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The Italian Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo ( la, Dioecesis Mazariensis) is in far western
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. It is a
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of the Archdiocese of Palermo."Diocese of Mazara del Vallo"
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History

In the struggle of the Saracens against the Normans for the possession of
Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...
,
Mazara Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...
was hotly contested, especially in 1075 when
Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the H ...
emerged victorious. The area had previously been the Diocese of Lilybaeum, but this was not reestablished and instead a new see established at Mazzara. Of the bishops of Lilybaeum the best known is Paschasinus, legate of
Pope Leo I Pope Leo I ( 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Pope Benedict XVI said that Leo's papacy "was undoubtedly one of the most important in the Church's history." Leo was ...
at the
Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bith ...
(451). He had previously been invited to the Roman synod of 447 by Leo I. In 1093 Count Roger granted the territories forming the diocese of Mazara to Bishop Stephen and his successors, with permission of
Pope Urban II Pope Urban II ( la, Urbanus II;  – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best known for convening th ...
. The privileges were confirmed by
Pope Paschal II Pope Paschal II ( la, Paschalis II; 1050  1055 – 21 January 1118), born Ranierius, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was cre ...
in a bull of 15 October 1100. The first bishop of Mazara (1093) was Stefano de Ferro, a relative of Count Roger. The cathedral was then founded, and later embellished by Bishop Tustino (1157–1180). In 1742 the town of Mazara had approximately 6000 citizens. The Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Savior, had a Chapter composed of four dignities and eighteen Canons. The dignities are: the Cantor, the Archdeacon, the Dean, and the Treasurer. The right of appointment of the Cantor belongs to the Pope. The appointment of the other dignities and the Canons belongs to the Pope, if the vacancy occurs between January and June, and to the Bishop if the vacancy occurs between July and December.


Bishops of Mazara del Vallo


to 1300

*Stephanus de Ferro (1093 – ca. 1125) *Ubertus *Tustinus (Tristanus) (by 1157 – 1180) *Benvenutus, O.Min. *Matthaeus (attested 1182, 1183) *Laurentius (attested 1188) *''Ignotus'' (attested 1193) *''Ignotus'' (attested 1198, 1199) *Petrus (attested 1200, 1201) *''Ignotus'' (attested 1208) *Julianus (attested 1226) *''Ignotus'' (attested 10 October 1239) * uintilius (attested 1259)*Nicolaus, O.Cist. (18 January 1256 – 10 August 1270) *Lucas (attested 1260) *Benvenutus, O.Cist. (1270) *Guilelmus *Ioannes Fulvius (Fulcus) (1271 – 6 April 1283)


from 1300 to 1500

*Gothofredus Roncioni (1305 – 1313) *Peregrinus de Pactis O.P. *Petrus Roganus, O.P. (1327 – 1330) *Ferrarius de Abella, O.P. (28 September 1330 – 30 August 1334) *Hugo de Pistoria, O.P. (14 June 1335 – 1342) *Bernardus (20 November 1342 – 1347) *Raimundus (22 June 1347 – 1349) *Guilelmus Monstrius (15 June 1349 – 23 December 1355) *Gregory, O.S.B. (24 April 1347 – cc. 1361/1362). *Rogerius de Platea (19 April 1363 – 20 December 1383) *Franciscus de Regno, O.Min. (12 May 1386 – 1388?) (Roman Obedience) *Anastasius (5 August 1388 – ) (Avignon Obedience) *Franciscus, O.P. (18 March 1388 – ) (Roman Obedience) *Franciscus Vitalis (1391 – 1414) *
Giovanni Rosa Giovanni Rosa (died 1448) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1415–1448). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giovanni Rosa was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. In 1415, he was appointed b ...
, O.F.M. (1415 – 1448 Died) *Petrus, O.Min. (14 June 1415 – ) (Avignon-Perpignan Obedience) :... *
Basilios Bessarion Bessarion ( el, Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letter ...
, O.S.B.M. (28 Mar 1449 – 25 Oct 1458 Resigned) *Joannes Burgius (25 October 1458 – 16 November 1467) *Paolo Visconti, O.Carm. (16 November 1467 – 6 September 1469) *
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(6 September 1469 – 1485) *Joannes Castrinot (15 March 1486 – 1503)


