The Diocese of Guardialfiera (Latin ''Dioecesis Guardiensis Alpheriae'') or Diocese of Guardia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. The diocese was established in the second half of the 11th century, with seat of the diocese was located in the city of Guardialfiera in the

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in the region of

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. In 1818, the diocese was suppressed, and its ecclesiastical territory was assigned to the

Diocese of Termoli The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino ( la, Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis) has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suff ...

History

The earliest known bishop of Guardia was Petrus, who is first recorded in 1071. The diocese is first named in the confirmation of the privileges of the archbishops of Benevento made by

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on 22 September 1153, in which the suffragans of the metropolitan are listed.

After the French

Following the extinction of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, the

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authorized the restoration of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Since the French occupation had seen the abolition of many Church institutions in the Kingdom, as well as the confiscation of much Church property and resources, it was imperative that Pope Pius VII and King Ferdinand IV reach agreement on restoration and restitution. Ferdinand demanded the suppression of fifty dioceses. A concordat was finally signed on 16 February 1818, and ratified by Pius VII on 25 February 1818. Ferdinand issued the concordat as a law on 21 March 1818. On 27 June 1818, Pius VII issued the bull ''De Ulteriore'', in which the ecclesiastical province of Benevento was restored, including it suffragans, among them the diocese of Termoli. The decision was also made to suppress permanently the diocese of Guardialfiera, and to incorporate its territory into the diocese of Termoli.

Titular see

In 1968, the title of "Bishop of Guardialfiera" (though not the diocese itself) was restored as the Titular Episcopal See of Guardialfiera. On 28 April 1969,

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announced a large number of appointments, including that of a titular bishop of Guardialfiera, Bishop Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé.

Bishops of Guardialfiera

to 1400

:... *Petrus (attested 1071–1075) :... *Alasius (attested 1177 – 1179) :... *Gibertus (attested 1226) :... *Sinibaldus (attested 1304–1322) : iovanni, O.F.M. (1311):... *Matthaeus (d. 1348) *Joannes de Mailhaco, O.Min. (1348 – 1350) *Benedictus (1350 – 1353) *Petrus (1354) *Petrus, O. Min. (1354 – 1361) *Antonius de Peccorano, O.Min. (1361 – 1392?) *Antonius de Rocci (Rossi) (1392 – 1399) ''Roman Obedience'' *Jacobus (1399 – 1402) ''Roman Obedience''

1400 to 1600

*Antonius (1402 – 1404) *Thomasius (1404 –1419) ''Roman Obedience'' *Savinus de Cellino, O.Min. (1404 – 1424) ''Avignon Obedience'' *Jacobus de Castellucio (1425 – 1470?) *Petrus de Guardia (Campiclari), O.Min. (1470 –1484) *Antonio Clemente (1484 – 1490) *Marco Cybo (1490 – 1494) *Roberto Gerardi, O.P. (1494 – 1498) * Troilo Agnesi (4 Jul 1498 – 1502) *Opizinus de Gallis (1503 – 1510) *

Marco Antonio Vascheri Marco Antonio Vascheri was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guardialfiera (1510–?). ''(in Latin)'' Biography In 1510, Marco Antonio Vascheri was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Guardialfiera. It is ...

(1510 – ) *

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(5 Sep 1519 – Nov 1519 Resigned) *

Valentinus de Valentiuis Valentinus de Valentiuis was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guardialfiera (1519–?). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 2 December 1519, Valentinus de Valentiuis was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Guardialf ...

(2 Dec 1519 – ) *

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(1521 – 1524 Died) *

Girolamo Vascheri Girolamo Vascheri, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guardialfiera (1524–1533) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Shkodrë (1522–1524). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Girolamo Vascheri was ordained a priest in the Order of Fr ...

, O.F.M. (19 Sep 1524 – 1533 Resigned) * Marco Antonio Marzolinus (27 Aug 1533 – 1543 Died) * Giovanni Battista de Lisulis (1543 – 1548) *

Juan Cordella Juan Cordella (died 1552) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guardialfiera (1548–1552). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 22 March 1548, Juan Cordella was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Guardialfiera. He served as Bis ...

(22 Mar 1548 – 1552 Died) * Antonio Benedetti (12 Sep 1552 – 1556 Died) *

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(21 Jun 1557 – 17 Apr 1562 Appointed,

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(23 May 1567 – 1572) * Alticotius de Alticotiis (13 Aug 1572 – 1575 Died) * Francesco Indelli (14 Oct 1575 – 1580 Died) * Pompilio Perotti (4 May 1580 – 1591 Died) * Bartolomeo Beccari (bishop),

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(26 Apr 1591 – 1614 Died)

1600 to 1818

* Sebastiano Rinaldi (1616) * Giovanni Dominico Giaconi (9 Jan 1617 – 1624) * Alexander Liparuli (15 Apr 1624 – 1637) *

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(16 Jan 1640 – 9 Jun 1669 Died) * Jacobus Pedicini, C.R.M. (19 Aug 1669 – 1 Dec 1688 Died) * Fabrizio Cianci (28 Nov 1689 – Oct 1696 Died) * Filippo de Cordova (de' duchi di Suessa) (27 Mar 1697 – 1698 Died) * Sebastiano Feoli (19 Dec 1698 – 6 Nov 1701 Died) *Gian Andrea Moscarelli (14 May 1703 – Jan 1724 Died) *Pietro Abbondio Battiloro (12 Jun 1724 – 18 Dec 1733 Appointed, Bishop of Alife) *Diomedes Bianconi (15 Feb 1734 – 29 Oct 1734 Died) *Paschalis Zaini (26 Jan 1735 – 15 Feb 1756 Died) *Honuphrius del Tufo (24 May 1756 – 28 Jul 1775 Died) *Francesco de Lauria (13 Nov 1775 – 1796 Died) *Filippo Speranza (29 Jan 1798 – 1804) ::''Sede vacante'' (1804 – 1818)Cappelletti XIX, p. 365.

References

Books

Reference works

* pp. 884–885. * * * * * *

Studies

* *Caruso, Antonietta A. (2005). ''Frammenti di memoria. L'antica cattedrale di Guardialfiera.'' . Cantieri Creativi, 2005. * *Magliano, Alberto (1895). ''Larino: considerazioni storiche sulla città di Larino'
Volume 1
Campobasso: Colitti 1895. h. VII: Di Guardialfiera anticamente cività vescovile, pp. 339–350*

External links

* * Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy {{Italy-RC-diocese-stub