The Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro ( la, Dioecesis Foroliviensis-Brittinoriensis) is a

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. Until 1986 it was known as the Diocese of Forlì, in existence perhaps from the fourth century. In that year the

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was united to it. The diocese is

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History

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is considered the first bishop of

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, and has been said to belong to the second century; he is also said to be the Mercurialis who was allegedly present at the

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in 359. Both assertions are based on legends of the 11th or 12th century. On 12 July 1173, a major fire destroyed nearly all of the city of Forlì, including the episcopal palace, the cathedral with its annexes, the other churches, and the monastery of S. Mercuriale, which housed the archives. In 1353, another large fire destroyed the district of S. Mercuriale in Forlì and damaged large parts of the rest of the city. On 8 July 1286, Archbishop Bonifacio Fieschi de' Conti di Lavagna of Ravenna presided over a provincial council, held in Forlì. It was attended by the bishops of Imola, Faenza, Forlimpopoli, Ceseena, Sarsina, Adria, and Bishop Rinaldus of Forlì, as well as procurators of the bishops of Bologna, Cervia, Modena, and Parma. In 1769, the Cathedral of the cathedral of the Holy Cross was staffed and administered by a Chapter, consisting of four dignities (''not'' dignitaries) and nineteen Canons. The dignities were: the Provost, the Archpriest, the Archdeacon, and the Primicerius." Bishop Giacomo Theodoli (1635–1665) held his second diocesan synod in Forlì on 5 May 1639. He had previously held a synod, at some time between 1635 and 1639. Bishop Claudio Ciccolini (1666–1688) held a diocesan synod on 22 April 1675.

Consolidation of dioceses

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(1962–1965), in order to ensure that all Catholics received proper spiritual attention, decreed the reorganization of the diocesan structure of Italy and the consolidation of small and struggling dioceses. These considerations applied to Forlì and Bertinoro. Forlì claimed a Catholic population of 178,000, with 112 priests. Bertinoro, in 1980 had only 37,650 Catholics, but 64 priests. On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat. Based on the revisions, a set of ''Normae'' was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation. According to the agreement, the practice of having one bishop govern two separate dioceses at the same time, ''aeque personaliter'', was abolished. This applied to Bishop Giovanni Proni, who had been Bishop of Bertinoro since 10 March 1970, and at the same time Bishop of Forlì since 9 June 1976. Instead, the Vatican continued consultations which had begun under

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for the merging of small dioceses, especially those with personnel and financial problems, into one combined diocese. On 30 September 1986,

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ordered that the dioceses of Forlì and Bertinoro be merged into one diocese with one bishop, with the Latin title ''Dioecesis Foroliviensis-Brittinoriensis''. The seat of the diocese was to be in Forlì, and the cathedral of Forli was to serve as the cathedral of the merged dioceses. The cathedral in Bertinoro was to become a co-cathedral, and the cathedral Chapter was to be a ''Capitulum Concathedralis''. There was to be only one diocesan Tribunal, in Forlì, and likewise one seminary, one College of Consultors, and one Priests' Council. The territory of the new diocese was to include the territory of the former diocese of Bertinoro.

Bishops

Diocese of Forli

to 1200

: Mercurialis :... :Theodorus (452) :... *Crescentius (attested 649) :... *Vincentius (attested 679) :... *Apollinaris (attested 861) :... :Bartholomaeus ? (887) :... :Rogerius (910) :... *Paulus (attested 939) :... *Ubertus (attested 962–998) :... :Rainerius :Theodoricus :... *Faustus Andolini (attested 1001) :... *Rodulfus (attested 1016) *Oddo (attested 1021) :... *Ubertus (attested 1043) *Joannes (attested 1053, 1084) :... *Petrus (attested 1117–1118) :... *Drudo (attested 1149) :... *

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(attested 1160–1189) :...

1200 to 1500

*Joannes (1192–1206) *Albertus (attested 1206, 1220) *Ricciardellus (attested 1225) *Albertus (attested 1232) *Henricus (1234–1249) *Hieronymus (or Guilelmus) *Richelmus (1253–1270) *Rudolfus (1270–1280) *Henricus (1280–1285) *Rainaldus (1285–1302) *Thaddeus (1302–1303) *Ridolfus de Piatesi (attested 1303) *Thomas (1318–1342) *Joannes (1342–1348) *Aimericus (1349–1351) * Bartolomeo da Sanzetto, O.Min. (1351–1372) *Artaud de Mélan (1372–1378) *Paolo Naroli (1378–1384) *Simon Pagani (1384–1391) *Scarpetta de Ordelaffis (1391–1401) *Giovanni Numai (1402–1411) *Matteo Fiorilli (1412–1413) *Albertus Benedicti Buoncristiani (1413–1417) *

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(1417–1427) *

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(1463–1470) * Alessandro Numai (1470–1485) * Tommaso Asti (1485–1512)

1500 to 1800

* Pietro Griffo (1512–1516) * Bernardo Michelozzi (de' Medici) (1516–1519) * Leonardo de' Medici (1519–1526 Resigned) :Cardinal

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(1526–1528 Resigned) ''Administrator'' * Bernardo Antonio de' Medici (1528–1551) *

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(1551–1563 Resigned) *

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(1563–1578) *

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(1578–1580) * Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi (1580–1586 Resigned) * Fulvio Teofili (1587–1594) * Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. (1594–1599 Resigned) * Corrado Tartarini (1599–1602) * Cesare Bartorelli (1602–1635) *

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(Teodolo) (1635–1665 Resigned) *

Claudio Ciccolini Claudio Ciccolini (1624–1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì (1666–1688). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Claudio Ciccolini was born in Oct 1624 in Macerata, Italy. On 7 Jun 1666, he was appointed durin ...

(1666–1688) * Giovanni Rasponi (1689–1714) *Tommaso Torelli (1714–1760) *Francesco Piazza (1760–1769) *Nicola Bizarri (1769–1776 Resigned) *Giuseppe de Vignoli (1776–1782) *Mercuriale (Bartolomeo) Prati,

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(1784–1806)

since 1800

*Andrea Bratti (1807–1835) *Vincenzo Stanislao Tomba, B. (1836–1845) *Gaetano Carletti (1845–1849) *Antonio Magrini (1852–1852) *Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci,

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(1853–1857) *Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. (1857–1887) * Domenico Svampa (1887–1894) *Raimondo Jaffei (1895–1932) *Giuseppe Rolla (1932–1950) *Paolo Babini (1950–1976 Retired) *Giovanni Proni (1976–1988 Retired) Duomo Bertinoro 3

Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro

''United: 30 September 1986 with the

'' *Vincenzo Zarri (1988–2005 Retired) *Lino Pizzi (2005–2018 Retired) * Livio Corazza (23 January 2018 – present)CV of Bishop Corazza: Diocesi di Forlì-Bertinori
"Il Vescovo: Mons. Livio Corazza"
retrieved: 20 November 2020.

Notes and references

Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 697–698. (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * (in Latin) * * *

Studies

* *Casali, Giovanni (1863). "Serie cronologica dei Vescovi di Forlì, investigata colla scorta di diversi Autori," * Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 767–769. * * *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. 175–176. *

External links

*Benigni, Umberto

''The Catholic Encyclopedia.'' Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. Retrieved: 25 November 2020.
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