify the selection of Guido of Spoleto as King of Italy, and to swear feudal allegiance. A council was held at Pavia in 933 to expel Bishop Ratherius of Verona from his diocese for three years, because of his opposition to
Hugh of Arles
Hugh of Italy ( 880/885 – April 10, 948), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until 947, and regent in Lower Burgundy and Provence from 911 to 933. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign in ...
, King of Italy. He was restored by a synod under orders from
Pope John XII
Pope John XII (; 14 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had dominated papal politics for ...
.
On 2 April 987, Bishop Guido and the Canons of the Cathedral received a rebuke from
Pope John XV
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because they had been harassing the monastery of S. Pietro in Ciel d'oro.
In 997,
Pope Gregory V
Pope Gregory V (; c. 972 – 18 February 999), born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was made pope by his cousin, Emperor Otto III.
Family
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(Bruno of Carinthia) held a synod in Pavia. He had been expelled from Rome shortly after the Coronation of the Emperor
Otto III
Otto III (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was the Holy Roman emperor and King of Italy from 996 until his death in 1002. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu.
Otto III was c ...
, his cousin, who had procured his election to the papal throne at the request of the Romans themselves. Shortly after his coronation, Otto condemned and expelled from Rome the former dictator of the City, Crescentius of Nomentum. As soon as Otto left the city, Crescentius returned and drove out Pope Gregory, who fled to Pavia. At the synod of Pavia, the rule against making agreements about a future pope during the lifetime of the present pope was reenacted, as were rules against
simony
Simony () is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to imp ...
. Crescentius was excommunicated, and, on the Pope's return to Rome, was beheaded in the Castel S. Angelo.
On 15 April 1123,
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II ( – 13 December 1124), born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy ...
confirmed all the privileges belonging to the Church of Pavia, and issued a ruling that, at Roman synods, the Bishop of Pavia should hold the first seat on the left of the pope, ''perpetualiter''.
Bishop Pietro Toscani (1148–1180) was deprived of his episcopal cross and his ''pallium'' by
Pope Alexander III
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A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a Papal election, ...
in 1175 or 1176, because of his support for the Antipope Victor IV and the excommunicated
Frederick Barbarossa
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. Frederick continued to protect him, however, even though the city of Pavia joined the Lombard League. After the Lombard League triumphed over Frederick at the
Battle of Legnano
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, the Bishop's position became precarious. When Alexander reached an agreement with Frederick at their conference at Venice, Bishop Pietro was among those forgiven for their crimes.
The ''Studium Generale'' (University) of Pavia was founded on 13 April 1361 by a diploma of the
Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV (; ; ; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus (, ), was H ...
, at the request of Galeazzo Visconti of Milan. The University Library was established in 1754 by order of the Empress
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...
, who refounded the entire university which had fallen into a long decadence. In 1867 the University had 926 students.
On 15 February 1743, by an Apostolic Brief of
Pope Benedict XIV
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, the diocese of Pavia was united with the metropolitan diocese of Amaseia (Hellespont, Turkey). Thereafter the Bishop of Pavia was also an archbishop.
Cathedral and Chapter
In 816, the Emperor
Louis the Pious
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held a council at
Aix
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, at which it was ordered that Canons and Canonesses live together according to a set of rules (canons, ''regulae''). In the Roman synod of
Pope Eugene II
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of November 826, it was ordered that Canons live together in a cloister next to the church. In 876, the Council of Pavia decreed in Canon X that the bishops should enclose the Canons: ''uti episcopi in civitatibus suis proximum ecclesiae claustrum instituant, in quo ipsi cum clero secundum canonicam regulam Deo militent, et sacerdotes suos ad hoc constringant, ut ecclesiam non relinquant et alibi habitare praesumant.''
