The Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana ( la, Dioecesis Faventina-Mutilensis) is a
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016. "Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016. It was created in 1986 through a merger of the
diocese of Faenza
The Diocese of Faenza was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy. In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Modigliana to create the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana.diocese of Modigliana The Diocese of Modigliana was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy. In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Faenza to create the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana.
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''Erected 7 July 1850''
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Originally the diocese of Faenza (Faventia) was a suffragan (subordinate) of the Archbishop of Ravenna. In 1582 the diocese of Bologna was raised to the status of a metropolitan archbishopric by
Pope Gregory XIII
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in the bull ''Universi orbis'' of 10 December 1582, and Faenza was made a suffragan of the
archdiocese of Bologna
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On 2 April 1787,
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transferred seven parishes from the jurisdiction of the bishop of Faenza to the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Ravenna.
On 7 July 1850, in the bull ''Ea quo licet immerito'',
Pope Pius IX
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created the new diocese of Modigliana from eight parishes in the territory of the diocese of Faenza. This action was done at the repeated request of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II, whose political domain included the lands that became the diocese of Modigliana. The Duke was unhappy to see persons under his temporal jurisdiction subject to an ecclesiastical authority (Faenza) which was outside of his domain. The new diocese was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Florence, and the Collegiate Church of S. Stefano de Mutilano became a cathedral. In 1853, when its first bishop was appointed, Modigliana was transferred to the ecclesiastical province of Bologna. Ruggero Bovelli was appointed bishop of Modigliana on 5 August 1915, and when a vacancy occurred in the diocese of Faenza, he was also appointed Bishop of Faenza, on 24 March 1924, and on 1 May the decree was issued uniting the two dioceses in the person of Bishop Bovelli. On 5 June 1970, Marino Bergonzini was named both Coadjutor Bishop of Faenza and Bishop of Modigliana. Francesco Tarcisio Bertozzi was appointed Bishop of Faenza and Bishop of Modigliana on 6 August 1982.
In compliance with a Constitution of the
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, and following norms established by
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, after extensive consultations with all interested parties, and with the consent of
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, the Vatican Congregation of Bishops issued a decree on 30 September 1986, uniting the two dioceses of Faenza and Modigliana under one bishop, with one Curia, and with one seat, and one Cathedral Chapter, in Faenza. The former cathedral of Modigliana was reduced to the rank of co-cathedral, and was allowed to keep its Chapter of Canons.
Exarchate of Ravenna
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and expelling the last remaining Byzantine officials from northern Italy.
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, who was supporting the Exarch, and the people of Faenza who were supporting the Pope, were the object of the King's wrath. On Holy Saturday, in the evening, they broke into the Cathedral, where the annual solemn baptismal service was in progress, and killed or threw into chains nearly the entire population. The name and the fate of the bishop of Faenza are unknown.
Pope Gregory wrote immediately to Charles Martel, complaining of the destruction and depredations of the Lombard kings, and seeking aid of the Franks. Either Gregory or his successor Zacharias (Gregory died in November 741) ordered the bishop of Faenza to move his episcopal seat from S. Maria foris portam ('outside the gate'), where the outrage had taken place, to the church of S. Peter inside the city.
Cathedral and Chapter
In 816, the Emperor
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held a council at
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, at which it was ordered that Canons and Canonesses live together according to a set of rules (canons, ''regulae''). In the Roman synod of
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of November 826, it was ordered that Canons live together in a cloister next to the church. In 876, the Council of Pavia decreed in Canon X that the bishops should enclose the Canons: ''uti episcopi in civitatibus suis proximum ecclesiae claustrum instituant, in quo ipsi cum clero secundum canonicam regulam Deo militent, et sacerdotes suos ad hoc constringant, ut ecclesiam non relinquant et alibi habitare praesumant.''
The office of Archdeacon is older than the Chapter of Canons, being attested as early as 883. In 1045 the dignities of Archdeacon and Provost are found combined in one person. But, after 1179, there is no mention of the Archdeacon, until the office was restored on 14 May 1517 by
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According to tradition, the Canons and Canonry at Faenza were established by Bishop Paulus, a figure of the mid-tenth century.
In 1045, according to the ''Chronicon'' of Canon Tolosanus of Faenza, a fire consumed Faenza, and the cathedral along with it. The scrinium, where the diocese's documents were kept, was severely damaged. An effort was made immediately to recover, repair, or restore the most important documents. On 23 April, a large public meeting took place next to the wall of the cathedral, Bishop Eutychius (Etico) presiding, and the constitutions of the Cathedral Chapter were reconstructed. The Chapter and the Canonica, it was remembered, had been instituted by Bishop Paulus, and had provided for thirty Canons. The properties from which they derived their income included the cathedral parish, the parish of S. Pietro ''in luna'', the monastery of S. Stephen Protomartyr in Faenza, the monastery of S. Vitale, and the monastery of S. Savini, along with numerous towns and estates.
A note in the archives of the Cathedral Chapter indicates that Bishop Federico Manfredi (1471-1478) was the last bishop to be elected by the Chapter.
