The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro was until 1977 the historic Diocese of Montefeltro. It is a Latin
suffragan
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The current diocese includes all the
parish
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es of
San Marino
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.
It has its collegiate
cathedral
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episcopal see S. Bartolomeo, dedicated to the Apostle St. Bartholomew, in
Pennabilli
Pennabilli ( rgn, La Pénna) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. In 2019, the podcast '' This is Love'' spoke with Anna Bona ...
, Rimini, Emilia Romagna, and two Co-Cathedrals :
* Concattedrale di S. Leo Concattedrale di S. Leo, in San Leo, Rimini, a former see's former cathedral.
*
Minor Basilica
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and
World Heritage Site
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Montefeltro
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Regions of I ...
, as ''Mona Feretri'', is in the diplomas by which first
Holy Roman Emperor
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Charlemagne
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confirmed the
donation of Pepin
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Background
In 751, Aistulf, king of the Lombards, conquered what remained of the ex ...
. In 785 the bishopric was established as Diocese of Montefeltro.
The first known bishop of Montefeltro was Agatho (826), whose residence was at
San Leo
San Leo ( rgn, San Lé) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Rimini.
Geography
San Leo borders the following municipalities: ...
.
Under Bishop Flaminios Dondi (1724) the see was again transferred to San Leo, but later it returned to Pennabilli. The historic diocese was a suffragan of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Urbino
The Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado ( la, Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the ...
.
On 22 February 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of San Marino–Montefeltro, having lost territory to the
Diocese of Sarsina
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, and exchanged territory with the
Diocese of Rimini
The Diocese of Rimini ( la, Dioecesis Ariminensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Emilia Romagna, Italy. From earliest times, it was a suffragan to the Holy See, despite repeated attempts by the D ...
.
It enjoyed Papal visits from
Pope John Paul II
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in August 1982 and
Pope Benedict XVI
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in June 2012.
On Tuesday, 18 September 2012,
Pope Benedict XVI
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appointed the bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Bishop Luigi Negri, to serve as one of the Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New
Evangelization
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Christians who specialize in evangelism are often known as evangelists, whether they are i ...
.
Bishops
''(incomplete; sometimes sources contradict; all
Roman Rite
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)''
Diocese of Montefeltro
''Latin Name: Feretrana (seu Montis Feltri)''
''Erected: 9th Century''
''Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Urbino
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
''
* Agatho (826), whose residence was at
San Leo
San Leo ( rgn, San Lé) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Rimini.
Geography
San Leo borders the following municipalities: ...
.
* ...
* Arduino (1015–1044)
* Adolfo (1053–1074)
* Gebizone (1075–1079)
* Pietro Carpegna (?–1125?)
* Arnoldo (1140–1154)
* Gualfredo (?–1172?)
* Valentino (1173), who finished the cathedral
* Alberto (1206–1208)
* Giovanni (1218–1221?)
* ? Benvenuto (1219), deposed as a partisan of Count Ederigo
* Rolando (1222–1229)
* Ugolino (1232–1252)
* Giovanni (1252–1275)
* Roberto da Montefeltro (1282–1284)
* Liberto (1286–1311)
* Benvenuto (1318–1347)
* Claro Peruzzi (1349–1375)
* Pietro,
Augustinian Order
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(O.E.S.A.) (1378–1385?)
* Benedetto di Salnucio (1390–1408),
Benedictines
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, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
(O.S.B.), rector of
Romagna
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and Duke of
Spoleto
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History
Spolet ...
* Giovanni Sedani,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (1409 – 1444.09.28), who built (circa 1413) the episcopal palace of Calamello
* Francesco da Chiaravalle (1445.01.24 – 1450)
*
Giacomo Tebaldi
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Gi ...
(1450.06.05 – 1456.12.17), created
Cardinal-Priest
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Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals
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(1458–1459), Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Naples) (Italy) (1458.08.03 – 1458.11)
* Andrea (1456.11 – 1458)
* Corrado Marcellino (1458.08.12 – 1458.10.06), later Bishop of
Sezze
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Th ...
(Italy) (1458.10.06 – 1490)
* Giacomo da Foglia (1458.10.27 – ?)
* Roberto degli Adimari (1459.04.26 – 1484.10.01)
* Celso Mellini (1484.10.01 – death 1498)
* Luca Mellini (1498.11.21 – death 1507)
* Antonio Castriani, O.F.M. (21 May 1507 – death 11 August 1510), previously Bishop of
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy.
History
The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.
Near the Furlo Pass, during the Gothic War (535 ...
(Italy) (1506.01.30 – 1507.05.21)
* Paolo Alessandri degli Strabuzzi (1510.10 – death 1538)
*
Ennio Filonardi
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As bishop of Veroli, from 1503 to 1538, he left an architectural mark on the cathedral. In 1538 he was bishop of Montefeltro; o ...
(1538.08.12 – death 1549.12.19), previously Bishop of
Veroli
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History
Veroli (''Verulae'') became a Roman municipium in 90 BC. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 AD, and was occupied ...
(Italy) (1503.08.04 – 1538.08.12), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of S. Angelo in Pescheria as ''pro hac vice'' Title (1537.01.15 – 1546.10.08); later promoted
Cardinal-Bishop
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Carlo Visconti
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...
