Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Italy
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The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche (Latin: Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church based in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian Marche region of the Apennines. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2006)
- 59,738
- 57,250 (95.8%)
Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 95 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Camerino Cathedral (Cattedrale di SS. Annunziata) |
| Co-cathedral | San Severino Cathedral (Concattedrale di S. Agostino) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Francesco Massara |
| Bishops emeritus | Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| arcidiocesicamerino.it | |
In 1986, the historic archdiocese of Camerino — an archdiocese since 1787 — was united with the diocese of San Severino.[1][2][3]
History
Bishops
Diocese of Camerino
Latin Name: Camerinensis
Erected: 3rd Century
- Victorinus of Camerino (6th century)
- Ansovinus (816);
- . . .
- Marco Ardinghelli, OP (31 Jan 1360 – 1373 Died)
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- Alberto Alberti[4] (4 Mar 1437 – 3 Aug 1445 Died)
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- Alessandro Oliva, OESA (16 Nov 1461 – 20 Aug 1463 Died) (Administrator)[5]
- Agapito Rufo (1465), of whom Pope Pius II said "that it was doubtful if there ever was a more joyous poet or a more illustrious orator";
- Andrea Veroli (8 Oct 1464 – 1478 Died)
- . . .
- Fabrizio Varano (13 Jun 1482 – 7 Mar 1508 Died)
- Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) (1508 – 11 Jun 1509 Appointed, Bishop of Padua)
- Francesco della Rovere (archbishop) (23 Feb 1508 – Jul 1509 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)[6][7]
- Anton Giacomo Bongiovanni[8] (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)
- Alfonso Binarini (30 Aug 1574 – 26 Apr 1580 Died)
- Gerolamo Vitale de Buoi (4 May 1580 – 26 Jan 1596 Died)
- Gentile Dolfino (18 Dec 1596 – 4 Mar 1601 Died)
- Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri[9] (14 May 1601 – 20 Feb 1606 Resigned)
- Giovanni Severini (archbishop) (20 Feb 1606 – 14 Mar 1622 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
- Cesare Gherardi (2 May 1622 – 30 Sep 1623 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore)[10] (26 Feb 1624 – 27 Nov 1627 Resigned)
- Emilio Bonaventura Altieri (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)[11]
- 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, OFMCap (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, CP (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, OFMCap (2 Feb 1990 – 9 Jan 1993 Resigned)
- Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, CP (23 Jul 1993 – 27 Nov 1996 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life)
- 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.