The Diocese of Chioggia (Latin: Dioecesis Clodiensis) is a Latindiocese of the Catholic Church in the Veneto, at the southernmost point of the Laguna veneta. Until 1451, the diocese was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Grado. On 8 October 1451, in the bull "Regis Aeterni", Pope Nicholas V abolished the patriarchate of Grado, and transferred its powers and privileges to the Archdiocese of Venice.[1] Since then, Chioggia has been a suffragan of Venice.[2][3]
Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages it was called Clugia. In 1110, Enrico Grancarolo, Bishop of Malamocco,[4] then nearly deserted, transferred his see to Chioggia. The bishops continued to use the title Bishops of Malamocco down through Bishop Domenico Guillari (1139).[5]
The episcopal election of 1284
The episcopal election of 1284 was so contentious that two candidates were claimed as bishops-elect. Some of the Canons chose Ptolemaeus, Bishop of Sarda in Epirus,[6] and requested his transfer by the pope. Others chose Aliro, the parish priest of S. Giovanni Chrysostomo in Venice. The matter was finally referred to the pope, who appointed Cardinal Comes Glusiani to preside over the litigation. During the litigation, Bishop Tolomeo abandoned his suit and renounced any legal rights he might have had in the matter. Those who had elected him then presumed to proceeded to another election, despite the fact that the election had been referred to the pope; they chose Uberto, the abbot of the monastery de Brondolo. When news of this latest election reached the papal court, Aliro's lawyer appealed against Uberto as well. Cardinal Comes finally ruled that both elections were invalid.
Uberto, however, was not to be put off, and so he entered a postulatio with the Patriarch of Grado, and got himself admitted to the episcopal throne. Aliro's lawyer entered an appeal against Uberto, the Patriarch, and Uberto's electors on the grounds that there were still matters under appeal which had not been ruled on, but the Patriarch went ahead and consecrated Uberto and ordered him installed on the episcopal throne. Pope Urban IV in his narration of the event calls Uberto intrusus.[7]
Never discouraged in their pursuit of power, the Canons who supported Uberto then held another election, and chose Leonardo Faletrum of Venice as bishop of Chioggia. Before that election could proceed to a confirmation by anyone, Aliro's lawyer, Joannes Vandalinus, lodged an appeal to the papal court against Leonardo, his electors, and the Patriarch of Grado. The Patriarch confirmed the election anyway, and granted Leonardo temporal and spiritual possession of the diocese. Leonardo also appealed to the Holy See against Canon Joannes Vandalinus, the former procurator of Aliro. Pope Honorius IV declared Leonardo's possession "presumptuous". In the meantime, Leonardo and his supporters stole all of the property belonging to the benefices of the Canons who had supported Aliro.
The pope then voided the elections and, on 17 June 1286, appointed the bishop of Castello, Bartolomeo Quirini,[8] as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. He was ordered to see to the restoration of the property of the Canons who had supported Aliro. Finally, both Aliro and Leonardo surrendered to papal jurisdiction, and resigned their rights.[9] It was not until 11 January 1287 that Pope Honorius IV provided (appointed) a new bishop, Stephanus Betani, a parish priest from Venice.[10]
The election of 1302
On the death of Bishop Henricus, the Chapter met to select a new bishop. Some of the Canons voted for Luca, the Vicar of the bishop of Castello; others voted for the priest Giacomo, the chancellor of the Doge of Venice. They were not able to come to an agreement on one candidate, and a cleric of Chioggia, Marco Guandelini, entered an appeal to the Holy See in opposition to the chancellor. The two candidates presented themselves before Pope Boniface VIII and resigned their claims. Boniface then appointed the priest Fra Roberto, O.E.S.A. to the vacant episcopal seat on 24 September 1302.[11] Roberto was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Leonardo Patrassi,[12] the suburbicarian Bishop of Albano.[13]
The election of 1322
Following the death of Bishop Ottonellus, the cathedral Chapter met and elected Andreas of Venice, the parish priest of S. Marina, as their new bishop. When their certificate of election was presented to Pope John XXII he immediately voided the election. The bishop, he said, had died at the papal court (and thereby, by longstanding custom, the pope acquired the right to name his successor), but also the pope had previously reserved to himself the right to appoint the bishops of Chioggia.[14] Then, on 22 August 1322, John XXII provided (appointed) Father Andreas to the bishopric of Chioggia, Apostolicae Sedis gratia. The Chapter of Chioggia had lost its right to elect is bishop.[15]
