Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo
| Archdiocese of Fermo Archidioecesis Firmanus | |
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 Fermo Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,318 km2 (509 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 283,423 278,086 (98.1%) |
| Parishes | 123 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Luigi Conti |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.fermodiocesi.it | |
The Archdiocese of Fermo (Latin: Archidioecesis Firmanus) is a Roman Catholic territory in northern Italy, with the episcopal see in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 24 May 1589.[1][2] As of 2004, it included 269,953 baptized inhabitants.
Its includes the following suffragan dioceses:
- Ascoli Piceno
- Camerino-San Severino Marche
- Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
- San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
The current Archbishop is Luigi Conti.
History
Boniface IX established a university there.
Local legend attributes the first preaching of the Gospel at Fermo to Saint Apollinarius and Saint Maro.
Bishops
Diocese of Fermo
Erected: 3rd Century
Latin Name: Firmana
- Alexander (3rd century) - His martyrdom, with seventy companions, is placed in the persecution of Decius (250)
- St. Philip (3rd century) - His martyrdom is placed under Aurelian (270-75)
- Alberto (1301 - ?)
- Domenico Capranica (1425-1458 Died)
- Angelo Capranica (1473-1474 Resigned)
- Giovanni Battista Capranica (1478-1485 Died)
- Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini (1485-1494 Resigned)
- Francisco de Remolins (1504-1518 Died)
- Giovanni Salviati (1518-1521 Resigned)
- Niccolò Gaddi (1521-1544 Resigned)
- Lorenzo Lenti (1549-1571)
- Felice Peretti Montalto (1571-1577 Resigned)
- Domenico Pinelli (seniore) (1577-1584 Resigned)
- Sigismondo Zanettini (1584-1594 Died)
Archiocese of Fermo
Elevated: 24 May 1589
- Ottavio Bandini (1595-1606 Resigned)
- Alessandro Strozzi (1606-1621 Died)
- Pietro Dini (1621-1625)
- Giovanni Battista Rinuccini (1625-1653)
- Carlo Gualterio (1654-1668)
- Giannotto Gualterio (1668-1683)
- Gianfrancesco Ginetti (1684-1691)
- Baldassarre Cenci (seniore) (1697-1709)
- Girolamo Mattei (1712-1724)
- Alessandro Borgia (1724-1764)
- Urbano Paracciani Rutili (1764-1777 Died)
- Andrea Antonio Silverio Minucci (1779-1803)
- Cesare Brancadoro (1803-1837 Died)
- Gabriele Ferretti (1837-1842 Resigned)
- Filippo de Angelis (1842-1877 Died)
- Amilcare Malagola (1877-1895 Died)
- Roberto Papiri (Pageri) (1895-1906 Died)
- Carlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. (1906 -1933 Died)
- Ercole Attuoni (1933 - 1941 Died)
- Norberto Perini (1941 - 1976 Retired)
- Cleto Bellucci (1976-1997 Retired)
- Benito Gennaro Franceschetti (1997-2005 Died)
- Luigi Conti (2006–)
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Fermo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fermo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- Official website (Italian)
Benigni, U. (1909). "Archdiocese of Fermo". In Herbermann, Charles. Catholic Encyclopedia. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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Coordinates: 43°10′00″N 13°43′00″E / 43.1667°N 13.7167°E
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