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The Diocese of Pienza (Latin: ''Dioecesis Pientinus'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of
Pienza Pienza () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, in the historical region of Val d'Orcia. Situated between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, it is considered the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism". In 1996, UNESCO ...
in the
province of Siena The province of Siena ( it, provincia di Siena, link=no, ) is a province in Tuscany, Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena. Geography The province is divided into seven historical areas: * Alta Val d'Elsa * Chianti senese * The urban area o ...
, in the
Val d'Orcia The Val d'Orcia or Valdorcia () is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. Its gentle, cultivated hills are occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pie ...
in
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between the towns of
Montepulciano Montepulciano () is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany. It sits high on a limestone ridge, east of Pienza, southeast of Siena, southeast of Florence, and north of Rome b ...
(fifteen km distant) and
Montalcino Montalcino is a hill town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is from Siena, from Florence and from Pisa. Monte Amiata is ...
. Until 1462, the town was known as Corsignano. It took the name Pienza from its most famous native son,
Pope Pius II Pope Pius II ( la, Pius PP. II, it, Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini ( la, Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus, links=no; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August ...
(Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini), who elevated the town to the status of a city (''civitas''), and established the new diocese. The diocese existed as an independent entity from 1462 to 1772, directly subject to the Holy See (Papacy).


History

The architect chosen to carry out Pius II's plans to construct Pienza was Bernardo Rossellino. The change in name of Corsignano was carried out by the Senate of Siena, at the suggestion of Pope Pius, on 1 June 1462. On 29 August 1462, the Feast of the cutting off (''decollazione'') of the head of John the Baptist, the completed cathedral was dedicated by Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville, Bishop of Ostia, though the Pope personally dedicated the high altar. The cathedral was named the Cathedral of the taking up of the body (Assumption) of the Virgin Mary into heaven. The edifice was damaged by the large earthquake of 26 November 1545, and the apse began to subside, a problem which persists to the present day. In April 1473, Bishop Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini presided over the first diocesan synod held in Pienza. On 23 May 1594,
Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...
separated the two dioceses of Pienza and Montalcino. On 15 June 1772, in the bull "Quemadmodum",
Pope Clement XIV Pope Clement XIV ( la, Clemens XIV; it, Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in Sep ...
united the dioceses of
Chiusi Chiusi ( Etruscan: ''Clevsin''; Umbrian: ''Camars''; Ancient Greek: ''Klysion'', ''Κλύσιον''; Latin: ''Clusium'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. History Clusium (''Clevsin'' in Etruscan) was one ...
and Pienza.


Bishops


Diocese of Pienza e Montalcino

''Erected: 13 August 1462''
''Latin Name: Pientia et Mons Ilcinus '' * Giovanni Chinugi (1462–1470)A member of a noble Sienese family, Chinugi had been papal Master of Ceremonies, and then Bishop-elect of Chiusi (from 6 April 1462). He was transferred to the new seat of Pienza by
Pope Pius II Pope Pius II ( la, Pius PP. II, it, Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini ( la, Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus, links=no; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August ...
(Piccolomini) on 7 October 1462, and the seat which he vacated in Chiusi was given to Gabriele Piccolomini, O.Min.Obs. Bishop Giovanni died on 30 September 1470. Cappelletti, p. 620. Eubel II, pp. 131-132; 216. * Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini (26 Oct 1470 – 1482 Died)Eubel II, p. 216. ''(in Latin)'' * Agostino Patrizi de Piccolomini (19 Jan 1484 – 1495 Died) * Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini (31 Oct 1495 – Mar 1498 Resigned) * Girolamo Piccolomini (seniore) (14 Mar 1498 – 1510 Resigned)Eubel III, p. 212. ''(in Latin)'' * Girolamo Piccolomini (iuniore) (9 Dec 1510 – 1535 Died)


Diocese of Pienza

''1528: Split into the Diocese of Pienza and the Diocese of Montalcino''
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(1535 – Dec 1563 Resigned) *
Francesco Maria Piccolomini Francesco Maria Piccolomini (died 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montalcino (1554–1599) and Bishop of Pienza (1563–1599). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 20 April 1554, Francesco Maria P ...
(Dec 1563 – 1599 Died) ''(in Latin)'' *
Gioia Dragomani Gioia Dragomani (died 1630) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1599–1630) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Montepeloso (1592–1596). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' On 27 November 1592, Dragomani was appointed during the ...
(15 Dec 1599 – 26 Dec 1630 Died) *
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(28 Jul 1631 – 3 Mar 1636 Appointed,
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Girolamo Borghese Girolamo Borghese, O.S.B. (11 January 1616 – 15 January 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1668–1698) and Bishop of Sovana (1652–1668). Biography Girolamo Borghese was born in Siena, Italy on 11 January 1616 ...
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(17 Dec 1668 – 15 Jan 1698 Died) *
Antonio Forteguerra Antonio Forteguerra, O.S.B. (1648–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1698–1714). Biography Antonio Forteguerra was born on 13 Jun 1648 in Siena, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On 1 ...
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(15 Sep 1698 – Jan 1714 Died) *
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(13 Jun 1714 – Nov 1724 Died) * Cinugo Settimio Cinughi (18 Apr 1725 – Mar 1740 Died) * Francesco Maria Piccolomini (iuniore) (3 Jul 1741 – 27 Jan 1772 Resigned) ''15 June 1772: United with the Diocese of Chiusi to form the Diocese of Chiusi e Pienza''


See also

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References


Books

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Studies

* *Chironi, Giuseppe (2003), "Pius II and the Formation of the Ecclesiastical Institutions of Pienza," in: Z.R.W.M. von Martels, Arjo J. Vanderjagt (edd.), ''Pius II — 'El Pìu Expeditivo Pontifice': Selected Studies on Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (1405-1464)'' (Leiden-Boston: Brill 2003), pp. 171–185. *Greco, G. (1990), 'La diocesi di Pienza tra XVII e XVIII secolo', in: A. Cortonesi (ed.), ''La Val d'Orcia nel medioevo e nei primi secoli dell' eta moderna'' (Rome 1990), pp. 447–490. * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pienza, Roman Catholic Diocese of Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy Pienza