On 25 January 1348, during the episcopate of Bishop Pietro da Clusello, the lower Po Valley was struck by two very large earthquakes, which were felt as far away as Trent, Piacenza, Modena, and Dalmatia. In Venice, four church towers were thrown down, and the entire façade of the church of S. Basilio was destroyed. Specific damage at Chioggia is not recorded.[16]
In the same year, 1348, the Black Death also struck the Veneto. In the city of Venice seven out of ten inhabitants died, according to a census taken immediately after. At Chioggia, by 1 August 1348, the situation was so bad ("propter pestem mortalitatis multum est de populata") that the Podestà and Great Council that those who had been condemned and were under the ban (banished) were granted grace and remission. Chioggia's most distinguished citizen, Achino degli Orsi Carnelli, who was a Canon of the cathedral of Chioggia and a professor of Canon Law at the University of Padua, died of the plague: Hunc Decreta docentem Padua stravit In medio Madi: fuerat tum maxima pestis.[17]
The original cathedral of Chioggia was dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was also a parish church, and one of the Canons of the cathedral Chapter was designated to oversee the spiritual welfare of the parishioners. The old cathedral at Malamacco, the former episcopal seat, was presided over by an archpriest and an archdeacon.[19]
In 1319, the cathedral Chapter consisted of nineteen Canons, though five of the stalls were vacant at the time. The Canons, with the support of Bishop Ottonellus (1317–1321), proposed to reduce the number of Canons permanently to fourteen, simply by never filling the vacancies.[20] It was expected that this would receive the approval of the Papacy, which was supporting reduction plans in other dioceses. The community of Chioggia, however, made immediate objections, that the proposed reduction also reduced the prestige of their cathedral, and that the reduction made fewer positions available for worthy clergy to rise to the rank of prelate. Criticism and agitation continued to grow until the Podestà of Chioggia, Fantin Dandolo of Venice, summoned a meeting of the Great Council of Chioggia, at which a full airing of the complaints was allowed. The result was the withdrawal of the right of Canons who were Venetian public notaries and chancellors to conduct civil business with and for the people of Chioggia. The Doge and Council of Venice, however, were displeased with the uproar, and in a letter of 24 July 1319 to the new Podestà (by which time Bishop Ottonellus had died and Dandalo's term had ended), ordered that both sides should withdraw their actions. The letter was read to the Council of Chioggia on 1 August 1319, and the Council of Chioggia voted to revoke all of its actions with regard to the Canons.[21]
On 4 November 1347, the tower of the cathedral collapsed. Rebuilding began immediately, though the cornerstone was laid by the Podestà, not by Bishop Pietro, who was in Venice on business.[22]
In 1605, Bishop Lorenzo Prezzato (1601–1610) created the dignity of Archpriest in the Chapter of the cathedral of Chioggia.[23] In 1716, there were three dignities and seventeen Canons.[24]
A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See.[26]
In November 1490, Bishop Bernardino Fenier (1487–1535) presided over a diocesan synod.[27] Bishop Alberto Pascaleo, O.P. (1540–1543) held a diocesan synod on 1 June 1541.[28] Bishop Jacopo Nacchianti, O.P. (1544–1569) held diocesan synods in 1545 and 1564; the latter was a lengthy informational session on the recently concluded Council of Trent and its decrees. Bishop Lorenzo Prezzato (1601–1610) held a diocesan synod on 21–23 October 1603.[29] Bishop Pietro Paolo Miloto (1615–1618) held a diocesan synod in Chioggia on 25–27 October 1616.[30] Another diocesan synod was held by Bishop Pasquale Grassi (1619–1636) on 29–30 June 1634.[31] Bishop Federico de Grassi held two diocesan synods, the first in 1648, and the second in 1662.[32] Bishop Sennen Corrà (1976–1989) held a diocesan synod in 1988, said to have been the 18th in diocesan history.[33]
↑ The income of the suppressed canonries would doubtless be redistributed among the seventeen Canons. Vianelli (1790), p. 192-193, warns against the very circumstantial narrative of Bishop Pietro Morari, which refers to documents which cannot be found to exist, and whose narrative does not take account of documents which do exist.
↑ Dominicus was Archdeacon of Malamocco when he was sent by Duke Orso to Bulgaria in 912. He was Bishop of Malamocco by 924, when his name appears in a charter of Doge Orso. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.40–45.
↑ Bishop Petrus attended the synod of Ravenna in April 967. J.-D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XVIII (Venice: A. Zatta 1773), p. 501. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.46–47.
