Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsico Nuovo

The diocese of Marsico Nuovo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, which existed until 1818. In that year it was united into the diocese of Potenza, to form the diocese of Marsico Nuovo and Potenza.^[1][2]

History[]

Marsico Nuovo is a city of the province of Potenza in Southern Italy. Its origin is obscure, but, after the destruction, by the Saracens, of the ancient Grumentum, the town grew in importance, and became under the Normans the seat of a county. It became an episcopal see, when Bishop Grimaldo of Grumentum established his residence there, retaining, however, his former title. There were bishops of Grumentum as early as the sixth century: it is said that a Saint Laberius or Saverius first preached the Gospel there.

Other bishops were:

• Enrico (1131), who finished the cathedral;
• Blessed , a Dominican (1275);
• Pietro (1329), several times papal legate;
• the friar Paolo Caselli (1614), who restored the cathedral.

Ordinaries[]

Diocese of Marsico Nuovo[]

Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Marsicensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno

• , O.F.M. Conv. (25 Jul 1478 – 1483 Died)
• (1483–1484 Died)
• , O.F.M. (1484–1485 Died)
• (1485–1494 Died)
• (19 Mar 1494 – 1535 Died)
• , O.S.B. (10 Jan 1536 – 1537 Died)
• (23 Sep 1537 – 4 Feb 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
• (11 Feb 1541 – 1573 Died)
• (15 Oct 1574 – 1582 Died)
• (8 Aug 1583 – 7 Nov 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Nice)
• , O.F.M. Conv. (9 Apr 1584 – 24 Apr 1600 Died)
• Ascanio Parisi (24 Apr 1600 Succeeded – 23 Apr 1614 Died)
• , O.P. (21 Jul 1614 – 23 Nov 1639 Died)
• Giuseppe Ciantes, O.P. (5 Mar 1640 – Jan 1656 Resigned)
• (26 Jun 1656 – 22 Jul 1671 Died)
• (16 Nov 1671 – 1 Jan 1676 Died)
• Giovanni Gambacorta, C.R. (23 Mar 1676 – 25 May 1683 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Leopardi (27 Sep 1683 – 1 Oct 1685 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Domenico Lucchetti (1 Apr 1686 – Feb 1707 Died)
• Donato Ansani (19 May 1710 – 9 Jul 1732 Died)
• Alessandro Puoti (1 Oct 1732 – 3 Aug 1744 Died)
• Diego Andrea Tomacelli (7 Sep 1744 – 24 Aug 1766 Died)
• Andrea Tortora (1 Dec 1766 – 10 May 1771 Died)
• Carlo Nicodemi (29 Jul 1771 – 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia)
• Bernardo Maria della Torre (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed – 18 Dec 1797 Confirmed, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano))
• Paolo Garzillo (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed – 2 Oct 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Bovino)

27 June 1818: United with the Diocese of Potenza to form the Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo

References[]

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Marsico Nuovo and Potenza". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.