(6 July 1565 – death 12 November 1565), previously Bishop of
Ventimiglia
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(Italy) (1561.12.05 – 1565.07.06), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Ss. Vito e Modesto in Macello Martyrum
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SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to:
Places
*Guangdong Experimental High School (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China
*Province of Sassari, Italy (vehi ...
''pro hac vice'' Title (1565.05.15 – 1565.11.12)
* Giovanni Francesco Sormani (or Sarmani; 6 March 1567 – death 1601), founder of the seminary of
Pennabilli
Pennabilli ( rgn, La Pénna) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about south of Rimini. In 2019, the podcast '' This is Love'' spoke with Anna Bona ...
, thenceforth residence of the bishops, the episcopal see having been transferred there.
* Pietro Cartolari (29 November 1601 – death 1607)
* Consalvo Duranti (19 March 1607 – death 10 January 1643)
* Bernardino Scala (28 May 1643 – death 19 January 1667), previously Bishop of
Bisceglie
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(Italy) (1637.01.12 – 1643.05.28)
* Antonio Possenti (3 August 1667 – death 14 December 1671)
* Giacomo Buoni (8 February 1672 – 28 February 1678), later Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1678.02.25 – death 1679)
* Bernardino Belluzzi (5 September 1678- 25 September 1702), later Bishop of
Camerino
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Camerino is home to the University of Cam ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 13, 2016
* Pietro Valerio Martorelli (5 March 1703 – 18 November 1724)
* Flaminio Dondi, O.F.M. (20 November 1724 – death 12 August 1729), previously Titular Bishop of Abdera (1717.04.12 – 1724.11.20) & Auxiliary Bishop of
Sabina Sabina may refer to:
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* Sabina (region), region and place in Italy, and hence:
* the now Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina (-Poggio Mirteto), Italy
* Magliano Sabina, city, Italy
* Pozzaglia Sabina, city, Italy
*Fara Sab ...
Dominican Order
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Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado
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Ecclesiastical Superior
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Ferentino
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It is situated on a hill above sea level, in the Monti Ernici area.
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(Italy) (1842.07.22 – 1844.07.25),
Titular Archbishop
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Archbishop-Bishop
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of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1851.09.05 – 1879.01.29), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
S. Martino ai Monti
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(1858.03.18 – death 1879.01.29)
* Salvatore Leziroli (22 July 1842 – 20 January 1845), later Bishop of
Rimini
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(Italy) (1845.01.20 – death 1863)
* Martino Caliendi (21 April 1845 – death 1849), previously Bishop of
Ripatransone
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The hill of Ripatransone (whose name means "rock of Transo ...
(Italy) (1842.01.27 – 1845.04.21)
*
Crispino Agostinucci
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Discalced Carmelites
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(O.C.D.) (16 June 1856 – 23 March 1860), later Bishop of
Ascoli Piceno
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Geo ...
(Italy) (1860.03.23 – death 1876)
*
Luigi Mariotti
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Mariotti was a member of the Italian Socialist Party, with a reformist socialist tendency. He was Senator from 1953 to 1968 ( ...
(23 March 1860 – death 1890)
* Carlo Bonaiuti (23 Jun 1890 – 22 June 1896), later Bishop of
Pesaro
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(Italy) (1896.06.22 – death 1904)
* Alfonso Andreoli (6 December 1896 – 20 December 1911), later Bishop of Loreto (Italy) (1911.12.20 – 1923.11.10), Bishop of
Recanati
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(Italy) (1911.12.20 – death 1923.11.10)
* Raffaele Santi (22 April 1912 – 15 June 1940), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Oxyrynchus
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(1940.06.15 – death 1944.01.28)
* Vittorio De Zanche (9 August 1940 – 25 September 1949), later Bishop of Concordia (Italy) (1949.09.25 – 1971.01.12), restyled Bishop of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy) (1971.01.12 – death 1977.04.14)
* Antonio Bergamaschi (12 December 1949 – death 17 April 1966)
*''
Apostolic Administrator
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Emilio Biancheri (1966 – 1977.02.22), while Bishop of
Rimini
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(Italy) (1953.09.07 – 1976.12.17) and next on emeritate''
Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
''Name Changed: 22 February 1977''
''Latin Name: Sammarinensis-Feretrana''
''Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ( la, Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.Giovanni Locatelli (22 February 1977 - 12 November 1988), previously Bishop of
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...
(Italy) (1977.02.22 – 1988.11.12); later Bishop of
Vigevano
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(Italy) (1988.11.12 – retired 2000.03.18)
* Mariano De Nicolò (8 July 1989 - 25 May 1995), previously
Papal Master of Ceremonies
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of Office for Pontifical Ceremonies (1967 – 1984), Undersecretary of
Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
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(1984 – 1989.07.08); later Bishop of
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...
Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church
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(1993 – 1995.05.25); later Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio (Italy) (2004.10.02 – retired 2012.12.01)
* Luigi Negri (17 March 2005 - 1 December 2012), later Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio (2012.12.01 – ...)
* Andrea Turazzi (30 November 2013 - ...)