↑ Henricus: Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.57–58. The bull of 1101, in which Bishop Henricus created the first Archpriest of the cathedral Chapter, and, with the consultation of the Canons, fixed their number at sixteen, has been shown by Vianelli, pp. 83-86, to be a forgery: "Il male però si e, che anche supponendosi solo alterata per trascuratezza de' Copisti la Data dell'Atto Vescovile e Capitolare, e menata buona la correzione del Morari; tali e tant'altre eccezioni patisce quell'Atto, che dee in buona critica riputarsi non solo grandemente sospetto, ma a mio credere manifestamente apocrifo."
↑ Stephanus took part in a provincial council held at Torcello in September 1127. J.-D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XXI (Venice: A. Zatta 1776), p. 350. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.88–92.
↑ On 31 March 1182, Bishop Araldus (Rualdo) put out on lease a number of salt pans in the diocese. On 2 May 1182, he entered into an agreement with the bishop of Castello. As iudici apostolici, he and the bishop of Castello issued a judgment in the matter of the election of a bishop of Trieste in 1192. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.109–116.Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. pp.12–13. Cappelletti X, pp. 350-351.
↑ Confirmation of Guido's election by the Chapter was requested of the Patriarch of Grado on 17 November 1236. He was still active in February 1257. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.133–142. Eubel I, p. 194 with note 1.
↑ Bishop Matteo is first mentioned in the sources on 11 February 1265. He died in 1284. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.14. Cappelletti X, p. 353. Eubel I, p. 194.
↑ Robertus was appointed by Pope Boniface VIII on 24 September 1302, after a contested election, which Pope Boniface had voided. On 15 February 1303, Robert swore fidelity to the Patriarch of Grado, Fra Egidio. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.180–184.Georges Digard (1906). Les registres de Boniface VIII (in Latin). Vol.III, fasc. 11. Paris: E. Thorin. pp.536, no. 4771. Eubel I, p. 194.
↑ Bishop Ottonellus participated in the dedication of the church of S. Agnes in Venice on 15 June 1321. Vianelli (pp. 190, 193) reports a letter of Doge Giovanni Soranzo of 24 July 1321 mentioning that Bishop Ottonellus was dead. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.185–197.
↑ Andrea Dotto was a native of Venice, and a notary and chancellor of the ducal court. He was Piovano (parish priest) of S. Giovanni Decollato (S. John the Beheaded) in Venice in 1318, and of S. Marina in 1320 (Vianelli, p. 198). He was provided (appointed) Bishop of Chioggia by Pope John XXII on 12 August 1322. He was present on 27 May 1327 at the council summoned by the Patriarch of Grado, which took place in his palace in Venice. Dotto was named Patriarch of Grado on 3 December 1337, which he held until his death in 1351. He was not replaced at Chioggia until 7 October 1342. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.198–203. Eubel I, pp. 195, 266.
↑ Michael had previously been Bishop of Milopotamos (Crete) (c. 340). His transfer to the diocese of Creta (Gandia) was requested, but the pope refused. He was transferred to the diocese of Chioggia on 7 October 1342, by Pope Clement VI. Eubel I, pp. 195; 215, note 7; 341 with note 2.
↑ Fra Pietro was appointed by Pope Clement VI on 26 June 1346. He was transferred to the diocese of Melfi on 12 December 1347, and then, on 30 May 1348, to the diocese of Concordia. He died on 25 October 1360. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.18. Eubel I, pp. 195, 201, 334.
↑ Benedetto had been Bishop of Sorra (Sardinia) from 1344 to 1348. He was transferred to the diocese of Chioggia on 26 January 1348, by Pope Clement VI. On 18 January 1353, he was transferred to the diocese of Pola in Istria. He died in 1360. Eubel I, pp. 195, 404, 458.
↑ Cagnoli was a Venetian by birth. He had been a curate in the parish of S. Silvestro, where he was promoted to parish priest (pievano) in 1333. He was then parish priest of S. Gimignano, c. 1344, while he also filled the post of Prior of the Hospital of S. Marco. Pope Clement VI appointed him Bishop of Pola on 5 November 1348. He exchanged with Bishop Benedetto the diocese of Chioggia for the diocese of Pola, on 18 January 1353. He died in September 1362. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.217–221.Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. pp.18–19.Eubel I, p. 195.
↑ Angelo was nominated Bishop of Chioggia by the Senate of Venice on 18 September 1362, and confirmed on 22 March 1363 by Pope Urban V. He was transferred to the diocese of Trieste on 15 January 1369. He died in 1382. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.19. Eubel I, pp. 195, 477.
