The Diocese of Civita Castellana ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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in
Latium
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, central
Italy
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. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri was united into the Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese. The Diocese of Gallese had been added to the Dioceses of Civita Castellana and Orte in 1805. The name of the diocese was shortened in 1991, in accordance with Vatican policies. The diocese of Civita Castellana is immediately exempt to the
Holy See
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Civita Castellana" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
History
The earliest known bishop with his seat at
Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Viterbo, north of Rome.
Mount Soracte lies about to the south-east.
History
Civita Castellana was settled during the Iron Age by the Italic people of the Falisci, who called it " ...
is Crescentius (or Crescentianus). In 998, he discovered and transported to Cività Castellana the remains of Martianus and Johannes and other deceased people. The story of these marvellous deeds was published at Rome in 1584.
The
Antipope Clement III
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(Archbishop Wibert of Ravenna) died in Civita Castellana on 8 September 1100.
In 1252 the diocese of Gallese was incorporated with that of Civita Castellana. Reestablished in 1562, Gallese was again suppressed in 1573. During that brief period, it had two bishops, Girolamo Garimberti of Parma (1563–1565), and Gabriel degli Alessandri of Bergamo (1566–1569). The diocese of Gallese was restored on 20 December 1805, by
Pope Pius VII
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, in the bull "Romanorum Pontificum", and the old cathedral, which had been reduced to the status of the collegiate church of S. Maria Assunta, again became a cathedral, served by twelve Canons, and headed by two dignities, the Archpriest and the Archdeacon. The diocese, however, was united to the diocese of Cività Castellana e Orte, all three dioceses having one and the same bishop, ''aeque personaliter''.
On 5 October 1437, in the bull "Sacrosancta Romana",
Pope Eugenius IV
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united the diocese of Orte with the diocese of Cività Castellana in the person of a single bishop.
Orte
Orte is a town, '' comune'', former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.
Geography
Orte is situated in the Tiber va ...
(Orta, the ancient Horta) is some fifty miles north of Rome. In accordance with Pope Eugenius' decree, the bishop was required to hold his Chrism Mass (usually on Holy Thursday) and his ordinations of priests in alternate years in Orte and in Civita Castellana.
In 1748, the Chapter of the cathedral of the Annunciation in Civita Castellana was composed of one dignity and fourteen Canons. The Chapter of the cathedral of the Assumption in Orte was composed of one dignity and eighteen Canons. In the mid-19th century, the cathedral of Civita Castellana was administered and serviced by a Chapter consisting of one dignity, the Archpriest, and eighteen Canons.
Bishop Giovanni Tenderini (1718–1739) took the major steps to found a seminary, but it was not until 1746 that it opened. The diocesan seminary, like many ecclesiastical institutions, suffered under French invasion and occupation. After the French removal, the seminary was located in the former Franciscan convent next to S. Pietro in Civita Castellana. The convent had been emptied by the French occupation forces under Napoleon, and when they were driven out, permission to convert it to diocesan use was given by Pope Pius VII, and it opened in 1825.
Antonio
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(1467–1473)
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Pietro Ajosa
Pietro Ajosa (died 1492) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1486–1492) and Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1474–1486).Angelo Pechinoli (1486–1492)
* Enrico Bruno, O.P. (29 Oct 1492 –1498)
* Giorgio Maccafano de' Pireto (24 Sep 1498 –1501)
*Lodovico (1501–1503)
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Johannes Burchard
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Nicola Perusco
Nicola Perusco (died 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1565–1582). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Nicola Perusco was born in Rome, Italy.
On 7 Feb 1565, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope ...
Angelo Gozzadini
Angelo Gozzadini (1573–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1621–1653) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Naxos (1616–1621). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Angelo Gozzadini was born in Naxos, Greec ...
