The Archdiocese of Nazareth is a former residential

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, first in the

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, then in Apulian exile in Barletta (southern Italy), which had a

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and a

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successor as

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s, the first merged into

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, the second suppressed."Nazareth (Titular See)"
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History

Biblical

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was one of the major sees of the

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during the

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s. After capturing

, the leaders of the

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moved there the

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of Scythopolis, while the

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continued to maintain two separate dioceses. Nazareth thus became a

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metropolitan archdiocese circa 1100. Among the archbishop's

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s were the bishop of Tiberias and the abbot of Mount Tabor. Following the

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conquest in the

, the archbishops of Nazareth took refuge in

(

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, southern

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), and moved permanently there in 1327. It began the long line of metropolitan archbishops of Nazareth residing in Barletta, which was called the see of Nazareth in Barletta. On June 27, 1818, with the

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''De ulteriori'' of

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, the Archdiocese of Nazareth was suppressed. On 22 October 1828, with the bull ''Multis quidem'' of

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, the title of archbishop of Nazareth was granted to the archbishops of

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. By mergers, the title passed again to the restyled archbishops of Trani-Barletta (1860) and then to the archbishops of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (1986).

Metropolitan archbishops of and in Nazareth

(all

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) * Bernard (c. 1120) * William (1129–1138) * Robert I (1138–1151) * Robert II (1151–?) * Letard I, also known as Attard (?–1159) * Letard II (1160–1190) * Gervasio (?–1222) * Nicholas (c. 1230) * Hugh (1231–1239) * Henry (1239–1268) * Guy (1273–1288) * William of St. John,

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(O.Templ.) (1288–?) * Peter (?–1326)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Nazareth in Barletta

(all

) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Nazareth in Barletta'' *Yvo (1327–1330) *Pietro of Naples,

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(O.Carm.) (1345–1348) *Riccardo, O.F.M. (1348–1366) *Guglielmo Belvaysius, O.P. (1366–1369) *Giovanni Salomoni, O.P. (1369–1380) *Giordano Estublans, O.P. (1381–?) *Giovanni Alessio (1390–1400) *Paolo di Arezzo,

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(O.F.M.) (1400–1431) *Agostino Favaroni,

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(O.E.S.A.) (1431–1443) *Marino Orsini (1445–?) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Nazareth in Barletta-Cann(a)e'', having absorbed the title of ''Bishop of

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'' *Giacomo de Aurilia, O.F.M. (1455–1483) *Giovanni de Barthon, (1483–1491) *Giovanni Maria Poderico (1491–1510) *Orlando Carretto Della Rovere (1510–1512) *

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, O.F.M. (1513–1520) *Leonardo Baccuto (1520–1525) *Pietro De Albis (1525–1526) **''

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'' Ercole Rangone (1526), while ** *Pietro Francesco Ferro (1526) *Giovanni Francesco Cina (1527) *Filippo Adimari (1528–1536) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Nazareth in Barletta-Canne-Monteverde'' * Gerolamo de Caro (1536–1552)"Archbishop Gerolamo de Caro"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 31, 2016 * Bernardino Figueroa (1553–1571) * Fabio Mirto Frangipani (1572–1587)"Archbishop Fabio Mirto Frangipani"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Francesco Spera,

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(O.F.M.) (1587)"Archbishop Francesco Spera, O.F.M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016 * Girolamo Bevilacqua, O.F.M. (1587–1604)"Archbishop Girolamo Bevilacqua, O.F.M."
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(1604–1608), elected pope

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) * Michelangelo Tonti (1608–1609) * Domenico Rivarola (1609–1627) * Antonio Lombardi (1627–1636) * Antonio Severoli (1639–1666) * Francesco Antonio De Luca (1667–1676) * Marziale Pellegrini,

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(O.F.M. Conv.) (1677–1685) * Filippo Condulmari (1685–1688) * Giuseppe Rosa (1690–1694) * Domenico Folgori (1695–1706) * Giulio Piazza (1706–1710) * Girolamo Mattei (1710–1712) * Salvatore Miroballo (1717–1726) * Giovanni Crisostomo Bianchi, O.E.S.A. (1726) * Nicola Iorio (1726–1744) * Antonio Marulli De Galiberti (1745–1751) * Giusto De Marco, (C.R.) (1751–1769) * Pasquale Maria Mastrillo, C.R. (1769–1783) * Giuseppe Mormile, C.R. (1792–1801).

Titular successor sees

Latin Titular Archbishopric of Nazareth

(all

) On 21 April 1860, the archdiocese was nominally restored as Metropolitan

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of Nazareth. In 1925 it was suppressed, only to be restored in 1929 and finally united with (i.e. merged into) the residential Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie, also territorial heir to the former Apulian see in exile. It has had the following archiepiscopal incumbents, apparently all of the highest (Metropolitan) rank : * Giuseppe de' Bianchi Dottula (1860.04.21 – 1892.09.22) * Domenico Marinangeli (1893.01.16 – 1898.01.08), as former Bishop of

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(Italy) (1882.03.27 – 1893.01.16) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (Italy) (1893.01.16 – 1898.01.08), later Latin Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1898.01.08 – 1921.03.06) * Tommaso de Stefano (1898.03.24 – 1906.05.19) * Francesco Paolo Carrano (1906.09.01 – 1915.03.18) * Giovanni Régine (1915.12.06 – 1918.10.04) * Giuseppe Maria Leo (1920.01.17 – 1925) * Paul Auad (1941.06.14 – 1944.06.28) * Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi,

(O.P.) (1947.11.10 – 1971.07.03) * Giuseppe Carata (1971.08.28 – 1989).

Maronite Titular (Arch)Bishopric of Nazareth

( Antiochian Rite) It was established in the late 19th century as a

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of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but suppressed in 1911, having had a single incumbent : * Titular Bishop Youhanna Habib (1889 – 1894.06.04). In 1926 it was restored, now as a

of the intermediate (non-Metropolitan) rank. In 1939 it was again suppressed, having had the following incumbents : * Titular Archbishop Paul Auad (1896.09.24 – 1911.02.11) * Titular Archbishop Elias Richa (1926.06.21 – 1937.10.10).

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic, Latin former sees and former titular see, with incumbent biography links

* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2s50.html Scythopolis (Titular See)from Catholic-Hierarchy.org
Scythopolis
from the

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History

Metropolitan archbishops of and in Nazareth

Metropolitan Archbishops of Nazareth in Barletta

Titular successor sees

Latin Titular Archbishopric of Nazareth

Maronite Titular (Arch)Bishopric of Nazareth

See also

References

Sources and external links