The Diocese of

Fano Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by popula ...

-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola ( la, Dioecesis Fanensis-Forosemproniensis-Calliensis-Pergulana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in

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, created in 1986, when the historical Diocese of Fano was united to the

Diocese of Cagli e Pergola The diocese of Cagli e Pergola was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, central Italy, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. Up until 1563 it was under the direct supervision of the Roman pontiff. In that year, the diocese of ...

and the

Diocese of Fossombrone The Italian Catholic diocese of Fossombrone existed in the province of Pesaro and Urbino until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Urbino.

. It is a

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of the

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History

S. Paternianus is credited with being the first Bishop of

, and is supposed to have been appointed by

Pope Sylvester I Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death. He filled the see of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, yet very little is known of him. The acco ...

(314–335). The catalogue of Bishops of Fano before 499 is a recent invention. Eusebius accompanied

Pope John I Pope John I ( la, Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...

to Constantinople in 524, and may have been killed along with the Pope on their return in 526. Among the later bishops were Riccardo (1214), persecuted by the magistrate Alberghetti; and the Dominican Pietro Bertano (1537), an orator and advocate at the

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Cathedral and Chapter

In 1111, the cathedral and the Canonica were destroyed by fire. Rebuilding began in 1113. Bishop Carbo was the first to grant the Canons of the cathedral the right to use the title ''canonicati'', on 6 September 1165, and he recognized all their rights and privileges. These had already been confirmed by

Pope Eugenius III Pope Eugene III ( la, Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He w ...

in 1152, and were confirmed again by

Pope Urban III Pope Urban III ( la, Urbanus III; died 20 October 1187), born Uberto Crivelli, reigned from 25 November 1185 to his death in 1187. Early career Crivelli was born in Cuggiono, Italy as the son of Guala Crivelli and had four brothers: Pietro, D ...

in 1186, by

Pope Honorius III Pope Honorius III (c. 1150 – 18 March 1227), born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of importa ...

in 1218, and by

Pope Julius II Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or th ...

in 1504. The cathedral Chapter was composed of two dignities (the Provost and the Archdeacon) and twelve Canons, one of whom is called the Poenitentiarius and another the Theologus, as mandated by the

. The cathedral is a parish church, and the Provost is the parish priest. One of the chaplains of the cathedral acts as his curate.

Synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See. Bishop Giulio Ottinelli (1587–1603) held a diocesan synod in Fano on 16 August 1593. Bishop Angelo Maria Ranuzzi (1678–1688) held a diocesan synod on 30 June 1680. Bishop Taddeo Luigi dal Verme (1688–1696) presided over a diocesan synod on 29 May 1692. On 5 November 1702, Bishop Giovanni Battista Giberti (1696–1720) held a diocesan synod. Bishop Giacomo Beni (1733–1764) held a diocesan synod in 1740.

Reorganization of dioceses

In a decree of the

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, it was recommended that dioceses be reorganized to take into account modern developments. A project begun on orders from Pope John XXIII, and continued under his successors, was intended to reduce the number of dioceses in Italy and to rationalize their borders in terms of modern population changes and shortages of clergy. The change was made urgent because of changes made to the Concordat between the Italian State and the Holy See on 18 February 1984, and embodied in a law of 3 June 1985. The change was approved by Pope John Paul II in an audience of 27 September 1986, and by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops of the Papal Curia on 30 September 1986. The diocese of Fano was united to the dioceses of Cagli e Pergola and 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 ...

. Its name was to be ''Fanensis-Forosemproniensis-Calliensis-Pergulanus''. The seat of the diocese was to be in Fano. The former cathedral in Cagli and the former cathedral in Fossombrone were to have the honorary title of co-cathedral, and their chapters were to be the Capitulum Concathedralis. There was to be only one episcopal curia, one seminary, one ecclesiastical tribunal; and all the clergy were to be incardinated in the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Caglia-Pergola. The combined diocese was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado. In 2000, the Archdiocese of Urbino was deprived of its metropolitan status, and both Urbino and Fano became suffragans of the metropolitan

Bishops

Diocese of Fano

to 1200

*Paternianus :... * Vitalis (attested 499) *Eusebius (attested 502, 525) :... *Leo (attested 596) *Fortunatus (attested 596) : rsus:... *Scholasticius (attested 649) :... *Dominicus (attested 680) :... *Armatus (attested 743) *Mauro (attested 769) :... *Agipertus (attested 826) :... *Joannes (attested 851, 877) *Marcus (attested 877) *Romanus (attested 887, 904) :... *Richardus (attested 967) :Gerardus ? *Rainaldus (attested 1010) *Albertus (1027–1048) :Hugo (1036–1048) *Arduinus (1048–c.1085) *Petrus (1090–1135) *Rainaldus (1136–1165) *Carbo (attested 1165–1177) *Monaldus (1178–1214)

from 1200 to 1500

*Ricardus (attested 1214, 1218, 1227) *Gregorius da Faenza, O.P. (1240–1244?) *Foscardus (1244–1245 ?) *Adjutus (attested 1245, 1257) *Morandus, O.P. (1265–1275) : ''Sede vacante'' (1275–1278) *Fidesmundus (1278–1283) *Bouromaeus (1283–1289) *Franciscus (1289–1295) *Berardus, O.S.B. (1295–1305) *Jacobus (1306–1312) *Jacobus (1312–1339) :''Sede vacante (1339–1342) *Petrus de Pensauro (1342–1356) *Lucas Mannelli, O.P. (1358–1362) *Leo de Arimino, O.Min. (1362–1389) *Petrus, O.E.S.A. (1389–1394) *Joannes, O.P. (1394–1407) *Antonius David (1497–1410) (Roman Obedience) *Antonius Carbone (1410–1417) (Pisan Obedience) *

Giovanni de Bertoldi Giovanni da Serravalle, also known as Giovanni de Bertoldi (c. 1350 – 1445), was a Sammarinese Franciscan and humanist, who became bishop of Fermo and bishop of Fano (1417–1445).Giovanni di Renzo de Tonsis Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...