In 1682, the Chapter was composed of three dignities and fifteen Canons. In 1742, there were sixteen Canons.
Synods
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Bishop Ugolinus, O.Min. (1311-1336) presided at a diocesan synod in 1312, probably in September; and at another in 1321.
Bishop Giovanni Battista Sighicelli (1562–1575) presided over a diocesan synod in Faenza on 5 October 1569. This was the first diocesan held after the close of the
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Cardinal Erminio Valenti (1605–1618), Bishop of Faenza, held a diocesan synod on 15 October 1615. On 11 June 1620, Bishop Giulio Monterenzi (1618–1623) presided over a diocesan synod. Cardinal Francesco Cennini, Bishop of Faenza (1623–1643), presided over a diocesan synod on 26 April 1629. On 4–6 July 1647, Cardinal Carlo Rossetti, Bishop of Faenza (1643–1681), celebrated his first diocesan synod. His second synod took place on 7 October 1649. The third synod was held on 1 June 1651. The fourth took place on 15–16 October 1654. The fifth was held on 18–19 October 1657; the sixth on 13–14 May 1660; the seventh on 18–19 October 1663; the eighth on 17–18 May 1668; and the ninth on 18–20 October 1674. Cardinal Gianfrancesco Negroni, Bishop of Faenza (1687–1697) presided over a diocesan synod which began on 30 August 1694.
A diocesan synod was held by Bishop Antonio Cantoni (1742–1767) on 25–27 June 1748, and its Constitutions were published.
Bishop Giuseppe Battaglia (1944–1976) held a diocesan synod in 1949.
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:Lupus (1378–1390) (Avignon Obedience)
*Angelo Ricasoli (1383-1391)
*Orso da Gubbio, O.S.B. (1391-1402)
*Niccolò Ubertini (1402-1406)
*Pietro de Pago, O.Min. (1406–1411)
: ''Sede vacante'' (1411–after 1414)
: ntonio de Solarolo*Silvestro de la Casa (1418?–1428)
*Giovanni da Faventia, O.Min. (1428–1438)
*Francesco Zanelli de Faventia, O.Serv. (1438–1454)
: ''Sede Vacante'' (1454–1455)
*Giovanni Terma (1455–1457)
*Alessandro Stampetti (1458–1463)
* Bartolomeo Gandolfi (1463–1470)
*Federico Manfredi (1470-1478)
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Teodoro Pio
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Giovanni Battista Sighicelli
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(1562–1575)
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Annibale Grassi
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(1575–1585 Resigned)
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Gian Antonio Grassi
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(1603–1605)
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Erminio Valenti
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On 18 Sep 1605, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Aldobrandini, Archbishop of Ravenna, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Laudivio Zacchia ...
(1605–1618 Died)
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Giulio Monterenzi
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Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri
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(1623–1643 Resigned)
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Carlo Rossetti
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(1643–1681 Died)
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Antonio Pignatelli del Rastrello
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Giulio Piazza
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(1710–1726)
*Tommaso Cervioni,
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(1726–1729)
*Niccolò Maria Lomellini, C.R.S. (1729–1742 Died)
*Antonio Cantoni (1742–1767)
*Vitale Giuseppe de' Buoi (1767–1787 Died)
*Domenico Mancinforte (1787–1805 Died)
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*Antonio Scarante (1930–1944 Died)
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Giuseppe Battaglia
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Archbishop of Lucca
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*Claudio Stagni (2004–2015 Retired)
*Mario Toso, S.D.B. (2015– )''Diocesi di Faenza–Modigliana'' "Vescovo" retrieved: 5 December 2018.
Parishes of the Diocese of Faenza
Outer-Northern Deanery
Pastoral Unit "Delle Alfonsine"
Pastoral Unit "Fusignano"
Pastoral Unit "Bagnacavallo
Pastoral Unit "Sant'Agata
Outer-Eastern Deanery
Pastoral Unit "Unita' e Speranza
Pastoral Unit "Melograno"
Pastoral Unit "Reda, Albareda, La Pi, Curleda"
Pastoral Unit "Beato Bonfadini"
Pastoral Unit "Madonna della Salute"
Deanery of Faenza
Pastoral Unit of "Santa Chiara-Sant'Umilta
Pastoral Unit "San Giuseppe Sposo della Beata Vergine Maria"
Pastoral Unit "Mater Ecclesiæ"
Pastoral Unit of "Santa Maria Maddalena e Sant'Antonino in Faenza
Pastoral Unit "Santi Cristoforo and Macario"
Outer-Southern Deanery
Pastoral Unit "Madonna delle Grazie
Pastoral Unit "Marzeno"
Outer-Western Deanery
Pastoral Unit of "Marradi"
Pastoral Unit "Madonna del Monticino
See also
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Diocese of Modigliana The Diocese of Modigliana was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy. In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Faenza to create the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana.
Bishops Diocese of Modigliana
''Erected 7 July 1850''
''Latin Name: Mutilensis'' ...
Diocese
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