The Cathedral Chapter, in 1571, consisted of four dignities (the Provost, the Archdeacon, the Archpriest, and the Cantor) and twelve Canons. On 29 February 1572, Bishop Ippolito Rossi (1564–1591), acting in accordance with the Bull ''In Eminenti'' of
Pope Pius IV
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of 30 May 1571, suppressed the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria in Pertica in the city of Pavia, and transferred its Provost and seven Canons to the Cathedral Chapter. The title of the Provost of Santa Maria was changed to that of Dean of the Cathedral Chapter, which thereafter had five dignities and nineteen Canons. In 1672 there were five dignities and sixteen Canons. On 25 April 1577 Bishop Rossi also provided new regulations for the College of Chaplains in the cathedral. That college was led by a prior, mansionarii, and a curate.
In 1110, Bishop Guido (1103–1118) granted the Cathedral Chapter of Pavia the right to the '' decima'' in the city of Pavia and for eight miles round about. This grant was confirmed by Bishop Petrus Spelta (1343–1356) on 4 November 1350.
On 4 December 1341, Canon Mascarino Tacconi, Vicar General of Bishop Giovanni Fulgesi (1328–1342), issued Statutes for the Cathedral Chapter of Pavia. On 7 January and 29 March 1342, two canons swore to observe the statutes issued by the Bishop's vicar. The canons, however, became more and more lax, until the Franciscan bishop Guilelmus (1386–1402) issued a warning on 12 January 1387 concerning certain duties which they were expected to perform, including the obligation to say Mass in the cathedral; the Bishop's warning included penalties for failing to comply. On 7 March, the chapter passed on the warnings to the chaplains of the cathedral, with extensive instructions.
On 3 September 1484, the cathedral chapter on its own initiative compiled a new edition of the statutes of the cathedral chapter. On 9 August 1507 Canon Vincenzo Beccaria, the Vicar General of the bishop Cardinal Francesco Alidosio (who was absent, serving as papal legate in Bologna), issued statutes for the canons and chaplains of the cathedral. The canons themselves issued more specific regulations regarding residence and the performance of choir duties on 21 January 1518; these were confirmed on 6 February by Canon Girolamo della Porta, the Vicar General of Cardinal Antonio Ciocchi del Monte, who was not residential.
Diocesan synods
A meeting, sometimes called a ''synodus'', was held in Pavia by the
Emperor Louis II
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Louis's usual title was ''impera ...
, the son of
Lothair I
Lothair I (9th. C. Frankish: ''Ludher'' and Medieval Latin: ''Lodharius''; Dutch and Medieval Latin: ''Lotharius''; German: ''Lothar''; French: ''Lothaire''; Italian: ''Lotario''; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century emperor of the ...
. It was also called the ''Conventus Ticinensis'', and was presided over by Archbishop Angilbertus of Milan, the Patriarch Theodemar of Aquileia, and Bishop Joseph the Archchaplain. Twenty-four canons regarding ecclesiastical discipline were agreed upon, and five chapters concerning political matters. Immediately thereafter, the Emperor visited Rome, where he was crowned emperor by
Pope Leo IV
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. He held two other meetings in Pavia, with the same high ecclesiastical vassals presiding, one in February 855 and the other in July 855.
Bishop Guido Langasco (1295–1311) held a diocesan synod in 1297.
A diocesan synod was held in the Cathedral Chapter house in Pavia on 16 February 1317, during the Administratorship of Giovanni Beccaria, O.Min. (1320–1324), Latin Patriarch of Antioch (Syria). The Patriarch was not present, but was rather serving at the Papal Court in Avignon, ''dicto domino patriarcha administratore apud sedem apostolicam existente.'' The synod was therefore presided over by the Patriarch's two Vicars, the Archdeacon Bonifazio de Frascarolo and Zonfredus de Castana Canon of Monza. The decisions of the synod had mostly to do with legal matters, oaths, thieves, punishments, and with the collection of the ''decima''. Bishop Giovanni Fulgesi (1328–1342) held another synod c. 1343, with exhortations and regulations concerning the seven sacraments, burials, the preaching of indulgences, and the ''decima'' and clerical debtors.