↑ Giovanni da Camino was appointed by Pope Urban V on 19 February 1369. Eubel I, p. 195.
↑ This Bishop Nicholas had previously been Bishop-elect of Pesaro. Eubel I, pp. 195, 395.
↑ This Bishop Nicholas had previously been Bishop of Foglia. He was transferred to Chioggia on the recommendation of the Senate of Venice, by Pope Gregory XI, on 16 January 1376. He died in March 1387, according to Vianelli. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. pp.19–20. Eubel I, pp. 195, 252.
↑ A Venetian, Fra Pietro was nominated by the Senate of Venice on 11 July 1411, and appointed by Pope John XXIII on 16 July 1411. He died early in 1414; his successor was appointed on 14 March. Vianelli (1790). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. Vol.Parte prima. pp.274–280. Eubel I, p. 195.
↑ Manfredi was a native of Chioggia. He served as Vicar Capitular during episcopal vacancies on two occasions. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 14 March 1414, by Pope John XXIII. He died in July 1421. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.22. Eubel I, p. 195.
↑ Centoferri was a native of Chioggia. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia by Pope Martin V on 18 July 1421. He created the office of Dean in the cathedral Chapter in 1422. He died in 1457, possibly of the plague that devastated the area for two years, killing two-thirds of the populace. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.22. Eubel I, p. 195.
↑ Nicholas was a parish priest in several Venetian churches, and then Vicar General of Patriarch Lorenzo Giustinian. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia by Pope Calixtus III on 21 October 1457. On 10 February 1463, Nicholas was appointed Bishop of Hvar in Dalamtia. He died in 1473. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.23. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, pp. 131, 215.
↑ Inversi's successor, Rossi, in unknown to Vianelli, who therefore extends Inversi's life to 1479, without warrant. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.23. Eubel II, p. 131.
↑ Daziari was a Venetian, and was a Canon of Chioggia. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia by Pope Sixtus IV on 24 January 1480, and was consecrated a bishop on 3 April. According to Vianelli, he died in Rome in January 1487. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. p.24. Eubel II, p. 131.
↑ Medici was a native of Verona. Eubel III, p. 170 with note 6.
↑ Fiamma was a Canon Regular at the monastery of S. Maria della Carità in Venice, and had been Abbot General of his Order. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia by Pope Gregory XIII on 23 January 1584. He died in Venice on 14 July 1585, after eighteen months in office. Cappelletti X, p. 386. Eubel III, p. 170.
↑ Baroni was born in Venice, and was a master of theology. He was an associate of the Inquisition in Venice. He had previously been Bishop of Kotor (Dalmatia) (1604–1611). On 31 August 1611, he was appointed Bishop of Chioggia by Pope Paul V, and took possession of the diocese on 13 October 1611. He died in November 1612. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. pp.29–30. Gauchat IV, pp. 153 with note 4; 142 with note 2.
↑ Cartolari was a native of Verona. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 11 February 1613. He died in November 1614, after only twenty months in office. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.30. Gauchat IV, pp. 153 with note 5.
↑ Milotti was a native of Vicenza. Pope Paul V appointed him Bishop of Chioggia on 9 February 1615. He held a diocesan synod in 1616. He died in November 1618 (Vianelli) or December 1618 (Ritzler and Sefrin). Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.30. Gauchat IV, pp. 153 with note 6.
↑ Grassi was a native of Chioggia. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 29 April 1619. He died in December 1636. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi. p.30. Gauchat IV, pp. 153 with note 6.
↑ Francesco Grassi died on 4 April 1669. Gauchat IV, p. 154 with note 8. Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 161 with note 2.
↑ Baldi: Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 161 with note 3.
↑ Rosato: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 161 with note 4.
↑ Grassi: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 161 with note 5.
↑ Born in Venice in 1670, Benzoni held the degree of Doctor in utroque iurefrom the Sapienza in Rome (1698). He was a chamberlain of honor of Pope Innocent XII and Pope Clement XI. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 2 March 1733, and consecrated a bishop in Rome on 15 March. He resigned the diocese on 12 June 1744, and was appointed titular Bishop of Nazianzus (Turkey) on 11 September 1744. He died in Rome on 8 January 1757. Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 169 with note 2; 304 with note 5.
