The Diocese of Teano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Theanensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of

Teano Teano ( Teanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, northwest of Caserta on the main line to Rome from Naples. It stands at the southeast foot of an extinct volcano, Rocca Monfina. Its St. Clement's ...

in the province of

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. In 1818, it was united the Diocese of Calvi Risorta to form the Diocese of Calvi e Teano. In 1986, the two dioceses were combined into one, with the seat of the bishop at Teano.

History

is a former fief of the Gaetani. Its first bishop was supposedly Paris of Teano (d. 346), ordained by

Pope Sylvester I Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death. He filled the see of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, yet very little is known of him. The acco ...

; according to tradition, Saint Urbanus and Saint Amasius were bishops of Teano in the fourth century.

Concordat of 1818

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 most Church property and resources, it was imperative that

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and

King Ferdinand IV Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinand ...

reach agreement on restoration and restitution. Ferdinand, however, was not prepared to accept the pre-Napoleonic situation, in which Naples was a feudal subject of the papacy. Lengthy, detailed, and acrimonious negotiations ensued. In 1818, a new concordat with the

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committed the pope to the suppression of more than fifty small dioceses in the kingdom. The ecclesiastical province of Naples was spared from any suppressions, but the province of Capua was affected.

, in the bull "De Utiliori" of 27 June 1818, chose to unite the two dioceses of Calvi and Teano under the leadership of one bishop, ''aeque principaliter'', that is, one and the same bishop was bishop of both dioceses at the same time.

Diocese of Teano-Calvi

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 Calvi and Teano might have continued to share a bishop. Instead, the Vatican continued consultations which had begun under

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

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 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 ...

ordered that the dioceses of Calvi and Teano be merged into one diocese with one bishop, with the Latin title ''Dioecesis Theanensis-Calvensis''. The seat of the diocese was to be in Teano, and the cathedral of Teano was to serve as the cathedral of the merged diocese. The cathedral in Calvi was to become a co-cathedral, and its cathedral Chapter was to be a ''Capitulum Concathedralis''. There was to be only one diocesan Tribunal, in Teano, 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 Calvi and of Teano.

Bishops of Teano

to 1300

:Paris (c. 314–346) :Amasius (c. 346–355) :Urbanus *Quintus (c. 499) :... *Domninus (ca. 555–560) :... :Maurus ? ( ? ) :... *Lupus, O.S.B. (d. 860) *Hilarius, O.S.B. (860–after 867) *Stephanus (attested in 868) *Leo (879, 887/888) *Angelarius, O.S.B. (ca. 886–889) :... *Landus (attested 987) :... *Sandarius (c. 1004–1009) :... *Arduinus (attested 1059) :... *Pandulfus, O.S.B. (attested 1122) *Petrus (ca. 1171–1192) *Theodinus (1193–1227) *Roffredus (attested 1229–1239) *Hugo *Guilelmus *Nicolaus

since 1300

*Adenulfus (c. 1305) *Giffredus de Gallutio *Petrus *Homodeus *Bartholomaeus (1348–1353) *Marinus de Judice (1353–1361) *Joannes Mutio (1361–1363) *Francesco de Messana, O.P. (1363–1369) *Thomas de Porta (1369–1382) *Alexander *Antonius (attested 1383–1393) ''Roman Obedience'' *Joannes de Ebulo ( –1388) ''Avignon Obedience'' *Nicolaus Diano (1393–1412) ''Roman Obedience'' : Gasparus de Diano (1412–1418) *Joannes Crispani (1418–1443) *Martinus Pales de Belinzo (1443–1458) *Cardinal Nicolaus Fortiguerra (1458–1473) *Orso Orsini (1474–1495)Orsini had been Bishop of Tricarico from 1471 to 1474. Eubel II, p. 255. *

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(19 Aug 1495 - 5 Jun 1508 Resigned) * Francisco Borja (5 Jul 1508 - 1531 Resigned) *

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(21 Jun 1531 - 30 Apr 1535 Resigned) *

Antonio Maria Sartori Antonio Maria Sartori (died 1556) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1535–1556). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 30 April 1535, Antonio Maria Sartori was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Teano The Diocese of Teano (L ...

(30 Apr 1535 - 1556) *

Girolamo Michele Nichesola Girolamo Michele Nichesola (died August 1566) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1535–1556). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Girolamo Michele Nichesola was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 11 January 1557, he ...

, O.P. (11 Jan 1557 - Aug 1566) *

Archangelo de' Bianchi Arcangelo de' Bianchi (4 October 1516 – 18 January 1580) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.

(Blanca), O.P. (16 Sep 1566 - Sep 1575 Resigned) *

Giovanni Paolo Marincola Giovanni Paolo Marincola (died 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1575–1588). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 September 1575, Giovanni Paolo Marincola was appointed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Teano. On 4 M ...

(18 Sep 1575 - 1588 Resigned) *

Vincenzo Brancaleoni Vincenzo Brancaleoni (died August 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1588). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 9 March 1588, Vincenzo Brancaleoni was appointed by Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Teano. He served as Bishop of ...

(9 Mar 1588 - Aug 1588) *

Vincenzo Serafino Vincenzo Serafino (died 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teano (1588–1615). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 3 October 1588, Vincenzo Serafino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Teano. On 7 ...

(3 Oct 1588 - 1615) * Angelo della Ciaja (24 Feb 1616 - Nov 1616) *

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(27 Feb 1617 - Aug 1622) * Ovidio Lupari (9 Jan 1623 - 1626) * Juan de Guevara, C.R.M. (22 Mar 1627 - Aug 1641) * Muzio de Rosis (14 Jul 1642 - Sep 1654) * Paolo Squillanti (7 Dec 1654 - 2 Jan 1660) * Ottavio Boldoni, (15 Nov 1660 - Feb 1680) * Giuseppe Nicola Gilberti (12 May 1681 - 29 Nov 1697 Resigned) * Domenico Pacifico (27 Jan 1698 - Sep 1717) *Giuseppe del Pozzo (11 Feb 1718 - Aug 1723) *Domenico Antonio Cirillo (14 Feb 1724 - Aug 1745) *Angelo Longo,

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(9 Mar 1746 - 19 Oct 1749) *Domenico Giordani (1 Dec 1749 - 7 Jul 1755 Resigned) *Agnellus Broya (17 Nov 1755 - Nov 1767) *Giovanni Giacomo Onorati (25 Jan 1768 - 12 May 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Troia) *Filippo d’Aprile (23 Jun 1777 - 27 Feb 1792 Confirmed,

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) *Raffaele Pasca,

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(26 Mar 1792 - 1795) *Nicola Vecchi (18 Dec 1797 - 1808)

References

Books

Reference works

* p. 864-865 (Calvi); 930-931 (Teano). * p. 159 (Calvi); 480-481 (Teano). (in Latin) * p. 243. (in Latin) * p. 305. (in Latin) * p. 324. (in Latin) * pp. 137–138 (Calvi); 373 (Teano). * p. 399 (Teano). * * *

Studies

* * * *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teano, Diocese Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Europe