The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norcia was a Latin Catholic bishopric, which existed twice (c490-1000 and 1821-1986) with episcopal see in

Norcia Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a su ...

, Perugia Province,

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region of central Italy.

History

* Established in 490 as Diocese of Norcia / Nursin(us) (Latin) without explicit precursor. * Suppressed circa 1000?, its territory being merged into the then

Diocese of Spoleto The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia ( la, Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdio ...

. * Restored on 1821.09.15 as Diocese of Norcia / Nursin(us) (Latin), on territory split off again from the meanwhile promoted exempt

Archdiocese of Spoleto The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia ( la, Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdio ...

. * Lost territory on 1984.03.19 to the Archdiocese of Camerino. * Suppressed on 1986.09.30, its territory and title being merged into the thus renamed

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia ( la, Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdio ...

Special churches

* Its former Cathedral became Spoleto-Norcia's Co-Cathedral: Concattedrale di S. Maria Argentea, in Norcia, but was destroyed by an earthquake on 2016.10.30. * Furthermore it left a

Minor Basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

, dedicated to

Saint Benedict Benedict of Nursia ( la, Benedictus Nursiae; it, Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 548) was an Christianity in Italy, Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian who is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Ortho ...

: Basilica di S. Benedetto, Norcia

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

Roman Rite The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...

Italians) : no incumbents from the first millennium available ;''Suffragan Bishops of Norcia (restored)'' * Gaetano Bonanni (1821.06.27 – 1843) * Letterio Turchi (1843.04.03 – 1850.05.20), next Bishop of

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of ...

(Italy) (1850.05.20 – death 1861.11.08) * Raffaele Bacchettoni (1850.05.20 – retired 1880.11.27?); emeritate as

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. 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 Myrina (1880.12.13 – death 1881) * Domenico Bucchi-Accica (1880.12.13 – 1889.12.30), previously Titular Bishop of

Lystra Lystra ( grc, Λύστρα) was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle, along with Barnabas or Silas. There Paul met a young ...

(1873.12.22 – 1880.12.13), later Bishop of

Orvieto Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are compl ...

(Italy) (1889.12.30 – 1905) * Mariano Cavasci, Capuchin Friars Minor (O.F.M. Cap.) (1890.06.23 – retired 1895.03.18); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis (1895.03.18 – death 1899.02.09) * Nicola Ranieri, O.F.M. (1895.03.18 – death 1905) * Ercolano Marini (1905.12.11 – 1915.06.02); previously Titular Bishop of Archelaïs (1904.06.29 – 1905.12.11) as Auxiliary Bishop of

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...

(Italy) (1904.06.29 – 1905.12.11); later Archbishop of

Amalfi Amalfi (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic c ...

(Italy) (1915.06.02 – retired 1945.10.27), emeritate as first Titular Archbishop of Aprus (1945.10.03 – 1945.10.27), then Titular Archbishop of

Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...

(1945.10.27 – death 1950.11.16) * Vincenzo Migliorelli (1916.07.11 – 1927.08.10); later Bishop of

Treia Treia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Macerata in the central Marche (Italy). It is north of Pollenza, west of Macerata, and north-northeast of Tolentino. Geography The site of the abandoned Roman municipium of Trea is situated ...

(Italy) (1927.08.10 – 1930.02.27), Bishop of San Severino (Italy) (1927.08.10 – retired 1930.02.27), emeritate as Titular Bishop of

Samos Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate ...

(1930.02.27 – death 1939.02.24) * Settimio Peroni (1928.12.17 – retired 1951.02.01); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Viminacium (1951.02.01 – death 1958.10.12) * Ilario Roatta (1951.03.27 – 1960.03.08); next Bishop of

Sant’Agata de’ Goti Sant'Agata de' Goti is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Catholic bishopric in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km west of Benevento near the Monte Tabur ...

(Italy) (1960.03.08 – retired 1982.01.02), died 1991 * Alberto Scola (1960.03.28 – retired 1972.05.13), died 1982 * Giuliano Agresti (1972.05.13 – 1973.03.25); also Archbishop of

(Italy) (1969.11.07 – 1973.03.25); later Archbishop of Lucca (Italy) (1973.03.25 – 1990.09.18) * Ottorino Pietro Alberti (1973.08.09 – 1986.09.30), also last Archbishop of

(Italy) (1973.08.09 – 1986.09.30), restyled first Archbishop of successor see Spoleto–Norcia (1986.09.30 – 1987.11.23); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

(

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, Italy) (1987.11.23 – retired 2003.06.20), died 2012.

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See also

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