St. Lontius
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, bishop and martyr, and St. Theodore and St. Apollonius, bishops and confessors in the fourth century. The Christian cemetery was discovered near the Church of Sts. Felix and Fortunatus date from the earlier half of the fourth century, and these two saints were probably martyred under Diocletian.
History
The first bishop of whom there is any certain record is Horontius (590), a partisan of the Schism of the Three Chapters. Other bishops were: Vitalis (901), high chancellor of King Berengar of Ivrea; Girolamo (1000), deposed by
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for political sedition; Torengo, in whose episcopate a number of bishops rebelled against the episcopal authority. Uberto was deposed by Pope Innocent III as a despoiler of church property, but the canons put off until 1219 the election of his successor, Gilberto, who was forced by the tyranny of Ezzelino to live in exile.
Under Bishop Emiliani (1409) took place the alleged apparition of the Blessed Virgin on Monte Berico which led to the foundation of the famous sanctuary. Pietro Barbo (1451) was afterwards elected
Pope Paul II
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Zeno (1468) was distinguished for his sanctity and learning. Matteo Priuli (1563) founded the seminary and made efforts for reform. Alvise M. Ganrielli (1779) restored many churches and the seminary.
The See of Vicenza was
suffragan
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of
Aquileia
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Venice
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. The diocese had circa 1900: 219 parishes, with 477,000 souls; 699 secular and 39 regular priests; 10 houses of male religious and 52 sisters; 4 schools for boys, and 52 for girls. The Catholic Press comprised "Il Berico" (tri- weekly, Vicenza), "La Riscossa" (tri-weekly, Breganze), and six other periodicals.
Bishops
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Rinaldo da Concorezzo
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Pietro Filargis
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V; it, Alessandro V), was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly ...
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(1433–1451 Died)
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Pietro Barbo
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(1451–1464 Elected Pope)
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Marco Barbo Marco Barbo (1420 – 2 March 1491) of Venice was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1467) and patriarch of Aquileia (1470).
He was a member of the noble Barbo family and a third cousin of Pietro Barbo, who became Pope Paul II. In Rome ...
Giovanni Battista Zeno
Giovanni Battista Zeno (or Zen) (died 7 May 1501) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
He was made a cardinal by his uncle, Pope Paul II in November 1468. The Zeno Chapel in St Mark's Basilica, Venice, was built as his tomb.
While bishop, h ...
Bishop of Padua
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Sisto Gara della Rovere
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Biography
Sisto Gara della Rovere was born in Savona in 1473, the son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina D ...
Francesco della Rovere
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(1509–1514 Appointed
Bishop of Volterra
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On 27 Mar 1486, he was ordained a priest ...
Giulio della Rovere
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Michele Priuli
Michele Priuli (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1579–1603) ''(in Latin)'' and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1589–1591).
Biography
Michele Priuli was born in Venice, Italy.
On 3 August 1579, he wa ...
Denis Delfino
Denis Delfino (died 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1606–1626). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 19 Jun 1606, Denis Delfino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Vicenza.
On 2 Jul 1606, ...
(1606–1626 Died)
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Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro
Painting of Cardinal Cornaro by Bernardo Strozzi (c. 1640)
Coat of arms of Cardinal Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Corner
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(1626–1629 Appointed
Bishop of Padua
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Marcantonio Bragadin
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Bragadin joined the ''Fanti da Mar'' Corps or marines of the Republic of Venice. In 1569, ...
(1639–1655 Resigned)
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Giovanni Battista Brescia
Giovanni Battista Brescia (died 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1655–1660). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 14 June 1655, Giovanni Battista Brescia was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop ...
Antonio Maria Priuli
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The Dioc ...
(1738–1767 Appointed
Bishop of Padua
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(1860–1888 Died)
*Antonio Maria De Pol (1888–1892 Died)
*Antonio Feruglio (1893–1911 Resigned)
*Ferdinando Rodolfi (1911–1943 Died)
*Carlo Zinato (1943–1971 Retired)
*Arnoldo Onisto (1971–1988 Retired)
* Pietro Giacomo Nonis (1988–2003 Retired)
* Cesare Nosiglia, Archbishop (personal title) (2003–2010 Appointed
Archbishop of Turin
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(16 Apr 2011 – )
See also
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Timeline of Vicenza
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century
* 2nd-6th century - Roman Catholic Diocese of Vicenza established.
* 569 - Lombards in power.( it)
* 825 - Regional sch ...