The Diocese of Vittorio Veneto ( la, Dioecesis Victoriensis Venetorum) is a

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in northern Italy, with capital in

Vittorio Veneto Vittorio Veneto is a city and '' comune'' situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of Italy, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers, borders with the following municipalities: Alpago ( BL), Bell ...

. It was historically known as Diocese of Ceneda, the name being changed in 1939."Diocese of Vittorio Veneto"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Vittorio Veneto"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 Ceneda began as a

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of the

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until the latter's suppression in 1751. From 1752 until 1818 Ceneda was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Udine. Since 1818 Ceneda has been in the ecclesiastical province headed by the Patriarchate of Venice. Art from several churches in the diocese is housed in its

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History

The city of

includes the town of Ceneda which in ancient times was a ''castrum'' known as ''Ceneta'' and poetically as ''Acedum''. The city is situated in the

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, just north of

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. It was pillaged by

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the Hun in 452, and a century later by

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. After 568, during the domination of the

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, it was governed by a duke and then a count. Still later it became part of the marquisate of Treviso. The Gospel is said to have been preached in the region in the first century by St. Fortunatus, deacon of bishop St. Hermagoras of Aquileia. Attesting to the presence of Christianity is one of the earliest ''pieve'' of the diocese, Sant'Andrea di Bigonzo, which dates from the fourth century. However, the historical beginning of episcopal see of Ceneda is uncertain. There may have been a bishop present in Ceneda very soon after the Lombard conquest. The first reputed bishop seems to have been Vindemius who was present in 579 at the Synod of Grado which continued the

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. In 680, it seems that a bishop Ursinus was present at the

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convened against the Monothelites. However, the diocese does not seem to have been officially organized until 685 when the Lombard duke Grumoaldo assigned to the bishop of Ceneda a large part of the territory that had formerly been under the care of Oderzo to counter the claims of Oderzo's bishop in exile. Oderzo had, in fact, been destroyed by the Lombards in 667 and its Oderzo sought refuge with the

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s in the Venetian lagoon. Significantly, the patron saint of the diocese is actually a bishop of

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, Titianus, whose body is said to have miraculously been carried up the Livenza River against the current and to have come to rest at the site of the present cathedral after being carried in a cart by a donkey. From 994 the bishop of that city became also its temporal lord, even after it was politically incorporated into the Republic of

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in 1389. In 1447 and in 1514 bishops Francesco and Oliviero gave the republic civil investiture of the territory of Ceneda, reserving for themselves and their successors (until about 1768) authority over the city and a few villas. Among its bishops have been: Azzo (1140); Sigifredo (1170), during whose time there were many conflicts between Ceneda and the neighbouring towns; Antonion Correr (1409); Lorenzo da Ponte (1739), the last bishop to exercise temporal power, and Albino Luciani (1958–1969) who became pope

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in 1978.

Shrines

Within the confines of the diocese is the Basilica of

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, built near the spot where Giovanni Cigana reported the

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appeared to him on March 9, 1510 during his praying of the

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. She asked him and the inhabitants of the area to fast as an act of repentance for sin for at least three consecutive Saturdays, pray to God for mercy, and to build a basilica on the site so that people could come for prayer. The

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was subsequently investigated and proclaimed worthy of belief by

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Diocesan patrons

*San Tiziano - feast day January 16. *Sant'Augusta di Serravalle - feast day August 27; March 27 in the ''

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Bishops

Diocese of Ceneda

''Erected: 6th century''
''Latin Name: Cenetensis''
''Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venice'' Some series begin with: * Vindemius (579–591?) * Ursinus (680–?) * Satinus (731–?) * Valentinianus (712–740) * Maximus (741–790) * Dulcissimus (c.793–?) * Ermonius (c.827–?) * Ripaldus (885–908) Coterminously Bishops of Ceneda and Counts of Ceneda:

from 950 to 1300

* Sicardo (962–997), given title of count by Holy Roman Emperor * Grauso (c. 998 – 1002?) *

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() * Helminger (Elmengero) (1021–1031) * Almanguino (1053–?) * Giovanni (1074–?) * Roperto (1124–?) *

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(1130–?) * Azzone Degli Azzoni (1140–1152) * Aimone (1152–?) * Sigisfredo da Conegliano (1170–1184) *

