Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of
Tolentino
Tolentino ( Maceratese: ''Tulindì'') is a town and ''comune'' of about 19,000 inhabitants, in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of central Italy.
It is located in the middle of the valley of the Chienti.
History
Signs of the firs ...
was a
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
diocese in
Italy
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in the fifth century and early sixth century. The name of the diocese was revived, and its territory added to the
Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino
The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy founded in 1586 from a merger of the Diocese of Macerata and the Diocese of Tolentino. In 1986 it became the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
The Di ...
in 1586 by
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...
.
Bishops
Only two names are known:
*Probianus. The name occurs only on an inscription on the sarcophagus of Flavius Julius Catervius and his wife Septimia Severina, now in the co-cathedral of S. Catervo in Tolentino, which is variously said to belong to a date from the first to the fifth century. The inscription records that Probianus had baptised the deceased: ''quos Dei sacerdos Probianus lavit et unxit''. Though he is only called a priest (''sacerdos''), it has been pointed out that the word can also refer to a bishop in the 4th and 5th century. The inscription does not name a diocese, assuming that Probianus was a bishop.
*Basilius, who is attested as a participant in the Roman synods of 487, 495, 499, and 502.Cappelletti, III, pp. 690-691. J.-D. Mansi (ed.), ''Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio'', editio novissima, Tomus VII (Florence: A. Zatta 1762), p. 1171 (Third synod of
Pope Felix III
Pope Felix III (died 1 March 492) was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death on 1 March 492. His repudiation of the '' Henotikon'' is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on March 1.
Family
Felix was born ...
); Tomus VIII, p. 177 (Second synod of
Pope Gelasius I
Pope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 21 November 496. Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.The title of his biography by Walter Ullma ...
, p. 233 (First synod of
Pope Symmachus
Pope Symmachus (died 19 July 514) was the bishop of Rome from 22 November 498 to his death on 19 July 514. His tenure was marked by a serious schism over who was elected pope by a majority of the Roman clergy.
Early life
He was born on the Medi ...