The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory, seated in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region, in the Apennines. It is a

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of the

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. In 1986 the historical archdiocese of Camerino, an archdiocese since 1787, was united with the

diocese of San Severino The former Italian Catholic Diocese of San Severino, in the Province of Macerata, Marche in Central Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Archdiocese of Camerino to form the Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche. Hi ...

. "Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Archdiocese of Camerino–San Severino Marche"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

History

During the persecution of Decius in 249, the priest Porphyrius, master of the youthful martyr Venantius, and the Bishop Leontius suffered martyrdom at Camerino. Gerontius appears at the

Council of Rome The Council of Rome was a meeting of Catholic Church officials and theologians which took place in AD 382 under the authority of Pope Damasus I, the then-Bishop of Rome. According to the (a work written by an anonymous scholar between AD 519 and ...

in 464/465.

Bishops

Diocese of Camerino

''Latin Name: Camerinensis''
''Erected: 3rd Century'' *

Victorinus of Camerino Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or ''of Septempeda'') (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century. Biography According to an unreliable legend, the brothers were noblemen ...

(6th century) * Ansovinus (816); ; . . . * Marco Ardinghelli, O.P. (31 Jan 1360 – 1373 Died) ; . . . * Alberto Alberti (4 Mar 1437 – 3 Aug 1445 Died) ; . . . * Alessandro Oliva,

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(16 Nov 1461 – 20 Aug 1463 Died) (Administrator) * Agapito Rufo (1465), of whom Pope Pius II said "that it was doubtful if there ever was a more joyous poet or a more illustrious orator"; *

Andrea Veroli Andrea Veroli (died 1478) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Camerino (1464–1478),Eubel II, p. 116. bishop of Muro Lucano (1463–1464),Eubel II, p. 197. bishop of Urbino (1452–1463),Eubel II, p. 260. bishop of Boiano (1439 ...

(8 Oct 1464 – 1478 Died) ; . . . *

Fabrizio Varano Fabrizio Varano (died 1508) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1482–1508). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 13 June 1482, Fabrizio Varano was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Camerino. He se ...

(13 Jun 1482 – 7 Mar 1508 Died) * Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) (1508 – 11 Jun 1509 Appointed,

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(5 Jul 1535 – 5 Mar 1537 Resigned) *

Berardo Bongiovanni Berardo Bongiovanni (died 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1537–1574) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1560–1563). ''(in Latin)''Alfonso Binarini (30 Aug 1574 – 26 Apr 1580 Died) * Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi (4 May 1580 – 26 Jan 1596 Died) * Gentile Dolfino (18 Dec 1596 – 4 Mar 1601 Died) *

Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri (1566–1610) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 20 May 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Mariano Pierbenedetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro, with Napoleone Comitoli, Bishop of Pe ...

(14 May 1601 – 20 Feb 1606 Resigned) *

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(20 Feb 1606 – 14 Mar 1622 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia) *

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(2 May 1622 – 30 Sep 1623 Died) *

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(seniore)brother of Pope Clement X. (26 Feb 1624 – 27 Nov 1627 Resigned) * Emilio Bonaventura Altieri (29 Nov 1627 – 7 Jun 1666 Resigned) *

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(7 Jun 1666 – 23 Nov 1693 Resigned) *

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(23 Nov 1693 – 6 Apr 1702 Died) *

Bernardino Belluzzi Bernardino Belluzzi (27 October 1642 – 15 February 1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1702–1719) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Montefeltro (1678–1702). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Bernardino Belluzzi was born i ...

(25 Sep 1702 – 15 Feb 1719 Died)"Bishop Bernardino Belluzzi"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 13, 2016 *Cosimo Torelli (15 May 1719 – 27 Aug 1736 Died) *Ippolito de Rossi (26 Sep 1736 – 17 Jan 1746 Appointed,

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) *Francesco Vivani (18 Apr 1746 – 30 Dec 1767 Died) *Luigi Amici (20 Jun 1768 – 5 Jul 1795 Died)

Archdiocese of Camerino

''Latin Name: Camerinensis''
''Elevated: 17 December 1787''
''Immediately Subject to the Holy See'' *Angelicus Benincasa,

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(27 Jun 1796 – 17 May 1815 Died) *Nicola Mattei Baldini (14 Apr 1817 – 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone) *Gaetano Baluffi (27 Jan 1842 – 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Perge) *Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. (21 Apr 1845 – 5 Feb 1847 Died) *Felicissimo Salvini (12 Apr 1847 – 23 Jan 1893 Died) *Celestino del Frate (21 May 1894 – 26 Apr 1908 Died) *Pietro Paolo Camillo Moreschini, C.P. (29 Apr 1909 – 24 Oct 1918 Died) *Ettore Fronzi (14 Dec 1918 – 1 Oct 1938 Resigned) *Umberto Malchiodi (14 Nov 1938 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Piacenza) *Giuseppe D'Avack (18 Feb 1946 – 13 Feb 1964 Resigned) *Bruno Frattegiani (14 Feb 1964 – 20 Apr 1989 Retired)

Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche

''Latin Name: Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno''
''United: 30 September 1986 with

Diocese of San Severino The former Italian Catholic Diocese of San Severino, in the Province of Macerata, Marche in Central Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Archdiocese of Camerino to form the Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche. Hi ...

'' *Francesco Gioia,

(2 Feb 1990 – 9 Jan 1993 Resigned) *

Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti (11 February 1931 – 13 December 2009) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained on 30 August 1959, Nesti was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche on 23 July 1993 ...

, C.P. (23 Jul 1993 – 27 Nov 1996 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life) *

Angelo Fagiani Angelo Fagiani (18 April 1943 – 4 July 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Fagiani was born in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...

(14 Apr 1997 – 3 Sep 2007 Resigned) *

Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (born 16 March 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche from 2007 to 2018. Biography Brugnaro was born on 16 March 1943 in Padua. He was ordained a p ...

(3 Sep 2007 – 27 Jul 2018 Resigned) *Francesco Massara (27 Jul 2018 – )

Sources

* Benigni, Umberto.
Diocese of Camerino
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

References

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