↑ Giulio Ascanio Sebastiano Giustiniani was born in Venice in 1715. He became vicar of the Capuchin convent in Treviso. He was named Bishop of Chioggia on 15 June 1744. On 16 November 1750, Giustiniani was appointed Bishop of Treviso by Pope Benedict XIV. He resigned on 16 February 1788, and was appointed titular bishop of Chalcedon (Turkey) by Pope Pius VI. He died on 17 February 1789. Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 161 with note 7; 169-170 with note 3; 394 with note 3.
↑ Grandi: Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 170 with note 4.
↑ Bragadin: Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 158 with note 5.
↑ Born in Venice in 1725, Gradenigo lectured in philosophy, theology and canon law in houses of the Benedictine Order, and served as secretary to the abbot of the monastery of S. Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. He was nominated Bishop of Chioggia on 25 September 1762, by the Doge and Senate of Venice, and appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 22 November 1762, by Pope Clement XIII. He was consecrated in Rome by the pope personally on 30 November. On 19 September 1768, Gradenigo was appointed Bishop of Ceneda by Pope Clement XIII. He died on 16 March 1774. Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 158 with note 3; 170 with note 6.
↑ Morosini was born in Venice in 1719. He made his profession as a monk at S Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, and taught philosophy and theology for 24 years. He was nominated Bishop of Chioggia by the Doge and Senate of Venice on 3 February 1769, and was confirmed by Pope Clement XIV on 28 May 1770. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome on 3 June 1770. On 14 December 1772, Morosini was appointed Bishop of Verona by Pope Clement XIV. He died on 18 August 1789. Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 170 with note 7; 439 with note 4.
↑ Cuiran: Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 158 with note 9.
↑ Sceriman: Ritzler and Sefrin VI, pp. 170 with note 10.
↑ Peruzzi had previously been Bishop of Caorle (1795–1807). He was nominated Bishop of Chioggia by the Emperor Franz, in January 1807, and was transferred to the diocese of Chioggia on 18 September 1807, by Pope Pius VII. He enlarged the diocesan seminary, and opened a public library. He was nominated Bishop of Vicenza by the Emperor Franz on 8 December 1815, but the old concordat had lapsed, and a new one was not signed until 1818. On 26 June 1818, Peruzzi was confirmed by Pius VII as Bishop of Vicenza. Vianelli (1820). Nuova serie de'vescovi di Malamocco e di Chioggia. pp.40–41. Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 146; VII, pp. 153, 395.
↑ Provedi was born in Venice in 1750. He was named Bishop of Chioggia on 23 August 1819 by Pope Pius VII. He devoted himself to restoring the operations of the seminary and the town gymnasium. He died on 26 January 1829. Cappelletti X, p. 410. Ritzler and Sefrin, VII, p. 154.
↑ Agostini was born in 1825 in Treviso, and studied at the seminary in Treviso and at the University of Padua. In 1863 he was named Archpriest of the cathedral of Treviso, and he served as chancellor of the diocese and pro-Vicar-General. He was appointed Bishop of Chioggia on 27 October 1871, and consecrated a bishop in Venice on 17 December. On 22 June 1877, Agostini was appointed Patriarch of Venice by Pope Pius IX. He was named a cardinal on 27 March 1882, by Pope Leo XIII. He died in Venice on 31 December 1891. Martin Bräuer (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p.124. ISBN978-3-11-026947-5. Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, pp. 48, 210, 585.
↑ Corrà was born in 1924, at Salizzole, a small commune between Mantua and Legnano. He obtained a licenciate in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome in 1949, and then taught theology at the seminary in Verona. From 1960 to 1965, he was archpriest of the church of S. Lucia in Verona. He was a Canon of the cathedral of Verona. He held a diocesan synod in 1988. On 19 July 1989, Corrà was appointed Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone by Pope John Paul II. He retired in 2000, and died in 2005. He was the author of L'eucaristia «. per la vita del mondo» (Giov. 6, 51), published in Bologna by Dehonian Editions in 2003. C. R., L' Istituto araldico geneologico italiano,"I Vescovi della Diocesi di Chioggia: SENNEN CORRÀ: LXXVIII: 1976 - 1990"; retrieved: 15 September 2020.
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The Diocese of Locri-Gerace is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.
The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.
Diocese of Nusco was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, and was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno. In 1986 the diocese was suppressed, and its territory was united with the archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, to form the Archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Nusco-Bisaccia.
The Diocese of Noli was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Noli of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona. It was established in 1237, on territory which had been taken from the diocese of Savona. In 1820, it was united with the Diocese of Savona to form the Diocese of Savona e Noli.
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