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The Italian Catholic Diocese of Adria-Rovigo ( la, Dioecesis Adriensis-Rhodigiensis), in the

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, has existed under this name since 1986. It is a Latin

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to the

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''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 Its territory comprises roughly the northeastern Italian

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itself is not an episcopal see), and a part of one town in the

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. In 2015, in the diocese of Adria-Rovigo there was one priest for every 1,355 Catholics.

Special churches

Its

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episcopal see is the Cattedrale di SS. Pietro e Paolo dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, in

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. It has a Co-Cathedral: Concattedrale di S. Stefano Papa e Martire Concattedrale dedicated to Martyr

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, in

, which never was a diocese. Furthermores, there are several

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s : * Basilica di S. Apollinare Basilica di S. Apollinare, in Rovigo * Basilica di S. Bellino Basilica in

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, Rovigo * Basilica di S. Maria Assunta della Tomba in Adria * Basilica del Pilastrello in

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, Rovigo

Ecclesiastical history

Tradition dates the preaching of the Gospel in

from the days of Saint Apollinaris, himself consecrated bishop by

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. The figure of this Bishop of Ravenna has a singular importance in the hagiographical legends of the northeast of Italy. Even if

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and the territory around Venice were Christianized and had bishops (the two facts are concomitant) before

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, for example, their conversion does not go back beyond the end of the second century. The first known bishop of Adria is Gallonistus, who was present at a synod in Rome (649) under

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(Mansi, XII). The

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's Martyrology mentions a Saint Colianus, Bishop of Adria, but nothing is known about him. Established in 640 AD as Diocese of Adria. Amongst the bishops of Adria is the Blessed Aldobrandinus of Este (1248-1352). Gained territory on 1818.05.01 from the Metropolitan

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Bishops

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) ''(incomplete : first millennium mostly unavailable)

Diocese of Adria

''Erected: 7th Century''
''Latin Name: Adriensis''
''Metropolitan:

to 1500

*Gallionistus (649) :... *Leo (or Leopertus) (861) *Theodinus (877) :... *Paulus (920) *Gemerius (attested in 953) *Astulf (ca. 972–992) :... *Benedictus (ca. 1050–1063) laid the foundation stone for the Cathedral at Rovigo. :... *Rolandus Zabarelli (ca. 1210–1233) *Guilelmus d'Este (1240–1257) *Jacobus (1270–ca. 1277) *Pellegrinus (1277–1280) *Otholinus, O.Camald. (1280–1284) *Bonifatius (ca. 1285–1286) *Bonajuncta (Bonaggiunta) (1288–1306) *Joannes, O.Humil. (1308–1317) *Aegidius (1317) *Salionus Buzzacarini (1318–1327) *Exuperantius Lambertuzzi (1327–1329) *Benvenuto Borghesini, O.P. (1329–1348) * Aldobrandino d'Este (19 Mar 1348 – 18 Jan 1353) (transferred to

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) * Giovanni da Siena (bishop), O.F.M. Conv. (1 Nov 1352 – ) :... *

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(Aug 1384 – 1386 Died) *

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(1 Sep 1386 – 7 May 1392 Appointed,

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(15 Jul 1444 – 26 Sep 1445 Appointed,

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(31 May 1487 – 5 Aug 1507 Died)

1500 to 1700

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(27 Aug 1507 – 1519 Died) *

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(15 Jun 1519 – 27 May 1524 Resigned) *

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(27 May 1524 – 23 May 1528 Died) *

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(31 Aug 1528 – 10 Dec 1553 Died) * Giulio Canani (26 Nov 1554 – 8 Feb 1591 Appointed,

) * Laurentius Laureti,

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(13 Feb 1591 – 1598 Died) *

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(7 Aug 1598 – Aug 1612 Died) *

Ludovico Sarego Ludovico Sarego (1558 – 5 August 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Adria (1612–1622) and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1613–1621)."Bishop Ludovico Sarego"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 * Ubertinus Papafava (10 May 1623 – Oct 1631 Died) *

Germanicus Mantica Germanicus Mantica (died February, 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Adria (1633–1639) and Titular Bishop of ''Famagusta'' (1620–1633)."Bishop Germanicus Mantica"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016 *