(25 Oct 1621 – 29 Mar 1653)
* Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. (10 Nov 1653 – 27 Aug 1685)
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Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli
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from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
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(13 May 1686 – 30 Sep 1697)
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Simone Paolo Aleotti
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(16 May 1698 –1704)
*Ascanio Blasi (26 Jan 1705 – Jul 1718)
*Giovanni Francesco Maria Tenderini (5 Dec 1718 – 1 Mar 1739).
*Bernardino Vari (4 May 1739 – 12 Oct 1748)
*Sante Lanucci (2 Dec 1748 – 31 May 1765 Resigned)
*Francesco Maria Forlani (5 Jun 1765 – 5 Mar 1787)
*Lorenzo de Dominicis (23 Apr 1787 – 1 Jan 1822)
Bishops of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese
''United: 20 December 1805 with the Diocese of Gallese''
*Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P. (19 Apr 1822 –1847)
*Amadio Zangari (1848–1851)
*Mattei Augusto Mengacci (1851–1872)
*Domenico Mignanti (1872–1889)
*Giovanni Battista Carnevalini (24 May 1889 – 9 Jun 1895)
*Giacomo Ghezzi, O.F.M.Obs. (1895–1920)
*Goffredo Zaccherini (8 Mar 1920 –1928)
*Santino Margaria (9 Oct 1930 – 20 Dec 1947)
*Roberto Massimiliani (21 Jun 1948 – 19 Jun 1975)
* Marcello Rosina (10 Apr 1976 – 11 Feb 1986, Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri))
Diocese of Civita Castellana (Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri)
''United: 11 February 1986 with the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri''
''Latin Name: Civitatis Castellanae (Hortanus, Gallesinus, Nepesinus, et Sutrinus)''
''Metropolitan: Diocese of Rome''
* Divo Zadi (10 Mar 1989 – 10 Dec 2007 Retired)
Diocese of Civita Castellana
''Name Changed: 16 February 1991''
*Romano Rossi (10 Dec 2007 – )CV of Bishop Rossi: Diocesi di Civita Castellana "Vescovo: Mons. Romano Rossi" retrieved: 7 May 2020.
Co-cathedrals
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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References
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Studies
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* Augusto Ciarrocchi, Augusto (2018). "Civita Castellana al tempo della costruzione della cattedrale cosmatesca." In: ''2008-2018 dieci anni di episcopato di Mons. Romano Rossi a servizio della Chiesa che è in Civita Castellana''. Pubblicazione della Diocesi di Civita Castellana, 2018, pp. 288-307.
*Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1907) ''Italia pontificia'' vol. II: Latium. Berlin 1909. pp. 184–195.
*Lanzoni, Francesco (1927) ''Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)'' Faenza 1927, pp. 516–517; 545–547.
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*Mastrocola, M. (1965), ''Note storiche circa le diocesi di Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese''. Vols. I-III. Civita Castellana: Ed. Pian Paradisi 1965–1972. I: ''Le origini cristiane''. Civita Castellana 1964. III: ''I vescovi dalla unione delle diocesi alla fine del concilio di Trento (1437-1564)''. Civita Castellana; Ed. Pian Paradisi 1972.
*Racioppa, E. (2002). ''La cattedrale di Civita Castellana''. Civita Castellana 2002.
*Rossi, P. (1986). ''Civita Castellana e le chiese del suo territorio.'' Roma 1986.
*Schwartz, Gerhard (1913) ''Die Besetzung der Bistümer Reichsitaliens unter den sächsischen und salischen Kaisern : mit den Listen der Bischöfe, 951-1122'' Leipzig-Berlin 1913, p. 257.
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Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Viterbo, north of Rome.
Mount Soracte lies about to the south-east.
History
Civita Castellana was settled during the Iron Age by the Italic people of the Falisci, who called it " ...
Civita Castellana
Civita Castellana is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Viterbo, north of Rome.
Mount Soracte lies about to the south-east.
History
Civita Castellana was settled during the Iron Age by the Italic people of the Falisci, who called it " ...