Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia

Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia

Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina
Catholic
Terni Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceExempt. Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 161,000 (est.) Increase
  • 150,000 (est.) Decrease
Parishes82
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2nd century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Terni)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Giovenale (Narni)
Concattedrale di S. Firmina (Amelia)
Secular priests71 (diocesan) Decrease
50 (Religious Orders) Increase
23 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
BishopAlfonso Raimo
Bishops emeritusGiuseppe Piemontese
Vincenzo Paglia
Map
Website
www.diocesi.terni.it

The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia (Latin: Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was united with the Diocese of Terni and Narni. The Diocese of Terni and Narni had been created in 1907, when the Diocese of Narni was united with the Diocese of Terni, aeque personaliter. The diocese is immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

Terni is the ancient Interamna Nahars of the Umbrians, and the cathedral, and other churches, are built on the sites of pagan temples. A list of saintly bishops of Terni, wth their feast days, is inscribed on a plaque on a wall in the cathedral. It purports to indicate that Saint Britius, the archbishop of Spoleto and disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle, first preached the Christian message in Terni in the year 97, and that the first bishop of Terni, in 142, was the martyr Saint Peregrinus; however, Spoleto did not become an archdiocese until 1821. Saint Valentinus has a basilica outside the city. There were other martyrs from this city, among them saints Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius, and the holy virgin Agape.

In the 590s, Pope Gregory I ordered the bishop of Narni to carry out an official visitation of the Church of Terni. The bishop found that Terni had an insufficient numer of Christians and of clergy to justify its having a bishop. Pope Gregory therefore, in a letter of November 598, entrusted the diocese of Terni to the bishop of Narni.

After the Lombard invasion, the city and territory of Terni belonged to the Duchy of Spoleto. It was at Terni that Pope Zacharias entered into the agreement with King Luitprand for the restitution of the cities of Bieda, Orte, Bomarzo, and Amelia to the Duchy of Rome. with Spoleto, Terni came into the Pontifical States in 774.

In May 856, Pope Benedict III delineated the boundaries of the city and of the diocese of Terni.

In 1159, Frederick Barbarossa granted the city and territory of Terni, with its regalia and other privileges, to Cardinal Ottaviano Monticelli and his brothers, making them counts. Cardinal Ottaviano had long been a supporter of the emperors, and, on 7 September 1159, he elected himself Antipope Victor IV in opposition to Pope Alexander III.

Restoration of the diocese

After the eighth century, Terni was without a bishop until 1218. During that time enmity had grown up between Terni, Amerina, and Todi, on the one hand; and Narni, Spoleto, and Sangemignano on the other. Pope Honorius III, on 7 February 1218, ordered hostilities of Narni and Spoleto against Terni to cease. On 13 January 1218 (1217 in the reckoning then in use), at the request of the Prior and the clergy of Santa Maria in Interamna (Terni), Pope Honorius III restored the diocese of Terni, which had belonged to the diocese of Spoleto for centuries. In his letter to the Prior and canons of S. Maria in Terni, Pope Honorius notes clearly that it was the poverty of the diocese of Terni which caused a suspension of the appointment of bishops. The diocese was to continue to be directly subject to the Papacy. On 18 July 1218, Narni was ordered to return the parish church of S. Valentino and its annexes to Bishop Rainerius of Terni.

Chapter and cathedral

The cathedral was extensively worked on in the 7th, 9th, 13th, 16th and 17th centuries.

The cathedral was served and administered by an ecclesiastical body called the Chapter, which consisted of one dignity (the Provost) and fourteen canons. Two of the canons are designated Theologus and Penitentiarius. The cathedral was also a parish church, and a parochial vicar was appointed to care for the parishoners. There were nine other parishes in the city of c. 5,000 persons, and six parishes elsewhere in the small diocese.

The diocese had a seminary, next to the episcopal palace, with facilities for thirty students.

Union with Narni aeque personaliter

On 11 December 1905, Francesco Moretti was appointed bishop of Narni, with the administratorship of the diocese of Terni, by Pope Pius X. On 12 April 1907, he was also named bishop of Terni.

