The Italian Catholic diocese of Fossombrone existed in the

province of Pesaro and Urbino The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia ...

until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola. It was a

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of the

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History

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 ...

was included in the

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, but remained subject to the

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until 1198, when it passed under papal rule. It was then held in fief of the

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by different families: by the

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(1210–28), the

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(1340-1445), the

Montefeltro Montefeltro is a historical and geographical region in Marche, which was historically part of Romagna. It gave its name to the House of Montefeltro, Montefeltro family, who ruled in the area during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Regions of I ...

Urbino Urbino ( ; ; Romagnol: ''Urbìn'') is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of ...

, 1445-1631); from 1500 to 1503 it acknowledged the rule of

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. Christianity was introduced there, according to

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, by Felicianus of Foligno. The

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mention several martyrs: Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius, Magnus and Donata, also a bishop, Timothy, and his daughter (4 February). The first bishop of certain date is Innocent, present at the synods of

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(504).

Bishops

Diocese of Fossombrone

''Erected: 5th Century''
''Latin Name: Forosemproniensis''
''Metropolitan: Diocese of Urbino'' * Fulcuinus (Fulcinus) (1076–1086), present at the

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as legate of

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to receive the oath of fidelity to the Holy See from Demetrius Zvonimir, King of Croatia and Dalmatia; * St. Aldebrando Faberi (1119), who died at the age of 118 years; * Riccardo (date uncertain, attested in 1243); *

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(1379), poet and littérateur; *

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(1434–1449 Died) *

Agostino Lanfranchi (bishop) Agostino Lanfranchi (24 June 1892 – 15 February 1963) was an Italian bobsledder and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he finished fourth in the men's skeleton event at St. ...

(1449–1469 Died) *

Gerolamo Santucci Gerolamo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler *Gerolamo Emiliani (1486–1537), Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi F ...

(1469–1494 Died) *

Paul of Middelburg Paul of Middelburg (1446 – 13 December 1534) was a scientist from Zeeland and bishop of Fossombrone. Biography and work Paul was born in 1446 at Middelburg, the ancient capital of the province of Zeeland, belonging then to the Holy Roman Empire, ...

(1494–1534 Died) *

Giovanni Guidiccioni (bishop) Giovanni Guidiccioni (1480 in Lucca – 1541 in Macerata) was an Italian poet and a Catholic bishop of Fossombrone. Biography Born at Lucca in 1480, Guidiccioni was a nephew of Bartolomeo Guidiccioni and eventually occupied a high position, being ...

(1534–1541 Died) *

Niccolò Ardinghelli Niccolò Ardinghelli (1502–1547) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Niccolò Ardinghelli was born in Florence in 1502, the son of a noble family. As a young man, he studied Latin, Ancient Greek, and law. He began his ...

(1541–1547 Resigned) Cardinal *

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(Luigi Ardinghelli)(1547–1569 Died) *

Alessandro Mazza Alessandro Mazza was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fossombrone from 1569 to 1575. Biography On 1 April 1569, Alessandro Mazza was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Fossombrone. On 17 April 1569, h ...

(1569–1575 Resigned) * Orazio Montegranelli (1577–1579 Died) *

Ottavio Accoramboni Ottavio Accoramboni (1549 – 23 May 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Urbino (1621–1623), Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1614–1620), and Bishop of Fossombrone (1579–1610). Biography Ottavio Accoramboni was born ...

(1579–1610 Resigned) *

Giovanni Canauli Giovanni Canauli or Giovanni Cannuli (1572 – 2 August 1619) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1610–1612). ''(in Latin)''

(Cannuli) (1610–1612 Resigned) *

Lorenzo Landi Lorenzo Landi (1567 – 12 December 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1612–1627)."Bishop Lorenzo Landi"
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Benedetto Landi Benedetto Landi (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1628–1632). ''(in Latin)''

(1628–1632 Resigned) * Giovanni Battista Landi (1633–1647 Died) * Giambattista Zeccadoro (1648–1696 Died) *

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(1697–1709 Died) *Carlo Palma (1709–1718 Died) *Eustachio Palma (1718–1754 Died) *Apollinare Peruzzini,

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(1755–1774 Died) *Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M. (1775–1779 Appointed,

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) *Felice Paoli (1779–1800 Appointed,

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) *Stefano Bellini (1800–1807 Appointed,

) *Giulio Maria Alvisini (Aloisini)Alvisini had been

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in Russia. Umberto Benigni,
Fossombrone (Forum Sempronii)
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909, retrieved: 2016-10-12. (1808–1823 Died) *Luigi Ugolini (1824–1850 Died) *Filippo Fratellini (1851–1884 Died) *Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M. (1884–1892 Died) *Vincenzo Franceschini (1892–1896 Appointed, Bishop of Fano) *Dionisio Alessandri (1896–1904 Died) *Achille Quadrozzi (1904–1913 Died) *Pasquale Righetti (1914–1926 Appointed, Bishop of Savona e Noli) *Amedeo Polidori (1931–1961 Retired) *Vittorio Cecchi (1961–1973 Resigned) *Costanzo Micci (1973–1985 Died) *Mario Cecchini (1986–1986 Appointed, Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola) ''30 September 1986: United with 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 Fano The Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola ( la, Dioecesis Fanensis-Forosemproniensis-Calliensis-Pergulana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, created in 1986, when the historical Diocese of Fano was united to the Diocese o ...

to form the Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola''

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Reference works

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Acknowledgment

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