The Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli ( la, Dioecesis Neritonensis-Gallipolitana) is a
Roman Catholic
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ecclesiastical territory in southern
Italy
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. It is a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Lecce
The Archdiocese of Lecce ( la, Archidioecesis Lyciensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. The diocese has existed since the 11th century. On 28 September 1960, in the bull ...
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History
In 1378, a contested papal election produced a schism in the Church. All of the cardinals and much of the Church supported Cardinal Robert of Geneva, who took the name
Clement VII
Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...
, and who soon returned with the papal Curia to Avignon. The rest supported the Neapolitan Bartolomeo Prignano, who took the name
Urban VI
Pope Urban VI ( la, Urbanus VI; it, Urbano VI; c. 1318 – 15 October 1389), born Bartolomeo Prignano (), was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death in October 1389. He was the most recent pope to be elected from outside the ...
. Initially the Kingdom of Naples supported Pope Clement, who chose to create a new diocese at Nardò. On 15 November 1379, the new bishop, the Sicilian Matteo de Castiello, arrived in Nardò to a decidedly mixed reception. His instructions were to make the monastery of S. Maria his cathedral and residence, and he therefore removed Abbot Guglielmo from governance over the territory of Nardò. Bishop Matteo was expelled in 1401 and the diocese of the Avignon Obedience suppressed, following a change in allegiance of the Kingdom of Naples after the death of Urban VI. A new abbot was elected in the person of Antonio de Perugia, who had been Archpriest of the cathedral. Abbot Antonio died in 1406, and was succeeded by Abbot Desiderius. Desiderius died on 27 July 1412, and on 22 July Giovanni de Epifanis succeed him.
On 13 January 1413, the Diocese of Nardò was established, and made immediately subject to the Holy See (Papacy). The abbot of S. Maria was deposed, and S. Maria again became a cathedral. Its first bishop was appointed by
Pope John XXIII
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on the same day. He was Giovanni de Epifanis, who had just been deposed as abbot of S. Maria di Nardò.
A very great earthquake struck the area of Nardò on 5 December 1456, severely damaging the cathedral and causing the bell tower to collapse. On 20 February 1743, another major earthquake struck, bringing major damage to the Palazzo civico and the churches of S. Michele Arcangelo, S. Antonio da Padova, S. Gregorio Armeno, S. Domenico, and S. Francesco d'Assisi.
In 1647, during the rebellions against Spanish rule in the Kingdom of Naples, the Count of Conversano captured Nardò and executed four of the Canons of the cathedral Chapter.
The cathedral is administered by a Chapter. In 1617, the Chapter consisted of five dignities and twenty Canons. In 1669, the Chapter was composed of six dignities and nineteen Canons. The Chapter is currently (2019) headed by the Archpriest, with seven additional Canons, one of whom is the Penitentiary. The co-cathedral of S. Agata at Gallipoli is headed by the Primicerius-Theologus, and has a Cantor and one other member.
Twentieth century changes
Following the
Second Vatican Council
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, and in accordance with the norms laid out in the Council's decree, ''Christus Dominus'' chapter 40, the Episcopal Conference of Apulia petitioned the Holy See (Pope) that Lecce be made a metropolitan and that a new ecclesiastical province be created. After wide consultations among all affected parties,
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
issued a decree on 20 October 1980, elevating Lecce to the status of metropolitan see. He also created the new ecclesiastical province of Lecce, whose constituent bishoprics (suffragans) were to be: Brindisi (no longer a metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the title of archbishop), Otranto (no longer a metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the title of archbishop), Gallipoli, Nardò, Ostuno, and Uxentina-S. Mariae Leucadensis (Ugento).
On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat, which was accompanied in the next year 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. Otherwise Nardò and Gallipoli might have shared a bishop, as the Bishop of Nardo e Gallipoli. Instead, the Vatican continued consultations which had begun under
Pope John XXIII
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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,
Pope John Paul II
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ordered that the dioceses of Nardò and Gallipoli be merged into one diocese with one bishop, with the Latin title ''Dioecesis Neritonensis-Gallipolitana''. The seat of the diocese was to be in Nardò, and the cathedral of Nardò was to serve as the cathedral of the merged diocese. The cathedral in Galllipoli 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 Nardò, 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 dioceses of Nardò and of Gallipoli.