Bishop Moretti's successor as Bishop of Terni e Narni on 13 June 1921 was Cesare Boccoleri. He was appointed bishop of the two cathedral churches of Terni and of Narni, making it clear that each of the two dioceses continued to have a separate existence and that their union was aeque personaliter, two dioceses having the same bishop. The diocese of Narni was not suppressed.

Diocesan reorganization

On 13 September 1983, Franco Gualdrini, who had been Rector of the Collegium Capranicum in Rome, was appointed bishop of Terni, Narni and Amelia, aeque principaliter. The diocese of Terni (and Narni and Amelia) continued to exist intact, though its bishop was also the bishop of another diocese.

The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), in order to ensure that all Catholics received proper spiritual attention, decreed the reorganization of the diocesan structure of Italy and the consolidation of small and struggling dioceses. It also recommended the abolition of anomalous units such as exempt territorial prelatures.

In terms of civil jurisdictions, the city of Terni had become the capital of the Province of Terni, a factor which had to be taken into consideration in the reorganization of Italian dioceses.

On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat. Based on the revisions, a set of Normae was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation. According to the agreement, the practice of having one bishop govern two separate dioceses at the same time, aeque personaliter, as was the case with Terni, Narni and Amelia, was to be abolished. Instead, the Vatican continued consultations which had begun under Pope John XXIII for the merging of small dioceses, especially those with personnel and financial problems, into one combined diocese.

On 27 September 1986, Pope John Paul II approved a decree, which was published by the Congregation of Bishops on 30 September 1986. The dioceses of Terni, Narni, and Ameria were united into one single diocese. Its seat was fixed at Terni, where its cathedral remained the cathedral of the united diocese. The former cathedrals at Narni and Ameria were given the honorary rank of co-cathedral. The name of the diocese was to be «Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina».

Among its bishops was Francesco Coppini (1458–1462), papal legate to England during the Wars of the Roses

Saints

In the time of Totila (541–552), Proculus of Terni, who is claimed as a bishop of Terni, was killed at Bologna; and Domnina of Terni and ten virgins, were put to death at Terni itself. Other indications put the martyrdom of the women in the 4th century, and in the Near East. Among the saints associated with Terni is Lucia Brocadelli (1476–1544), spiritual adviser to the Duke of Ferrara, Ercole I d'Este, 1499–1505, and a notable stigmatic.

Bishops

Diocese of Terni

Latin Name: Interamnensis

To 1200

[ Peregrinus (mid II cent.) ]
[ Anthimus ]
[ Aelonius (436) ]
  • Praetextatus (c. 465)
[ Anthemius (468) ]
  • Constantinus (487).
[ Petrus ]
  • Felix (c. 501–502)
[ Volusianus (520) ]
[ Valentinus (526) ]
[ Syrus (555) ]
[ Proculus (VI ?) ]
  • Constantius (598 – after 601), Administrator
...
  • Constantinus (c. 730–742)
  • Spes (742–760?)

1200 to 1500

...

1500 to 1907

Sede vacante (1634–1639)
Francesco Vitelli, Apostolic Administrator
  • Ippolito Andreassi, O.S.B. (11 Apr 1639 – Oct 1646)
  • Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli (1646 – 1656 Resigned)
  • Sebastiano Gentili (1656 – 1667 Resigned)
  • Pietro Lanfranconi, O.E.S.A. (3 Aug 1667 – 6 Mar 1674)
  • Carlo Bonafaccia (1675 – 1683)
  • Sperello Sperelli (10 Jan 1684 – 14 Dec 1698 Resigned)
  • Cesare Sperelli (19 Dec 1698 – 11 Dec 1720 Resigned)
  • Teodoro Pongelli (Pungelli) (20 Jan 1721 – 3 May 1748 Resigned)
  • Cosimo Pierbenedetto Maculani (6 May 1748 – 6 Oct 1767)
  • Agostino Felice de' Rossi (25 Jan 1768 – 24 Sep 1788)
  • Carlo Benigni (27 Jun 1796 – 12 Apr 1822)
  • Domenico Armellini (1822 – 1828)
  • Niccola Mazzoni (21 May 1829 – 11 Nov 1842)
  • Vincenzo Tizzani (3 Apr 1843 – 14 Nov 1848 Resigned)
  • Nicola Abrate (1848 – 1849)
  • Antonio Magrini (11 Dec 1848 – 18 Mar 1852 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
  • Giuseppe Maria Severa (12 Sep 1853 – 4 Aug 1870)
  • Antonio Belli (27 Oct 1871 – 2 Sep 1897 Retired)
  • Francesco Bacchini (5 Mar 1898 – 11 Dec 1905 Resigned)
Sede vacante (1905–1907)

