Roman Catholic Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia

Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia Dioecesis Centumcellarum-Tarquiniensis
Civitavecchia Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	876 km^2 (338 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 106,870 103,870 (97.2%)
Parishes	26
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 December 1825
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Francesco d’Assisi (Civitavecchia)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di Ss. Margherita e Martino (Tarquinia)
Secular priests	47 (diocesan) 25 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luigi Marrucci
Website
www.civitavecchia.chiesacattolica.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia (Latin: Dioecesis Centumcellarum-Tarquiniensis) is in Lazio, and has existed under this name since 1986. The diocese is directly subject to the Holy See.^[1][2]

History

Centumcellæ was the ancient name of Civitavecchia.^[3] Catacombs have also been found here.

In 314 Epictetus, its bishop, was present at the Council of Arles. Another Epictetus, Bishop of Centumcellæ towards the middle of the fourth century, was an Arian and a counsellor of Emperor Constantius.

In 1086 the see was suppressed and Civitavecchia was united to the diocese of Toscanella, and in 1193 to the diocese of Viterbo. In 1825 Pope Leo XII re-established the see, uniting it to Porto and Santa Rufina.

In 1854 the union with Santa Rufina was severed and Civitavecchia was united with the diocese of Corneto. No bishops of Corneto are known for the ancient Christian period; it was made a diocese in 1435.^[4][5] Until 1986, the united diocese was known as Tarquinia e Civitaveccia .

Bishops

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• (1907-1910) : Beda Giovanni Cardinale, O.S.B.^[6]
• (1910-1917) : Pacifico Fiorani^[7]
• (1917-1925) : Luca Piergiovanni
• (1926-1931) : Emilio Maria Cottafavi
• (1932-1944) : Luigi Drago
• (1945-1976) : Giulio Bianconi
• (1976-1983) : Antonio Mazza^[8]
• (1983-2006) : Girolamo Grillo
• (2006-2010) : Carlo Chenis, S.D.B.
• (2010-pres.): Luigi Marrucci

References

1. "Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
2. "Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
3. Liber Pontificalis, ed. Louis Duchesne, I, 150-52.
4. Catholic Encyclopedia article
5. Catholic Hierarchy page, Civitavecchia-
6. Cardinale was appointed titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia on 3 Feb 1910
7. On 12 May 1917 Fiorani was appointed Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli.
8. On 20 Aug 1983 Mazza was appointed Bishop of Piacenza.

Books

• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. (in Latin)
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1914). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
• Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo (in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz.
• Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica IV (1592-1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi VI (1730-1799). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.

Acknowledgment

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "^{article name needed}". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.

Coordinates: 42°06′00″N 11°48′00″E / 42.1000°N 11.8000°E