Synods
Synods of unknown dates were held by Bishop Giovanni Battista Acquaviva (1536–1569) and by Bishop Fabio Fornari (1583–1596). Bishop Girolamo de Franchis (1617–1634) held a diocesan synod in 1619; he held five other synods. At some point between 1652 and 1654, Bishop Calanio della Ciaja (1652–1654) held a diocesan synod. A synod was held by Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio (1669–1677) in 1674. Bishop Orazio Fortunato (1678–1707) presided over a diocesan synod on 11 June 1680.
Bishops of Nardò
to 1700
*Matthaeus (1387–1401) (Avignon Obedience)
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*Joannes de Epiphaniis (1413–1423)
*Joannes Barella, O.Min. (1423–1435)
*Stephanus Agrinelli de Pendinellis (1436–1451)
*Ludovicus de Pinnis (1451–1483)
*Ludovicus de Justinis (1483–1491)
* Gabriele Setario (1491–1507)
* Antonio de Caro (1507–1517)
:Cardinal
Luigi d'Aragona
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Giovanni Domenico de Cupis
Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (Cupi, Cuppi) (1493–1553) was an Italian Cardinal, created by Pope Leo X in the consistory of 1 July 1517.
Biography
He was Crown-cardinal of the Kingdom of Scotland. He was a friend of Ignatius Loyola.
His mother w ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
* Lelio Landi (1596–1610)
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Luigi de Franchis
Luigi de Franchis, C.R. (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1611–1617) and Bishop of Vico Equense (1607–1611).
Fabio Chigi
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice-papal legate, and ...
Tommaso Brancaccio
Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''Orazio Fortunato (1678–1707)
1700 to 1994
*Antonio Sanfelice (28 Nov 1707 – 1 Jan 1736 Died)
*Francesco Carafa (11 Apr 1736 –1754)
*Marco Aurelio Petruccelli (16 Dec 1754 – 18 Nov 1782 Died)
*Carmine Fimiani (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed – 13 Nov 1799 Died)
:''Sede vacante'' (1799–1819)
*Leopoldo Corigliano (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed – 15 Dec 1824 Resigned)
*Salvatore Lettieri (1825–1839)
*Angelo Filipponi (27 Jan 1842 Confirmed – 16 Aug 1845 Resigned)
*Ferdinando Girardi, C.M. (21 Dec 1846 Confirmed –1848
*Luigi Vetta (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed – 10 Feb 1873 Died)
*Salvatore Nappi (1873–1876 Resigned)
*Michele Mautone (18 Dec 1876 – 17 Feb 1888 Died)
*Giuseppe Ricciardi (1 Jun 1888 – 18 Jun 1908 Died)
*Nicola Giannattasio (30 Nov 1908 – 24 Jun 1926 Resigned)
*Gaetano Müller (13 Aug 1927 – 8 Feb 1935 Died)
*Nicola Colangelo (16 Dec 1935 – 25 Jun 1937 Died)
*Gennaro Fenizia (17 Aug 1938 – 21 Jul 1948 Appointed, Bishop of Cava e Sarno)
*
Francesco Minerva
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(16 Sep 1948 –1950
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Corrado Ursi
Corrado Ursi (26 July 1908 – 29 August 2003) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1966 to 1987, and was created a cardinal in 1967, given the titular church of San Callisto.Antonio Rosario Mennonna (22 Feb 1962 – 30 Sep 1983 Retired)
*Aldo Garzia (30 Sep 1983 Succeeded – 17 Dec 1994 Died)
;Bishops of Nardò-Gallipoli
*Vittorio Fusco (12 Sep 1995 – 11 Jul 1999 Died)
*Domenico Caliandro (13 May 2000 – 20 Oct 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni)
*Fernando Tarcisio Filograna (16 Jul 2013 Appointed – )Born in 1952, Filograna was a native of Lequile (Lecce). He received a licentiate in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. He served in various posts in the minor seminary at Lecce, eventually rising to be Rector, and became Canon of the cathedral Chapter (1984–1996; 1999–2013). He was Vicar General of the diocese of Lecce from 2010 to 2013. He was appointed Bishop of Nardò on 16 July 2013 by
Pope Francis
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Diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...