The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Urbania and Sant’Angelo in Vado, in the

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, existed from 1636 to 1986. In the latter year, it was united into the

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, to form the

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History

Sant'Angelo in Vado Sant'Angelo in Vado is a ''comune'' (municipality), site of Ancient Tifernum Metaurense and former bishopric in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the central Italy, Italian Adriatic region Marche. Geography It is located about west of Ancona a ...

in 1635 became a city, and then an episcopal see.

Urbania Urbania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region of Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro, next to the river Metauro. Urbania borders the following municipalities: Acq ...

in 1280 was demolished by the

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. It was restored again by the Dominican bishop, Guglielmo Durante and called Castel Durante; it was included in the

Duchy of Urbino The Duchy of Urbino was an independent duchy in early modern central Italy, corresponding to the northern half of the modern region of Marche. It was directly annexed by the Papal States in 1625. It was bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the east ...

, and contained a magnificent ducal palace. I At the beginning of 1635 S. Angelo was an archpresbyterate nullius, subject to the Abbot of the

Monastery of S. Cristoforo of Castel Durante A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes ...

, to whom the Archpresbyterate of Castel Durante was also subject. In that year

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

erected the two towns into dioceses, changing the name of Castel Durante to Urbania, and uniting them

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under

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, who governed it for forty-eight years. Other bishops were: Gian. Vincenzo Castelli, O.P. (1711), who restored the cathedral of Urbania, and Paolo Zamperoli, O.P. (1779) sent into exile under Napoleon, dying there.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Urbania e Sant’Angelo in Vado

''Erected:18 February 1636''
''Latin Name: Urbaniensis et Sancti Angeli in Vado''
''Metropolitan:

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Onorato Onorati Onorato Onorati was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado (1636–1683). ''(in Latin)''

(22 Sep 1636 – Aug 1683 Resigned)"Bishop Onorato Onorati"
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Horatius Ondedei Horatius Ondedei (9 February 1630 – March, 1688) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado (1684–1688). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Horatius Ondedei"
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(15 Nov 1688 – May 1708 Died) *Antonio Antonelli (6 May 1709 – 17 Nov 1711 Died) *Giovanni Vincenzo Castelli (21 Mar 1714 – Sep 1736 Died) *Giuseppe Fabbretti (19 Nov 1736 – 18 Nov 1747 Died) *Deodato Baiardi (18 Dec 1747 – 28 Nov 1776 Died) *Giovanni Pergolini (17 Feb 1777 – Aug 1779 Died) *Paol'Antonio Agostini Zamperoli (13 Dec 1779 – 1812 Died) *Francesco Leonini (22 Jul 1816 – 9 Apr 1822 Died) *Francesco Tassinari (27 Sep 1824 – 27 Dec 1832 Died) *Lorenzo Parigini (15 Apr 1833 – 24 Dec 1848 Died) *Antonio Boscarini (20 Apr 1849 – 3 Jun 1872 Died) *Giovanni Maria Majoli (29 Jul 1872 – 19 Jun 1893 Died) *Francesco Baldassarri (18 May 1894 – 15 Apr 1901 Appointed,

Bishop of Imola The Roman Catholic Diocese of Imola ( la, Diocesis Imolensis) is a territory in Romagna, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bologna.

) *Antonio Valbonesi (15 Apr 1901 – 4 May 1906 Resigned) *Luigi Giacomo Baccini (25 Aug 1908 – 16 Jan 1935 Died) *Giovanni Capobianco (1 Apr 1935 – 7 Apr 1965 Died) *Ugo Donato Bianchi (23 May 1977 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed,

Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

) ''30 September 1986: United with the

to form the

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