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located in the town of

Lipari Lipari (; scn, Lìpari) is the largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy; it is also the name of the island's main town and ''comune'', which is administratively part of the Metropo ...

in the

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. The diocese consists of the entire island of Lipari as well as seven smaller adjacent islands. It is now incorporated into the

Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela The Archdiocese of Messina ( la, Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari ( ...

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History

The diocese of Lipari had already been erected by the 5th Century. The names of several early bishops are attested: *Augustus (501, 502) *Venantius (553) *Agatho (593) * aulinus(under Pope Gregory I) Lipari is a volcanic island. Its last major eruption took place in 729, leaving a high pumice cone which is 476m (1570 feet) high; the population must have fled, at least temporarily. One crater, called Monte Pilato, is mined for pumice and has numerous caves. There are still hot springs and fumaroles. In 1544 the pirate Barbarossa completely depopulated the island. It was at the direction of the Emperor Charles V, who noted the island's strategic position, that it was repopulated. In 1743, the city of Lipari had about 13,000 inhabitants, under the temporal authority of the King of Naples. The diocese was directly subject to the authority of the Pope, that is, Lipari had no regional Metropolitan. The Cathedral had a Chapter which contained four dignities (Archdeacon, Deacon, Cantor, Treasurer) and fifteen Canons. On September 30, 1986, as part of a Vatican effort to reduce the number of redundant Italian dioceses, the diocese of Lipari was suppressed as an independent entity and incorporated into the

Bishops

to 1500

* gatho (c. 254)*Augustus (501, 502) *Venantius (553) *Agatho (593) *Peregrinus (c. 660) *Basilius (c. 787) *Samuel (c. 879) :''Sede Vacante'' :... *Gilibertus (1157 – 1166) *Stephanus (1180 – 1199) *Anselmus (c. 1208 – 1227?) *Jacobus ( – 25 September 1225) *Paganus (10 October 1229 – 3 March 1246) *Philippus (attested in 1250) *Bartholomaeus de Lentino, O.P. (5 January 1254 – 1282) *Pandulfus (25 February 1286 – 4 July 1290) *Joannes, O.P. (1304 – 1342) *Vincentius, O.Min. (27 November 1342 – 1346) *Petrus de Teutonico, O.Min. (15 February 1346 – 21 January 1354) *Petrus de Thomas, O.Carm. (1354 – 10 May 1359) *Joannes Graphei, O.Min. (17 July 1360 – 1373) *Ubertinus de Coriliono, O.Min. (28 November 1373 – 1386) *Franciscus, O.P. (30 May 1386 – 18 March 1388) *Ubertinus de Coriliono, O.Min. (restored, 16 May 1390 – 18 August 1397) *Franciscus Gaptulus (18 December 1397 – 18 April 1399) *Antonius (11 June 1400 – 1402?) *Thomas (ca. 1402 – 1419?) *Antonius de Comite (31 July 1419 – 31 July 1432) :... *

Francesco da Stilo Francesco da Stilo, O.P. (died 1489) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1461–1489).

, O.P. (1461–1489 Died) * Giacomo Carduini (1489–1506 Died)

from 1500 to 1800

* Luigi de Amato (1506–1515 Appointed,

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Antonio Zeno (bishop) Antonio Zeno (died 1530) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1515–1530). ''(in Latin)''

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Gregorio Magalotti Gregorio Magalotti (died 1537) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiusi (1534–1537) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Lipari (1532–1534). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 23 August 1532, Gregorio Magalotti was appointed Bishop of L ...

(1532–1534 Appointed,

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) *

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(1534–1558 Appointed,

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016 * Antonio Giustiniani, O.P. (1564–1571 Died) *

Pietro Cancellieri Pietro Cancellieri (also Pietro Cavalieri) (died 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1571–1580).Paolo Bellardito Paolo Bellardito was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1580–1585).

(17 October 1580 – 1585 Resigned) * Martín Acuña,

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(11 December 1585 – 1593 Died) *

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, O.S.A. (7 June 1593 – 1599) * Alfonso Vidal, O.F.M. (23 November 1599– 17 September 1618) * Alberto Caccano, O.P. (1618–1627 Died) * Giuseppe Candido (1627–1644 Died) * Agostino Candido (1645–1650 Died) *

Benedetto Geraci Benedetto Geraci (1590–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1650–1660). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Benedetto Geraci was born in 1590 in Gerace, Italy. On 19 Dec 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope I ...

(1650–1660 Died) *

Adamo Gentile Adamo Gentile (1615 – November 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1660–1662). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Adamo Gentile was born in Caserta, Italy in 1615. On 15 November 1660, he was appointed during the papacy o ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Gauchat, IV, p. 222 with note 8. * Francesco Arata (1663–1690 Died) * Gaetano de Castillo, C.R. (1691–1694 Died) *

Gerolamo Ventimiglia Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. (1644–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1694–1709). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Gerolamo Ventimiglia was born in Palermo, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of ...

, C.R. (1694–1709 Died) *Nicola Maria Tedeschi,

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(1710–1722 Resigned) *Pietro Vincenzo Platamone, O.P. (1722–1733 Died) *Bernardo Maria Beamonte, O.C.D. (11 May 1733 – 24 July 1742) *Francesco Maria Miceli (1743–1753 Died) *Vincenzo Maria de Francisco e Galletti, O.P. (1753–1769 Died) *Bonaventura Prestandrea,

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(1769–1777 Died) *Giuseppe Coppula (1778–1789 Died) :''Sede Vacante'' (1789–1802)

since 1800

*Domenico Spoto (1802–1804 Confirmed, Bishop of Cefalù) *Antonino Reggio (1804–1806 Died) *Silvestro Todaro,

(1807–1816 Confirmed,

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(1818–1825 Died) *Pietro Tasca (1826–1827 Confirmed, Bishop of Cefalù) *Giovanni Portelli (1831–1838 Died) *Giovanni Maria Visconte Proto,

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(1839–1844) *Bonaventura Attanasio, C.SS.R. (1844–1857 Resigned) *Ludovico Ideo, O.P. (1858–1880 Died) *Mariano PalermoPalermo was appointed,

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on 14 March 1887. Ritzler-Sefrin, ''Hierarchia catholica'' VIII, pp. 346, 459. (1881–1887) *Giovanni Pietro Natoli (1890–1898 Died) *Nicola Maria Audino (1898–1903 Appointed,

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(1903–1906 Appointed,

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) *Angelo Paino (1909–1921 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina) * Bernardino Salvatore Re, O.F.M. Cap. (1928–1963 Died) * Salvatore Nicolosi (1963–1970 Appointed,

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) *

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(1977–1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela)

References

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Studies

* *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien
I. Prosopographische Grundlegung, Bistumer und Bischofe des Konigreichs 1194–1266: 3. Sizilien
' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975, pp. 1078–1108. * * *Rodriquez, Carlo "Breve cenno storico sulla Chiesa Liparese," * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipari, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sicily Dioceses established in the 5th century Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy