Roman Catholic Diocese of Larino

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Larino, in the province of Campobasso, Southern Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Termoli-Larino. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.[1][2]

History[]

Larino is a mile from the site of the ancient Larinum, destroyed by war and epidemic, and is first mentioned as an episcopal see in 668.

Among the bishops were

  • Saint Pardus, traditionally named as the first bishop and said to have died in 650;
  • Giovanni Leone (1440), canonist and theologian;
  • Fra , a philosopher;
  • (1555), present at the Council of Trent, founder of the seminary and episcopal palace;
  • the Oratorian (1612);
  • (1706), who restored the cathedral, with its marble façade;
  • Gian Andrea Tri (1726), historian of Larino.[3]

Bishops[]

  • , O.F.M. Obs. (1503–)
...
  • (1530–1539 Died)
  • (1535–1551 Died)
  • (1551–1555 Resigned)
  • (1555–1591 Died)
  • (1591–1611 Died)
  • , C.O. (9 Jan 1612–1616 Resigned)
  • (1616–1626 Died)
  • (1628–1629 Jul 1628 Died)
  • (1631–1656 Resigned)
  • (1656–1682 Died)
  • (1683–1685 Died)[4]
  • (1686–1703 Died)[4]
  • Gregorio Compagni, O.P. (1703–1705 Died)[4][5]
  • (1706–1725 Died)[4]
  • , O.M. (1725–1726 Appointed, Bishop of Nicotera)[4]
  • Giovanni Andrea Tria (seniore) (1726–1741 Resigned)[4]
  • (II) (1742–1747 Died)
  • (1747–1772 Died)
  • , Sch. P. (1772–1774 Died)
  • (1775–1796 Died)
  • (1798–1806 Died)
  • , C.SS.R. (1818–1827 Died)
  • (1829–1845 Died)
  • (1845–1858 Died)
  • (1859–1888 Resigned)
  • (1888–1891 Resigned)
  • , O.F.M. Cap. (1891–1910 Died)
  • (1910–1914 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
  • (1915–1923 Appointed, Bishop of Ugento)
  • (1924–1960 Retired)
  • (1960–1966 Appointed, Apostolic Administrator of Fano)
  • (1970–1979 Appointed, Archbishop of Boiano-Campobasso)
  • Cosmo Francesco Ruppi (1980–1986 Appointed, Bishop of Termoli-Larino)

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Larino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Larino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 236–237. (in Latin)
  5. ^ "Bishop Gregorio Compagni, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

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