, O.F.M. (1445–1482) * Domenico Antonio (1482–1499)

from 1500 to 1800

Giovanni Battista Bertuccioli Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...

, O.S.B. (11 Sep 1499 – 1518 Died) *

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(10 Nov 1518 – 1530 Resigned) * Cosimo Gheri (24 Jan 1530 –1537) Bishop-elect *Cardinal

Pietro Bertani Pietro Bertani (1501–1558) was an Italians, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Biography Pietro Bertani was born in Nonantola on November 1, 1501, the son of Francesc ...

, O.P. (1537–1558) *

Ippolito Capilupo Ippolito or Eppolito is an Italian surname and given name, and the Italian form of the name of Saint Hippolytus of Rome. It may refer to: Given name * Ippolito Adobrandini, birth name of Pope Clement VIII (1536–1605) * Ippolito Aldobrandini (card ...

(21 Jan 1560 – 1567 Resigned) *

Francesco Rusticucci Francesco Rusticucci (died 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1567–1587) and Bishop of Venosa (1566–1567). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 21 August 1566, Francesco Rusticucci was appointed during the papacy of Pope ...

(31 Jan 1567 – 1587 Died)"Bishop Francesco Rusticucci"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Giulio Ottinelli (28 Sep 1587 – 25 Feb 1603 Died) *

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(21 Apr 1603 - 2 Jun 1622 Died) * Francesco Boncompagni (11 Jul 1622 – 1626) *Cardinal

Giulio Cesare Sacchetti Giulio Cesare Sacchetti (1586 – 28 June 1663) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and was twice included in the French Court's list of acceptable candidates for the Papacy, in 1644 and 1655. Early life Sacchetti was born in 1586, the second sur ...

(1626 – 16 Sep 1635 Resigned) * Ettore Diotallevi (1635–1641) :''Sede vacante'' (1641–1643) * Alessandro Castracane (22 Jun 1643 – 22 Jun 1649 Died)"Bishop Alessandro Castracani (Castracane)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 2, 2017 * Giovanni Battista Alfieri (1649–1676) *

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(18 Apr 1678 – 17 May 1688) *

Taddeo Luigi dal Verme Taddeo Luigi dal Verme (1641–1717) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography He was born in Piacenza on 16 February 1641 and was baptized the following day. He was the son of Giovanni Maria Dal Verme, count of Sanguinetto, and of Ottavia M ...

(20 Dec 1688 – 1696) *

Giovanni Battista Giberti Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...

(1696–1720) *Alessandro Dolfi (16 Jul 1721 – 14 Aug 1733 Died) *Giacomo Beni (1733–1764) *Giovanni Battista Orsi (1764–1774) *Pellegrino Consalvi (1775–1787) *Antonio Gabriele Severoli (1787–1808)

since 1800

*Francesco Maria Paolucci Mancinelli (1808– Oct 1815 Died) *Nicola Serarcangeli (14 Apr 1817 – 11 Jun 1833 Died) *Luigi Carsidoni (29 Jul 1833 – 3 Dec 1856 Died) *Filippo Vespasiani (15 Dec 1856 – 7 Oct 1877 Died) *Camillo Santori (28 Dec 1877 – 9 May 1882 Resigned) *Camillo Ruggeri (1882–1896) *Vincenzo Franceschini (22 Jun 1896 – 29 Mar 1916 Died) *Giustino Sanchini (5 Jun 1916 – 23 Feb 1937 Died) *Vincenzo Del Signore (20 Sep 1937 – 13 Mar 1967 Died) *Costanzo Micci (1 Jun 1973 – 4 Sep 1985 Died) Cagli - Cattedrale - 2011

Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola

Mario Cecchini Mario Cecchini (25 January 1933 – 13 January 2021) was an Italian Catholic bishop. Life Cecchini was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola from 1986 ...

(11 Feb 1986 – 8 Sep 1998 Resigned) *Vittorio Tomassetti (8 Sep 1998 Succeeded – 21 Jul 2007 Retired) *Armando Trasarti (21 Jul 2007 – )CV: Diocesi di Fano Fossombrone Cagli Pergola
"Biografia Vescovo"
retrieved: 12 April 2019.

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 689–691. (Use with caution; obsolete) * p. 245. (in Latin) * p. 152. * pp. 262–263. * p. 184-185. * p. 297. * p. 213.

Studies

* * * *Ceccarelli, Giuseppe (2005). ''I Vescovi delle Diocesi di Fano, Fossombrone, Cagli e Pergola - Cronotassi.'' Fano: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Fano. *Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1909)
''Italia pontificia''
Vol. IV (Berlin: Weidmann 1909), pp. 184–191. *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 485, 497-499. * *Schwartz, Gerhard (1907)
''Die Besetzung der Bistümer Reichsitaliens unter den sächsischen und salischen Kaisern: mit den Listen der Bischöfe, 951-1122''
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner. pp. 242–243. (in German) * *

acknowledgment

External links

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