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(1187–1217) * Gherardo da Camino (1217) * Alberto Da Camino (1220–1242) * Warnerio da Polcenigo (Guarnieri Da Polcenigo) (1242–1251) * Rugerino di Aquileia (1251–1257) * Biaquino Da Camino (1257) * Alberto Da Collo (1257–1261) * Odorico (1261) * Presavio Novello (Prosapio Novello) (1262–1279) * Marzio da Fiabiane (Marco Da Fabiane) (1279–1285) * Pietro Calza (1286–1300)

from 1300 to 1600

* Francesco Arpo (1300–1310), first count of Tarzo * Manfredo di Collalto (1310–1320) * Francesco Ramponi (1320–1348) * Gasberto de Orgoglio (Gualberto De'Orgoglio) (1349–1374) * Oliviero da Verona (1374–1377) * Francesco Calderini (1378–1381?) * Giorgio Torti (1381–1383)"Bishop Giorgio Torti"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Marco Porri (Marco De'Porris) (1383–1394),"Bishop Marco Porri"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 after 1389 bishops retain title of count but with duties of civil magistrates of the

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* Martino de' Franceschinis (Martino Franceschini) (1394–1399)) * Pietro Marcelli (1399–1409)"Bishop Pietro Marcelli"
''

''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Antonio Correr (bishop) (1409–1445)"Bishop Antonio Correr, O.P."
''

''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Pietro Leon (1445–1474) * Nicolò Trevisan (1474–1498) * Francesco Brevio (1498–1508) *

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(1508–1517) * Domenico Grimani (1517–1520) * Giovanni Grimani (1520–1531) *

(1532–1540) * Giovanni Grimani (1540–1545), second time *

(1545–1546) * Michele della Torre (1547–1586), named cardinal 1583 * Marco Antonio Mocenigo (1586–1597), erected diocesan seminary

from 1600 to 1786

Leonardo Mocenigo Leonardo Mocenigo (died 1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ceneda (1599–1623).

(1599–1623) * Piero Valier (1623–1625), translated to

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* Marco Giustiniani (1625–1631)"Bishop Marco Giustiniani"
''

''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Marcantonio Bragadin(1631–1639), translated to

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(1639–1653) *

Albertino Barisoni Albertino Barisoni (died 14 August 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ceneda (1653–1667).

(1653–1667) * Pietro Leoni (bishop) (1667–1691) * Marcantonio Agazzi (1692–1710) * Francesco Trevisan (1710–1725) * Benedetto De Luca (1725–1739) * Lorenzo Da Ponte (bishop) (1740–1768), born Venice, last count-bishop. He was the namesake of the librettist of the same name, whom he baptised. * Giannagostino Gradenigo (1768–1774 Died) *

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From an Italian w ...

(1774–1777 Appointed,

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) *

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, CRS (1786–1792)

from 1786 to 1939

* Giambenedetto Falier (1792–1821 Died) * Giacomo Monico (1823–1827) * Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, OP (1828–1842) * Manfredo Giovanni Battista Bellati (1843–1869 Died) * Corradino Cavriani (1871–1885) * Sigismondo Brandolini Rota (1885–1908) * Andrea Caron (1908–1912) * Rodolfo Caroli (1913–1917) *

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(1917–1943) Albino Luciani, Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, 1958

Diocese of Vittorio Veneto

''Name Changed: 13 May 1939''
''Latin Name: Victoriensis Venetorum''
''Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venice'' * Giuseppe Zaffonato (1945–1956) * Giuseppe Carraro (1956–1958) * Albino Luciani (1958–1969), translated to

(1969); elected

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(1978) * Antonio Cunial (1970–1982) * Eugenio Ravignani (1983–1997) * Alfredo Magarotto (1997–2003) * Giuseppe Zenti (2003–2007) *

Corrado Pizziolo Corrado Pizziolo (born 23 December 1949) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Vittorio Veneto. Biography Corrado Pizziolo was born in Scandolara di Zero Branco, and studied at the minor and ...

(2007–present)

References

Books and articles

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External links

*Benigni, Umberto.
Ceneda
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. p. 519. Retrieved:2016-09-30. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vittorio Roman Catholic dioceses in Veneto Dioceses established in the 6th century