The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche () is a

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of the

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based in

Camerino Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona. Camerino is home to the University of Ca ...

, a city in the

Province of Macerata The province of Macerata () is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province contains 55 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), listed in the ''comuni'' of the province of Macerata. Located between the rivers ...

, in the central Italian

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region of the Apennines. It is a

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of the Archdiocese of Fermo. In 1986, the historic archdiocese of Camerino — an archdiocese since 1787 — was united with the diocese of San Severino. "Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Archdiocese of Camerino–San Severino Marche"
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History

During the persecution under

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in 249, the priest Porphyrius, master of the youthful martyr Venantius, and the Bishop

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suffered

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. Gerontius appears at the

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in 464/465.

Bishops

Diocese of Camerino

''Latin Name: Camerinensis''
''Erected: 3rd Century'' *

Victorinus of Camerino Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or ''of Septempeda'') (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century. Biography The brothers were noblemen who had given away their great weal ...

(6th century) *

Ansovinus Saint Ansovinus () (d. 816) was a bishop of Camerino, and is the patron saint of agriculture. His feast day is 13 March. Life He was educated at the cathedral school of Pavia. After ordination to the priesthood, he became a hermit at Castel R ...

(816); ; . . . *

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, OP (31 Jan 1360 – 1373 Died) ; . . . * Alberto Alberti (4 Mar 1437 – 3 Aug 1445 Died) ; . . . *

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, OESA (16 Nov 1461 – 20 Aug 1463 Died) (Administrator) * Agapito Rufo (1465), of whom

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said "that it was doubtful if there ever was a more joyous poet or a more illustrious orator"; * Andrea Veroli (8 Oct 1464 – 1478 Died) ; . . . * Fabrizio Varano (13 Jun 1482 – 7 Mar 1508 Died) *

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(Franciotti) (1508 – 11 Jun 1509 Appointed,

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) * Anton Giacomo Bongiovanni (27 Jun 1509 – 1535 Resigned) * Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (5 Jul 1535 – 5 Mar 1537 Resigned) * Berardo Bongiovanni (5 Mar 1537 – 12 Sep 1574 Died) * Alfonso Binarini (30 Aug 1574 – 26 Apr 1580 Died) * Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi (4 May 1580 – 26 Jan 1596 Died) *

Gentile Dolfino Gentile Dolfin (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate, member of the Delfin family, who served as Bishop of Camerino (1596–1601). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 December 1596, Gentile was appointed during the papacy of Pope ...

(18 Dec 1596 – 4 Mar 1601 Died) *

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(14 May 1601 – 20 Feb 1606 Resigned) * Giovanni Severini (archbishop) (20 Feb 1606 – 14 Mar 1622 Appointed,

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) * Cesare Gherardi (2 May 1622 – 30 Sep 1623 Died) *

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(seniore)brother of

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. (26 Feb 1624 – 27 Nov 1627 Resigned) * Emilio Bonaventura Altieri (29 Nov 1627 – 7 Jun 1666 Resigned) * Giacomo Franzoni (7 Jun 1666 – 23 Nov 1693 Resigned) *

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(23 Nov 1693 – 6 Apr 1702 Died) * Bernardino Belluzzi (25 Sep 1702 – 15 Feb 1719 Died)"Bishop Bernardino Belluzzi"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 13, 2016 *Cosimo Torelli (15 May 1719 – 27 Aug 1736 Died) *Ippolito de Rossi (26 Sep 1736 – 17 Jan 1746 Appointed,

Bishop of Senigallia The Diocese of Senigallia () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.OFMCap (27 Jun 1796 – 17 May 1815 Died) *Nicola Mattei Baldini (14 Apr 1817 – 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone) *Gaetano Baluffi (27 Jan 1842 – 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Perge) *Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B (21 Apr 1845 – 5 Feb 1847 Died) *Felicissimo Salvini (12 Apr 1847 – 23 Jan 1893 Died) *Celestino del Frate (21 May 1894 – 26 Apr 1908 Died) *Pietro Paolo Camillo Moreschini, CP (29 Apr 1909 – 24 Oct 1918 Died) *Ettore Fronzi (14 Dec 1918 – 1 Oct 1938 Resigned) *Umberto Malchiodi (14 Nov 1938 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Piacenza) *Giuseppe D'Avack (18 Feb 1946 – 13 Feb 1964 Resigned) *Bruno Frattegiani (14 Feb 1964 – 20 Apr 1989 Retired)

Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche

''Latin Name: Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno''
''United: 30 September 1986 with Diocese of San Severino'' *Francesco Gioia, OFMCap (2 Feb 1990 – 9 Jan 1993 Resigned) * Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, CP (23 Jul 1993 – 27 Nov 1996 Appointed, Secretary of the

Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, formerly called Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (DICLSAL and formerly CICLSAL; ), is the dicastery of the Roman Cu ...

) * Angelo Fagiani (14 Apr 1997 – 3 Sep 2007 Resigned) *

Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (born 16 March 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche from 2007 to 2018. Biography Brugnaro was born on 16 March 1943 in Padua. He was ordained a p ...

(3 Sep 2007 – 27 Jul 2018 Resigned) *Francesco Massara (27 Jul 2018 – )

Sources

* Benigni, Umberto.
Diocese of Camerino
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

References

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