from 1500 to 1700

*
Giovanni Villamarino Giovanni Villamarino (died 1525) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1503–1525). ''(in Latin)'' Biography In 1503, Giovanni Villamarino was appointed by Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI ( it, Aless ...
(1503 – 1525 Died) *
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(21 Jul 1525 – 1526) *
Girolamo de Francisco Girolamo de Francisco (died 1530) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1526–1530). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 12 December 1526, Girolamo de Francisco was appointed by Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Mazara de ...
(12 Dec 1526 – 1530 Died) *
Giovanni Omodei Giovanni Omodei (died 1 February 1542) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1530–1542). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 14 December 1530, Giovanni Omodei was appointed by Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( l ...
(14 Dec 1530 – 1 Feb 1542 Died) *
Girolamo de Terminis Girolamo de Terminis (died 27 October 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1543–1561). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 6 August 1543, Girolamo de Terminis was appointed by Pope Paul III as Bishop of Mazar ...
(6 Aug 1543 – 27 Oct 1561 Died) *
Giacomo Lomellino del Canto Giacomo Lomellino del Canto (died 9 August 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Palermo (1571–1575), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1562–1571), ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Guardialfiera (1557–1562). ''( ...
(17 Apr 1562 – 10 Jan 1571 Appointed,
Archbishop of Palermo The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo ( la, Archidioecesis Panormitana) was founded as the Diocese of Palermo in the first century and raised to the status of archdiocese in the 11th century.Juan Beltrán de Guevara (24 Sep 1571 – 16 Jan 1573 Resigned) *
Antonio Lombardo (bishop) Antonio Lombardo (died 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1585–1597), Bishop of Agrigento (1579–1585), and Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1573–1579). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 16 January 1573, Antonio Lo ...
(16 Jan 1573 – 30 Mar 1579 Appointed,
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) * Bernardo Gascó (30 Mar 1579 – 14 Aug 1586 Died) *
Luciano Rosso Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of ''Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is ''Lucien'', while the Basque form is ''Luken''. Single name * Luciano (rapper) ...
(de Rubeis) (23 Jan 1589 – 28 Oct 1602 Died) * Giovanni de Gantes (28 Apr 1604 – 24 Sep 1605 Died) * Marco La Cava (5 Dec 1605 – 5 Aug 1626 Died) * Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega (23 Sep 1630 – 9 Jul 1635"Archbishop Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega"
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on 5 February 1630, and approved by
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 ...
(Barberini) on 23 September 1630. He was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islas Canarias on 9 July 1535. Gauchat, pp. 132; 235 with note 4.
*Cardinal
Giovanni Domenico Spinola Giandomenico Spinola (1580 – 11 August 1646) (also Giovanni Domenico Spinola) Early life Spinola was born in 1580 in Genoa. Though few records exist detailing his family background or education, he is listed as ''Questore'' ( commissioner) of ...
(1 Dec 1636 – 11 Aug 1646) * Diego Requeséns (7 Oct 1647 – 21 Mar 1650) * Charles Impellizzeri (19 Dec 1650 – 1656 Died) * Juan Lozano (bishop), O.S.A. (29 May 1656 – 4 Feb 1669) *
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(Cicala), C.R. (30 Jun 1670 – 9 May 1678) * Carlo Riggio (28 Apr 1681 – 14 Nov 1683 Died) * Franciscus Maria Graffeo, O.F.M. Conv. (30 Apr 1685 – 16 Jan 1695)


since 1700

* Bartolomeo Castelli, C.R. (28 Nov 1695 – 5 Apr 1730) * Alessandro Caputo, O. Carm. (21 May 1731 – 24 Feb 1741) *Giuseppe Stella (9 Jul 1742 – 7 Sep 1758 Died) *Girolamo Palermo, C.R. (4 Apr 1759 – 25 Jun 1765 Resigned) *Michele Scavo (6 Aug 1766 – Nov 1771 Died) *Ugone Papé di Valdina (14 Dec 1772 – 13 Jan 1791) *Orazio della Torre (3 Dec 1792 – 21 Dec 1811) *Emmanuele Custo (23 Sep 1816 – 8 Jul 1829 Died) *Luigi Scalabrini, O. Carm. (17 Dec 1832 – 4 Jul 1842 Died) *Antonio Salomone (20 Jan 1845 – 21 Dec 1857 Confirmed,
Archbishop of Salerno The Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ( la, Archidioecesis Salernitana-Campaniensis-Acernensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Salerno was in existence f ...
) *Carmelo Valenti, C.SS.R. (27 Sep 1858 – 22 Sep 1882 Died) *Antonio Maria Saeli, C.SS.R.In 1882 Saeli, who was Provincial of the Redemptorists in Sicily, was named titular bishop of Hippa and Coadjutor of Bishop Valenti. (22 Sep 1882 – 5 Mar 1900 Died) *Gaetano Quattrocchi (15 Jun 1900 – 1 Apr 1903 Resigned) *Nicola Maria Audino (22 Jun 1903 – 21 Jun 1933 Died) *Salvatore Ballo Guercio (18 Sep 1933 – 8 Aug 1949 Resigned) *Gioacchino Di Leo (5 Jul 1950 – 8 Oct 1963 Died) *Giuseppe Mancuso (26 Dec 1963 – 21 Mar 1977 Retired) *Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. (21 Mar 1977 – 7 Dec 1987 Retired) *Emanuele Catarinicchia (7 Dec 1987 – 15 Nov 2002 Retired) *Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (15 Nov 2002 – 18 Nov 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela) *
Domenico Mogavero Domenico Mogavero (born March 31, 1947 in Castelbuono) is Bishop of Mazara del Vallo Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the ...
(22 Feb 2007 – )


References


Books


Reference Works

* (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * pp. 946–947. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien
I. Prosopographische Grundlegung, Bistumer und Bischofe des Konigreichs 1194–1266: 3. Sizilien
' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975, pp. 1172–1182. * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * *


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Mazara Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...
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Mazara Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...
Mazara Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...