The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro was until 1977 the historic Diocese of Montefeltro. It is a Latin

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''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The current diocese includes all the parishes of San Marino. It has its collegiate cathedral episcopal see S. Bartolomeo, dedicated to the Apostle St. Bartholomew, in Pennabilli, Rimini, Emilia Romagna, and two Co-Cathedrals : * Concattedrale di S. Leo Concattedrale di S. Leo, in San Leo, Rimini, a former see's former cathedral. * Minor Basilica and World Heritage Site Basilica Concattedrale di San Marino, in

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, San Marino.

History

The earliest mention of Montefeltro, as ''Mona Feretri'', is in the diplomas by which first

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Charlemagne confirmed the donation of Pepin. In 785 the bishopric was established as Diocese of Montefeltro. The first known bishop of Montefeltro was Agatho (826), whose residence was at

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. Under Bishop Flaminios Dondi (1724) the see was again transferred to San Leo, but later it returned to Pennabilli. The historic diocese was a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Urbino. On 22 February 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of San Marino–Montefeltro, having lost territory to the

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, and exchanged territory with the

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. It enjoyed Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in August 1982 and Pope Benedict XVI in June 2012. On Tuesday, 18 September 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Bishop Luigi Negri, to serve as one of the Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.

Bishops

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Diocese of Montefeltro

''Latin Name: Feretrana (seu Montis Feltri)''
''Erected: 9th Century''
''Metropolitan:

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'' * Agatho (826), whose residence was at

. * ... * Arduino (1015–1044) * Adolfo (1053–1074) * Gebizone (1075–1079) * Pietro Carpegna (?–1125?) * Arnoldo (1140–1154) * Gualfredo (?–1172?) * Valentino (1173), who finished the cathedral * Alberto (1206–1208) * Giovanni (1218–1221?) * ? Benvenuto (1219), deposed as a partisan of

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* Rolando (1222–1229) * Ugolino (1232–1252) * Giovanni (1252–1275) * Roberto da Montefeltro (1282–1284) * Liberto (1286–1311) * Benvenuto (1318–1347) * Claro Peruzzi (1349–1375) * Pietro, Augustinian Order (O.E.S.A.) (1378–1385?) * Benedetto di Salnucio (1390–1408),

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and Duke of Spoleto * Giovanni Sedani, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1409 – 1444.09.28), who built (circa 1413) the episcopal palace of Calamello * Francesco da Chiaravalle (1445.01.24 – 1450) *

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Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro

''Name Changed: 22 February 1977''
''Latin Name: Sammarinensis-Feretrana''
''Metropolitan:

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Sources and external links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:San Marino-Montefeltro, Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in le Marche Catholic Church in San Marino Dioceses established in the 9th century