The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a

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ecclesiastical territory, seated in

Camerino Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona. Camerino is home to the University of C ...

, a city in the

Province of Macerata The province of Macerata ( it, provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province includes 55 comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Mace ...

, in the central Italian Marche region, in the Apennines. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo. In 1986 the historical archdiocese of Camerino, an archdiocese since 1787, was united with the diocese of San Severino. "Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche"
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History

During the persecution of

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in 249, the priest Porphyrius, master of the youthful martyr Venantius, and the Bishop Leontius suffered martyrdom at Camerino. Gerontius appears at the Council of Rome in 464/465.

Bishops

Diocese of Camerino

''Latin Name: Camerinensis''
''Erected: 3rd Century'' * Victorinus of Camerino (6th century) *

Ansovinus Saint Ansovinus ( it, Sant'Ansovino) (d. 816) was a bishop of Camerino, and is the patron saint of agriculture. His feast day is March 13. Life He was educated at the cathedral school of Pavia. After ordination to the priesthood, he became a he ...

(816); ; . . . *

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, O.P. (31 Jan 1360 – 1373 Died) ; . . . *

Alberto Alberti Alberto Alberti (1525 or 1526, Borgo Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy – 1598, Rome) was an Italian wood carver, architect, painter and diarist. His name also appears as Alberto di Giovanni Alberti and Berto di San Sepolcro. His three sons Alessandr ...

(4 Mar 1437 – 3 Aug 1445 Died) ; . . . *

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, O.E.S.A. (16 Nov 1461 – 20 Aug 1463 Died) (Administrator) *

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(1465), of whom

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said "that it was doubtful if there ever was a more joyous poet or a more illustrious orator"; *

Andrea Veroli Andrea Veroli (died 1478) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Camerino (1464–1478),Eubel II, p. 116. bishop of Muro Lucano (1463–1464),Eubel II, p. 197. bishop of Urbino (1452–1463),Eubel II, p. 260. bishop of Boiano (1439 ...

(8 Oct 1464 – 1478 Died) ; . . . * Fabrizio Varano (13 Jun 1482 – 7 Mar 1508 Died) *

Sisto Gara della Rovere Sisto Gara della Rovere, also known as Sisto Franciotti della Rovere, (1473 – 8 March 1517) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Sisto Gara della Rovere was born in Savona in 1473, the son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina ...

(Franciotti) (1508 – 11 Jun 1509 Appointed, Bishop of Padua) *

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(23 Feb 1508 – Jul 1509 Appointed,

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(27 Jun 1509 – 1535 Resigned) * Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (5 Jul 1535 – 5 Mar 1537 Resigned) * Berardo Bongiovanni (5 Mar 1537 – 12 Sep 1574 Died) *

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(30 Aug 1574 – 26 Apr 1580 Died) *

Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi (died 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1580–1596). ''(in Latin)'' On 4 May 1580, Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Camerino Th ...

(4 May 1580 – 26 Jan 1596 Died) *

Gentile Dolfino Gentile Dolfin (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate, member of the Delfin family, who served as Bishop of Camerino (1596–1601). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 December 1596, Gentile was appointed during the papacy of Pope C ...

(18 Dec 1596 – 4 Mar 1601 Died) *

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(14 May 1601 – 20 Feb 1606 Resigned) * Giovanni Severini (archbishop) (20 Feb 1606 – 14 Mar 1622 Appointed,

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) * Cesare Gherardi (2 May 1622 – 30 Sep 1623 Died) * Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore)brother of

Pope Clement X Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...

. (26 Feb 1624 – 27 Nov 1627 Resigned) *

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(29 Nov 1627 – 7 Jun 1666 Resigned) * Giacomo Franzoni (7 Jun 1666 – 23 Nov 1693 Resigned) * Francesco Juste Giusti (23 Nov 1693 – 6 Apr 1702 Died) * Bernardino Belluzzi (25 Sep 1702 – 15 Feb 1719 Died)"Bishop Bernardino Belluzzi"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 13, 2016 *Cosimo Torelli (15 May 1719 – 27 Aug 1736 Died) *Ippolito de Rossi (26 Sep 1736 – 17 Jan 1746 Appointed, Bishop of Senigallia) *Francesco Vivani (18 Apr 1746 – 30 Dec 1767 Died) *Luigi Amici (20 Jun 1768 – 5 Jul 1795 Died)

Archdiocese of Camerino

''Latin Name: Camerinensis''
''Elevated: 17 December 1787''
''Immediately Subject to the Holy See'' *Angelicus Benincasa, O.F.M. Cap. (27 Jun 1796 – 17 May 1815 Died) *Nicola Mattei Baldini (14 Apr 1817 – 27 Jan 1842 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone) *Gaetano Baluffi (27 Jan 1842 – 21 Apr 1845 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Perge) *Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. (21 Apr 1845 – 5 Feb 1847 Died) *Felicissimo Salvini (12 Apr 1847 – 23 Jan 1893 Died) *Celestino del Frate (21 May 1894 – 26 Apr 1908 Died) *Pietro Paolo Camillo Moreschini, C.P. (29 Apr 1909 – 24 Oct 1918 Died) *Ettore Fronzi (14 Dec 1918 – 1 Oct 1938 Resigned) *Umberto Malchiodi (14 Nov 1938 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Piacenza) *Giuseppe D'Avack (18 Feb 1946 – 13 Feb 1964 Resigned) *Bruno Frattegiani (14 Feb 1964 – 20 Apr 1989 Retired)

Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche

''Latin Name: Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno''
''United: 30 September 1986 with Diocese of San Severino'' *Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap. (2 Feb 1990 – 9 Jan 1993 Resigned) *

Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti (11 February 1931 – 13 December 2009) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained on 30 August 1959, Nesti was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche on 23 July 1993 ...

, C.P. (23 Jul 1993 – 27 Nov 1996 Appointed, Secretary of the

Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, formerly called Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL; la, Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Soci ...

) * Angelo Fagiani (14 Apr 1997 – 3 Sep 2007 Resigned) * Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (3 Sep 2007 – 27 Jul 2018 Resigned) *Francesco Massara (27 Jul 2018 – )

Sources

* Benigni, Umberto.
Diocese of Camerino
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

References

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