The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526.

History

Chieti Chieti (, ; , nap, label= Abruzzese, Chjïétë, ; gr, Θεάτη, Theátē; lat, Theate, ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Central Italy, east by northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. ...

is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Gothic War it was captured by

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; later it fell into the hands of the

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, from whom it was captured by Pepin and devastated. The

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rebuilt the city, which thenceforth belonged to the

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. Saint Justinus is venerated as the first Bishop of Chieti, and the

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is dedicated to him. Several of his successors are also venerated as saints, among them Gribaldus (874), whose portrait is on the bronze doors of the monastery of St. Clement in the

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. Giovanni Pietro Caraffa in 1524 resigned the see, and associated himself with Cajetan of Tiene in the foundation of the Theatine Order. Later Caraffa became pope under the name of Paul IV.

Bishops and Archbishops

* Teodorico I (c. 840) * Lupo I (c. 844) * Pietro I (c. 853) * Teodorico II (c. 880) * Atinolfo (c. 904) * Rimo (c. 962) * Liudino (c. 965) * Lupo II (c. 1008) * Arnolfo (c. 1049) * Attone I (1056–1073) * Celso (1073–1078) * Rainolfo (1085–1105) * Ruggero * Guglielmo I (1107–1117) * Andrea I (1118) * Gerardo (1118–1125) * Attone II (1125–1137) * Rustico (1137–1140) * Alanno (1140–1150) * Andrea II (1150–1190) * Pietro II (1191) * Bartolomeo (1192–1227) * Rainaldo (1228–1234) * Gregorio di Poli (1234–1251) * Landolfo Caracciolo (1252–1253) * Alessandro di Capua (1253–1262) * Nicola da Fossa, O.Cist. (1262–1282) * Tommaso (1282–1294) * Guglielmo II ? (1292–1293) * Rainaldo, O.P. (1295–1303) * Mattia (1303) * Pietro III (1303–1320) * Raimondo de Mausaco, O.Min. (1324–1326) * Giovanni Crispano de Rocca (1326–1336) * Pietro Ferri (1336) * Beltramino Paravicini (1336–1339) * Guglielmo III Capoferro (1340–1352) * Bartolomeo Papazzurri, O.P. (1353–1362) * Vitale da Bologna, O.S.M. (1363–1373) * Eleazario da Sabrano (1373–1378) * Giovanni de Comina (1378–1396) * Guglielmo Carbone (1396–1418) * Nicola Viviani (1419–1428) * Marino de Tocco (1429–1438) * Giovanni Battista della Buona (1438–1445) * Colantonio Valignani (1445–1488) *

Alfonso d'Aragona Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

(1488–1497) *

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(1497–1499) *

Oliviero Carafa Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was ...

(administrator of the see, 1499–1501) *

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(1501–1505) *

Gian Pietro Carafa Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, Theatines, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serv ...

(1505–1518), then

archbishop of Brindisi The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium ( la, Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis) in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.Gian Pietro Carafa Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, Theatines, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serv ...

(administrator of the see, 1518–1524) * Felice Trofino (1524–1527), antibishop from 1526 *

Guido de' Medici Guido de' Medici (died 1537) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chieti (1528–1537) and Bishop of Venosa (1527–1528).Eubel III, p. 330. Biography On 12 June 1527, Guido de' Medici was appointed Bishop of Venosa by Pope ...

(1528–1537) *

(1537–1549), then

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Bernardino Maffei Bernardino Maffei ( Bergamo, 27 January 1514 – Rome, 16 July 1553) was an Italian archbishop and cardinal. He studied jurisprudence at Padua, and during the frequent absence of Dandino acted as secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, an ...

(1549–1553) *

Marcantonio Maffei Marcantonio Maffei (29 November 1521 – 22 August 1583) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Background Marcantonio Maffei was born in Bergamo on 29 November 1521, the son of nobles Girolamo Maffei and Antonia Mattei. His olde ...

(1553–1568) * Giovanni Oliva (1568–1577) * Girolamo Leoni (1577–1578) * Cesare Busdragus (1578–1585) * Giovanni Battista Castrucci (1585–1591) * Orazio Sanminiato (1591–1592) * Matteo Sanminiato (1592–1607) *

Anselmo Marzato Anselmo Marzato, OFMCap (1543–1607) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. On 24 Feb 1607, he was consecrated bishop Pope Paul V, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, serving as co-cons ...

, O.F.M.Cap. (1607–1607) *

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(1607–1609) *

Ulpiano Volpi Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara (1619–1629), and Archbishop of Chieti (1609–1615). Biography Ulpiano Volpi was born in Como, ...

(1609–1615) * Paolo Tolosa, C.R. (1616–1618) * Marsilio Peruzzi (1618–1631) * Antonio Santacroce (1631–1638), then

archbishop of Urbino The Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado ( la, Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the ...

* Stefano Sauli (1638–1649) * Vincenzo Rabatta (1649–1654) * Angelo Maria Ciria, O.S.M. (1654–1656) * Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M.Conv. (1657) *

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(1659–1702) * Vincenzo Capece (1703–1722) * Filippo Valignani, O.P. (1722–1737) * Michele Palma (1737–1755) * Nicola Sanchez De Luna (1755–1764), then

bishop of Nola The Diocese of Nola ( la, Dioecesis Nolana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.

* Francesco Brancia (1765–1770) * Luigi del Giudice, O.S.B.Coel. (1770–1792) * Andrea Mirelli, O.S.B.Coel. (1792–1795) * Francesco Saverio Bassi, O.S.B.Coel. (1796–1821) * Carlo Maria Cernelli (1822–1838) * Giosuè Maria Saggese,

C.SS.R. The Redemptorists officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, links=no, Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR,is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brother ...

(1838–1852) * Michele Manzo (1852–1856) * Luigi Maria de Marinis (1856–1877) * Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla (1877–1887) * Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. (1887–1901) * Gennaro Costagliola, C.M. (1901–1919) * Nicola Monterisi (1919–1929), then

archbishop of Salerno The Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ( la, Archidioecesis Salernitana-Campaniensis-Acernensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Salerno was in existence f ...

* Giuseppe Venturi (1931–1947) * Giovanni Battista Bosio (1948–1967) *

Loris Francesco Capovilla Loris Francesco Capovilla (14 October 1915 – 26 May 2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and a cardinal. At his death, he was the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop from Italy and the fourth oldest in the world. At the time of his ele ...

(1967–1971) *

Vincenzo Fagiolo Vincenzo Fagiolo (5 February 1918 in Segni – 22 September 2000) was an Italian cardinal and President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts from 1990 until 1994. Biography Fagiolo was educated at the Seminary of Segni, the Se ...

(1971–1984) * Antonio Valentini (1984–1993) * Edoardo Menichelli (1994–2004), then

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Bruno Forte Bruno Forte (born 1 August 1949) is an Italian Roman Catholic theologian and ecclesiastic, currently Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto. Biography Archbishop Forte was born in Naples. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1973. He studied at Tübingen U ...

(from 2004)

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