The Diocese of Montemarano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Marani'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of

Montemarano Montemarano is a town and ''comune'', former Latin bishopric and present titular see in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The existence of the town is documented since the 11th century. During the Norma ...

in the

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in the

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region of southern Italy. It was erected in 1059, and was a member of the ecclesiastical province of Benevento. In 1818, the diocese was suppressed, and its territory and Catholic population was assigned to the Diocese of Nusco."Diocese of Montemarano"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 5, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Montemarano"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 5, 2016 The diocese of Nusco has been absorbed, since 30 September 1986, into the agglomerate Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia. The diocese of Montemarano was nominally restored as a

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in 1968, which were needed with the increase in the number of auxiliary bishops, vicars apostolic, papal nuncios, and Vatican bureaucrats who needed nominal episcopal status.

History

Bishops

1079 to 1500

* Giovanni (John of Montemarano),

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(1079 – ?) * Giovanni II (1119? – ?) * Matteo da Monteforte (1179? – ?) * Rufinus (1290? – 1296.08.09) * Corrado (1296.11 – ?) * Pietro (1329? – ?) * Barbato (1331? – ?) * Pietro (1334 – 1343.06.09) * Ponzio Excondevilla, O.P. (1343.06.09 – 1346.11.17) * Marco Manente Franceschi, O.Min. (1346.11.17 – ?) * Andrea (? – death 1349) * Nicola da Bisaccia (1350.12.03 – death 1364) * Giacomo Cotelle, O.F.M. (1364.11.27 – ?) * Antonio da Fontanarossa, O.Min. (1372.06.21 – ?) * Agostino I (1396.02.04 – ?) * Agostino II (1413 – ?) * Martino (1423? – ?) * Marino da Monopoli, O.F.M. (1452.07.14 – ?) * Ladislao Dentice (1462.03.26 – death 1477) * Agostino da Siena (bishop), O.F.M. (1477.01.24 – death 1484) * Simeone Dantici, O.F.M. (1484.02.11 – death 1487) * Antonio Bonito da Cueccaro, O.F.M. (1487.01.26 – 1494.03.19) * Giuliano Isopo, O.Carm. (1494.03.19 – 1516 ''first term - see below'')

1500 to 1805

* Pietro Giovanni de Melis (1516.11.08 – 1517.04.20), bishop-elect. * Severo Petrucci (1517.04.20 – 1520) * Andrea Aloisi (1520.10.19 – death 1528?) * Giuliano Isopo, O. Carm. (''see above - second term'' 1528 – 1528.03.28) * Gerolamo Isopo,

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(C.R.L.) (1528.03.28 – death 1551.12.01) * Antonio Gaspar Rodríguez, O.F.M. (1552.12.14 – 1570.10.20), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1570.10.20 – death 1578.11.01) * Marcantonio Alferio (1571.01.20 – death 1595) * Silvestro Branconi (1596.01.08 – death 1603) * Marcantonio Genovesi (1603.05.09 – 1611.09.26) * Eleuterio Albergone, O.F.M.Conv. (1611.11.14 – death 1635) *

Francesco Antonio Porpora Francesco Antonio Porpora (1575–1640) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1635–1640). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francesco Antonio Porpora was born in Naples, Italy in 1575. On 7 May 1635, he was appoi ...

(1635.05.07 – death 1640)"Bishop Francesco Antonio Porpora"
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Urbano Zambotti Urbano Zambotti, C.R. (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1640–1657). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Urbano Zambotti was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. ...

, C.R.Theat. (1640.05.21 – death 1657)"Bishop Urbano Zambotti"
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Giuseppe Battaglia Giuseppe Battaglia (died December 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1657–1669). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 9 July 1657, during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII, the appointment of Giuseppe Battaglia as Bi ...

(1657.07.09 – death 1669.12) *

Giuseppe Labonia Giuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. (6 November 1638 – 30 March 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1670–1720). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giuseppe Labonia was born in Rossano, Italy on 6 November 1638 and ordained a p ...

(1670.11.17 – death 1720.03) * Giovanni Crisostomo Verchio, O.S.B.I. (1720.05.06 – 1726) * Giovanni Ghirardi (1726.03.20 – 1745.10.08) * Innocenzo Sanseverino (1746 – 1753) * Giuseppe Antonio Passanti (1753 – death 1774.03.31) * Onofrio Maria Gennari (1774 – death 1805)

Titular see

''The following bishops have held or hold the title; 'Archbishop' is a personal title, granted to a nuncio to give him status, but he is still 'titular bishop: * Bishop Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman,

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(papal ambassador) to

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and

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References

Books

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