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(19 Dec 1639 – Oct 1650 Died) * Bonifacio Agliardi (Alliardi), C.R. (2 Aug 1655 – 1 Feb 1666 Died) * Tommaso Retani (16 Mar 1667 – 1677 Resigned) *

Carlo Labia Carlo Labia, C.R. (1624 – 29 November 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria (1677–1701) and Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677).C.R. (13 Sep 1677 – 29 Nov 1701 Died)

1700 to 1900

*Filippo della Torre (6 Feb 1702 – 25 Feb 1717 Died) *Antonio Vaira (12 Jul 1717 – 8 Oct 1732 Died) *Giovanni Soffietti, C.R.M. (19 Jan 1733 – 7 Sep 1747 Died) *Pietro Maria Suárez (20 Nov 1747 – 19 Jun 1750 Died) *Pellegrino Ferri (16 Nov 1750 – 30 Sep 1757 Died) *Giovanni Francesco Mora, C.O. (2 Oct 1758 – 15 Jan 1766 Died) * Arnaldo Speroni degli Alvarotti, O.S.B. (2 Jun 1766 – 2 Nov 1800 Died) *Federico Maria Molin (24 Aug 1807 – 16 Apr 1819 Died) *Carlo Pio Ravasi, O.S.B. (8 Jan 1821 Confirmed – 2 Oct 1833 Died) *Antonio-Maria Calcagno (19 Dec 1834 Confirmed – 8 Jan 1841 Died) *Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, O.P. (27 Jan 1842 – 22 Dec 1851 Died) *Giacomo Bignotti (27 Sep 1852 – 7 Mar 1857 Died) *Camillo Benzon (27 Sep 1858 – 10 Dec 1866 Died) *Pietro Colli (27 Mar 1867 – 30 Oct 1868 Died) *Emmanuele Kaubeck (27 Oct 1871 – 31 Aug 1877 Died) *Giovanni Maria Berengo (31 Dec 1877 – 12 May 1879 Appointed,

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) *Giuseppe Apollonio (12 May 1879 – 25 Sep 1882 Appointed,

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) *Antonio Polin (25 Sep 1882 – 18 May 1908 Died)

since 1900

Tommaso Pio Boggiani Tommaso Pio Boggiani O.P. (19 January 1863 – 26 February 1942) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who had a varied career that included a stint as the Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, service as bishop of Adria and archbishop of ...

, O.P. (31 Oct 1908 – 9 Jan 1912) (Appointed

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of Edessa in Osrhoëne,Boggiani was made titular Archbishop of Edessa to qualify him to be Nuncio in Mexico (1912-1914). then Cardinal in 1916. He was Archbishop of Genoa, 1919–1921) *Anselmo Rizzi (4 Jun 1913 – 19 Oct 1934 Died) *Guido Maria Mazzocco (12 Nov 1936 – 8 Nov 1968 Died) *Giovanni Mocellini (1 Jan 1969 – 12 Mar 1977 Resigned) *Giovanni Maria Sartori (12 Mar 1977 – 7 Dec 1987 Appointed,

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) *Martino Gomiero (7 May 1988 – 11 Oct 2000 Retired)

Diocese of Adria-Rovigo

''Name Changed: 30 September 1986''
''Latin Name: Adriensis-Rhodigiensis''
''Metropolitan:

'' *Andrea Bruno Mazzocato (11 Oct 2000 – 3 Dec 2003 Appointed,

) *

Lucio Soravito de Franceschi Lucia Soravito de Franceschi (8 December 1939 – 6 July 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. Soravito de Franceschi was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Adri ...

(29 May 2004 – 23 Dec 2015 Retired) *Pierantonio Pavanello (23 Dec 2015 – )

References

Sources

*Buonaiuti, Ernesto.
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" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. Retrieved: 2016-10-16. *Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1854), Le chiese d'Italia
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(10) Venezia. Giuseppe Antonelli, pp. 9–102. * * p. 768-770. (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * * * Zattoni, "Il valore storico della Passio di S. Apollinare e la fondazione dell episcopato a Ravenna e in Romagna," in: ''Rivista storico-critica delle scienze teologiche'', I, 10 and II, 3.