In 1518 a diocesan synod was held, though the Administrator of the diocese, Cardinal Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte (1511–1521) did not attend. He did send a letter of thanks to his Vicar, Giovanni Luchini Curzio, who presided and gave the opening address. Among other matters, the synod legislated on the sons of priests, the cohabitation of clerics and women, and clerical non-residence (the clergy of the Cathedral being exempted). A diocesan synod was held by Cardinal Ippolito Rossi (1564–1591) on 14 November 1566.
On 19 July 1576, the Apostolic Visitor by the mandate of
Pope Gregory XIII
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, Bishop Angelo Peruzzi, Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna and titular bishop of Caesarea, issued a set of decrees for the diocese of Pavia in thirty-eight chapters, on the same themes as appear regularly in diocesan statutes. These statutes, however, took account of the various decrees of the recently concluded
Council of Trent
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. Bishop Peruzzi had previously conducted a visitation of the diocese of Modena to the satisfaction of the Pope, who then assigned him to do the same at Pavia, Piacenza, and Parma.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Biglia (1609–1617) held a synod in 1612. A synod was held by Bishop Francesco Biglia (1648–1659) in 1652.
Bishop Agostino Gaetano Riboldi (1877–1901) held a diocesan synod in Pavia on 10–12 September 1878, and had the decrees of the synod published.
The diocese's 100 parishes are all located in the (civil)
region
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Lombardy
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: 97 in the
Province of Pavia
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, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
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and 2 in the
Province of Milan
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. There is one priest for every 1291 Catholics.
Bishops of Pavia
To 1000
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Syrus
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Juventius of Pavia
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Urciscenus
Urciscenus was Bishop of Pavia
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Epiphanius of Pavia
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(466–499)
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Maximus of Pavia
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(499–514)
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Magnus Felix Ennodius
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Armentarius
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Hieronymus
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Joannes
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(I) (813–826)
*Sebastianus
*Deodatus (Donumdei) (c. 830 – 840)
*Liutardus (Liutprandus)
*Liutfredus (864–874)
*Joannes (II) (874–911 ?)
*Joannes (III) (912-924)
*Leo (924–929)
:...Two doubtful names follow Leo: a Saint Innocenzo and a Sigifredo.
*Liudfridus (c. 939–967)
* Pietro Canepanova (971–983)
*Guido (c. 987 – 1007)
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Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte
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(1511–1521) Administrator
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Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
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Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
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* Ippolito Adobrandini, birth name of Pope Clement VIII (1536–1605)
* Ippolito Aldobrandini (car ...
(1564–1591)
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Alexander Sauli
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Guglielmo Bastoni
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Guglielmo Bastoni was born on 5 Dec 1544 in Milan, ...
Giacomo Antonio Morigia
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He was Bishop of San Miniato from 1 September 1681 - 15 February 1683, Metro ...
(1701–1711)
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Agostino Cusani
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Luigi Tosi
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:''Sede vacante'' (1845–1850)
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Angelo Ramazzotti
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(1850–1858)
*Pietro Maria Ferré (1860–1867)
:''Sede vacante'' (1867–1871)
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Lucido Maria Parocchi
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Giovanni Volta
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(1986–2003)
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Giovanni Giudici
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Giovanni Giudici spent his childhood in Le Grazie, where his mother gave him a strict Catholic education; her death ( ...
Boethius
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*Bullough, D. A. (1969). "I vescovi di Pavia nei secoli ottavo e nono: fonti e cronologia," in: ''Pavia capitale del regno'', pp. 317–328.
*Caprioli, Adriano; Antonio Rimoldi; Luciano Vaccaro (edd.) (1995). ''La diocesi di Pavia''. Storia Religiosa di Lombardia, 11. Brescia: La Scuola.
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*''Pavia capitale del regno: Atti del 4o Congresso internazionale di studi sull'alto medioevo (Pavia-Scaldasole-Monza-Bobbio, 10–14 settembre 1967).'' Spoleto: Centro Italiano di Studi sull'Alto Medioevo, 1969.
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...