The

Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

of Osimo was a Roman Catholic diocese in

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. It was founded in the seventh century and in 1725 merged with the

Diocese of Cingoli The Diocese of Cingoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in the 5th century. Nothing is heard of the diocese or of its bishops after the sixth decade of the 6th century. The time and reason for its cease is speculative. It was c ...

to form the

Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli The Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in 1725 from a merger of the Diocese of Osimo and the Diocese of Cingoli. In 1986 it merged with the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino, the Diocese of Recanati and ...

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'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016"Diocese of Osimo"
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Diocese of Osimo

''Erected: 7th Century''
''Latin Name: Auximanus'' *Giambattista Sinibaldi (Joannes Baptista de Sinibaldis) (13 Jun 1515 – 9 Apr 1547 Died) ''(in Latin)'' *Cipriano Senili (Cyprianis Senili) (13 May 1547 – 19 Jul 1551 Died) *

Bernardino de Cupis (bishop) Bernardino de Cupis was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osimo (1551–1574). ''(in Latin)''

(24 Aug 1551 – 1574 Resigned) * Cornelio Firmano (9 Jan 1574 – 5 Jul 1588 Died) *Teodosio Fiorenzi (Theodosius Florentinus) (27 Jul 1588 – 19 May 1591 Died) *

Antonio Maria Gallo Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

(19 Jul 1591 – 30 Mar 1620 Died) *

Agostino Galamini Agostino Galamini, O.P. (1553 – 6 September 1639) was an Italian cardinal and bishop. Biography Agostino Galamini was born in Brisighella in 1553. His mother was a relative of Agostino Recuperati, the Master of the Order of Preachers. He jo ...

, O.P. (29 Apr 1620 – 6 Sep 1639 Died) *

Girolamo Verospi Girolamo Verospi (1599 – 5 January 1652) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Biography Verospi was born in 1599 in Rome; the son of Ferdinando Verospi and Giulia de' Massimi and the nephew of Cardinal Fabrizio Verospi. At a young age he beca ...

(10 Feb 1642 – 5 Jan 1652 Died) *

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(1 Jul 1652 – 1655 Died) *

Antonio Bichi Antonio Bichi (1614–1691) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography He was born in Siena to Onorata Mignanelli and Fermano Bichi. Antonio's maternal uncle was Pope Alexander VII, who named him cardinal ''in pectore'' by 1657.Opizio Pallavicini (8 Aug 1691 – 11 Feb 1700 Died) *

Michelangelo dei Conti Pope Innocent XIII ( la, Innocentius XIII; it, Innocenzo XIII; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724. He is ...

(28 Jan 1709 – 1 Aug 1712 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania) *Orazio Filippo Spada (17 Jan 1714 – 28 Jun 1724 Died) *Agostino Pipia, O.P. (20 Dec 1724 – Jan 1726 Resigned)

Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli

''19 August 1725: United with the

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''Immediately Subject to the Holy See'' *Pier Secondo Radicati de Cocconato (12 Apr 1728 – 1 Dec 1729 Died) *Ferdinando Agostino Bernabei, O.P. (23 Dec 1729 – 10 Mar 1734 Died) *Giacomo Lanfredini (27 Mar 1734 – 15 Sep 1740 Resigned) *Pompeo Compagnoni (16 Sep 1740 – 25 Jul 1774 Died) *Guido Calcagnini (20 May 1776 – 27 Aug 1807 Died) *Giovanni Castiglione (11 Jan 1808 – 9 Jan 1815 Died) *Carlo Andrea Pelagallo (18 Dec 1815 – 6 Sep 1822 Died) *Ercole Dandini (10 Mar 1823 – 23 May 1824 Resigned) *Timoteo Maria (Antonio) Ascensi,

O.C.D. The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...

(21 May 1827 – 6 Dec 1828 Died) *Giovanni Antonio Benvenuti (15 Dec 1828 – 14 Nov 1838 Died) *

Giovanni Soglia Ceroni Giovanni Soglia Ceroni (10 October 1779 – 12 August 1856) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Biography He was ordained a priest on 1 January 1803. appointed him Titular Bishop of Ephesus on 2 October 1826 and ordained a bishop on 2 ...

(18 Feb 1839 – 4 Jun 1848 Appointed, Secretary of State) *Giovanni Brunelli (18 Sep 1856 – 21 Feb 1861 Died) *Salvatore Nobili Vitelleschi (21 Dec 1863 – 20 Nov 1871 Resigned) *Michele Seri-Molini (24 Nov 1871 – 13 Apr 1888 Died) *Egidio Mauri, O.P. (1 Jun 1888 – 12 Jun 1893 Appointed,

Archbishop of Ferrara The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio ( la, Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdioce ...

) *Giovanni Battista Scotti (18 May 1894 – 5 Dec 1916 Died) *Pacifico Fiorani (12 May 1917 – 22 Jun 1924 Died) *Monalduzio Leopardi (20 Dec 1926 – 17 May 1944 Died) *Domenico Brizi (22 Jan 1945 – 11 Feb 1964 Died) *Carlo Maccari (28 Sep 1972 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed,

Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

)

Diocese of Osimo

''25 January 1985: The former Diocese of Cingoli was split from the Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli and united with the

Diocese of Macerata e Tolentino The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy founded in 1586 from a merger of the Diocese of Macerata and the Diocese of Tolentino. In 1986 it became the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia References ...

, the

Diocese of Recanati The Diocese of Recanati was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in 1240 by Pope Gregory IX. Its principal church, S. Flaviano, was raised to the dignity of a cathedral on 21 December 1239, and separated from the jurisdiction of the ...

, and the Diocese of San Severino (-Treia) to form the

Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia ( la, Dioecesis Maceratensis-Tolentina-Recinetensis-Cingulana-Treiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.< ...

.'' ''30 September 1986: the Diocese of Osimo was united with the Archdiocese of Ancona to form the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osimo Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy Dioceses established in the 7th century

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Diocese of Osimo

Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli

Diocese of Osimo

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