The Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi ( la, Dioecesis Oppidensis-Palmarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, existing under that name since 1979. Historically it was the Diocese of Oppido Marmertina (Oppidensis).
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History

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was abolished, although it remained in use in a few towns. In 1536 Oppido became again an independent see, under Bishop Pietro Andrea Ripanti; among other bishops were Antonio Cesconi (1609) and Giovanni Battista Montani (1632), who restored the cathedral and the episcopal palace; Bisanzio Fili (1696), who founded the seminary; Michele Caputo (1852), who was transferred to the See of Ariano, where it is suspected that he poisoned

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; eventually, he apostatized. In 1748 the town of Oppido is estimated to have had 2,000 inhabitants. The town was heavily damaged by the earthquakes of 1783, in the first of which Oppido was at the epicenter, and the population decimated by the plague that followed. In 2007 the town had some 5,484 inhabitants.

Bishops

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina

''Erected: 13th Century''
''Latin Name: Oppidensis''
''Metropolitan:

to 1471

*Stephanus *Gregorius (1 March 1339 – 1349) *Barnabas (18 May 1349 – 1351) *Nicolaus *Antonius *Stephanus *Simon *Ioannes Malatesta (3 June 1394 – 1400) *Simeon *Antonio de Caroleis (23 July 1423 – 25 February 1429) *Tommaso Rubertus (18 March 1429 – 23 December 1429) *Venturello de Nubiel (13 February 1430 – 1449) *Girolamo, O.E.S.A. (1 September 1449 – 1471)

1536 to 1700

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(28 Jan 1536 – 2 Sep 1536 Died) *

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(Sr.) (2 Sep 1536 – 20 Feb 1538 Resigned) *

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(20 Feb 1538 – 1542 Resigned) *

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(5 Jul 1542 – 1548 Died) * Tommaso Caselli, O.P. (7 May 1548 – 3 Oct 1550) * Vincenzo Spinelli (3 Oct 1550 – 1561 Resigned) * Teofilo Galluppi (10 Mar 1561 – 13 Apr 1567 Died) * Giovan Mario de Alessandris (19 Sep 1567 – 9 Feb 1573) *

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(1573–1583 Died) *

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(28 Nov 1583 – 1603 Resigned) *

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(12 Sep 1605 – 1609 Died) *

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(2 Dec 1609 – 1629 Died) * Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi (28 Jan 1630 – 1631 Died) *

Giovanni Battista Pontano Giovanni Battista Pontano or Giovanni Battista Montano (died 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1632–1662). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giovanni Battista Pontano was ordained a priest on 20 September 1608. ...

(Giovanni Battista Montano)(19 Jan 1632 – May 1662 Died) *

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(12 Mar 1663 – Nov 1673 Died) * Vincenzo Ragni, O.S.B. (19 Feb 1674 – 3 Dec 1693 Died) * Bernardino Plastina, O.M. (25 Jan 1694 – 16 Feb 1697 Died) * Bisanzio Fili (27 Jan 1698 – 11 Apr 1707)

since 1700

*Giuseppe Placido De Pace (1 Aug 1707 – 5 Jan 1709 Died) *Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.Minim. (26 Feb 1714 – 18 Feb 1734 Resigned) *Leone Luca Vita (15 Feb 1734 – 24 Oct 1747 Died) *Ferdinando Mandarini (29 Jan 1748 – 9 Nov 1769 Died) *Nicola Spedalieri (29 Jan 1770 – 5 Apr 1783 Died) *Alessandro Tommasini (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed – 25 May 1818 *Ignazio Greco (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed – 4 Feb 1822 Died) *Francesco-Maria Coppola (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed – 11 Dec 1851 Died) *Michele Caputo, O.P. (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed – 27 Sep 1858 *Giuseppe Teta (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed – 11 Feb 1875 Died) *Antonio Maria Curcio (11 Feb 1875 Succeeded – 15 Jul 1898 Died) *Domenico Scopelliti (28 Nov 1898 – 15 Dec 1919 Resigned)Scopelliti was born in Catona (diocese of Reggio Calabria) in 1841. He had been Archdeacon of Catona. A. Battandier (ed.), ''Annuaire pontifical catholique (1905)'', p. 227. ''Annuario pontificio'' (Roma 1919), p. 175. *Antonio Galati (15 Dec 1919 – 1 Jul 1927 Appointed,

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) *Giuseppe Antonio Caruso (26 Aug 1927 – 6 Jul 1928 Resigned) *Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. (19 Oct 1928 – 15 Jan 1932 Appointed,

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) *Nicola Colangelo (4 Apr 1932 – 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò) *Nicola Canino (30 Dec 1936 – 11 Apr 1951 Resigned) *Maurizio Raspini (9 May 1953 – 6 Jan 1965 Resigned) *Santo Bergamo (18 Nov 1971 – 11 Oct 1980 Died)

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

''10 June 1979: Name Changed'' *Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. (29 Sep 1981 – 11 May 1990 Appointed,

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Domenico Crusco Domenico Crusco (19 August 1934 − 25 August 2013) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Crusco was named bishop in 1991. In 1999, he became bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, ...

(7 Feb 1991 – 6 Mar 1999 Appointed,

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) *

Luciano Bux Luciano Bux (29 June 1936 – 8 August 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Bari, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. Father Bux was appointed titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in char ...

(5 Feb 2000 – 2 Jul 2011 Retired) *Francesco Milito (4 Apr 2012 – )

References

Bibliography

Reference works

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Studies

* * *Leanza, Sandro (ed.) (1999), ''Calabria Cristiana. Società Religione Cultura nel territorio della Diocesi di Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, tomo I, Dalle origini al Medio Evo,'' Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli. *Liberti, R. (1978), ''Oppido Mamertina ieri e oggi nelle immagini''. Gioia Tauro *Liberti, R. (1979), "Difficile convivenza tra facismo e la Chiesa a Oppido Mamertina," in: ''Calabria letteraria'' no. 10-12 (1979) 59-60. *Liberti, Rocco (1993), ''I vescovi di Oppido dalle origini all'unione con Gerace (1053-1471)," , ''Historica'' 46 (1993), pp. 107-117. *Liberti, Rocco (2002). ''La cattedrale di Oppido Mamertina''. (Quaderni Mamertini, 23) Bovalino, Litografia Diaco. *Liberti, Rocco (2007). "Il filantropismo ad Oppida Mamertina," in: * Russo, Francesco (1982). ''Storia della Chiesa in Calabria dalle origini al Concilio di Trento,'' 2 vols. Rubbetino: Soveria Mannelli 1982. * * * {{Coord, 38.3000, N, 15.9833, E, source:wikidata, display=title Oppido Oppido Palmi