Diocese of Terni e Narni

Co-cathedral in Narni

Latin Name: Interamnensis et Narniensis
United: 12 April 1907 with the Diocese of Narni, aeque personaliter
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Diocese of Terni, Narni, e Amelia

Latin Name: Interamnensis, Narniensis et Amerinus
United: 13 September 1983 with the Diocese of Amelia

Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia

Latin Name: Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerinus
Name Changed: 30 September 1986

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  2. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  3. ↑ Cappelletti IV, p. 516.
  4. ↑ Kehr IV, p. 19, nos. 1-2.
  5. ↑ J.T. Hallenbeck, Pavia and Rome: The Lombard Monarchy and the Papacy in the Eighth Century (Philadelphia: Am. Philosophical Soc. 1982), pp. 40-49. Thomas F.X. Noble, The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680–825 (Philadelphia: U Pennsylvania Press 1984), pp. 51-55.
  6. 1 2 Umberto Benigni, "United Dioceses of Narni and Terni," in: The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 10 (N.Y. 1913); retrieved 25 October 2026.
  7. ↑ J.T. Hallenbeck, Pavia and Rome: The Lombard Monarchy and the Papacy in the Eighth Century (Philadelphia: Am. Philosophical Soc. 1982), pp. 161-163.
  8. ↑ Manassei, pp. 372-384.
  9. ↑ Manassei, "Alcuni Documenti...", pp. 392-394.
  10. ↑ J.N.D. kelly & M.J. Walsh, "Victor IV," in: Oxford Dictionary of Popes 2nd ed. (Oxford: OUP 2010), pp. 178-179. J.P. Adams, "Sede Vacante 1159," California State University Northridge; retrieved 22 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Ughelli, p. 747, puts the date around 833.
  12. ↑ Manassei, "Alcuni Documenti...", p. 414, no. 6.
  13. ↑ P. Pressutti, Regesta Honorii III papa (in Latin), Vol. 1, p. 171, no. 1004. "...primo, longinquitas temporis, quo Interamnen. Spoletana possedit Ecclesia tanquam suam, cuius dicebatur memoria non extare...."
  14. ↑ Bullarum Diplomatum et Privilegiorum' Taurensis editio, (in Latin), Vol. III, pp. 337-340: "...non obstante quod aiiquanto tempore propter inopiam langueret proprii pastoris destituta solatio, restaurare dignaremur in ipsa episcopalis dignitatis honorem...."
  15. ↑ "...ut proprium possit rehabere pastorem , et necesse non habeat, alicui suffragia mendicare in eadem de communi fratrum nostrorum consilio, episcopalis dignitatis restauramus honorem, statuentes, ut nulli nisi Romano Pontifici sit subjecta."
  16. ↑ Manassei, "Alcuni Documenti...", p. 414, no. 7.
  17. ↑ Cappelletti IV, p. 537.
  18. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 244, note 1. Ughelli I, p. 747 (addition by Coleti).
  19. ↑ Cappelletti IV, p. 537.
  20. ↑ Acta Sanctae Sedis 38 (1905-06), p. 331: "Ecclesiae cathedrali Narnien., cui adnexa est Administratio dioeceseos Interamnensis, per R. D. Franciscum Moretti, dioeceseos Aretinae, doctorem in sacra theologia et in iure canonico, archipresbyterum parochum, loci Galatrona ac vicarium generalem Aretinum."
  21. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 13 (1921), p. 281: "Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi et Narniensi, invicem perpetuo canonice unitis, R. D. Caesarem Boccoleri, Protonotarium apostolicum ad instar, loci « Rapallo » in Clavarensi dioecesi Archipresbyterum."
  22. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 75 (1983, p. 850: "die 13 Septembris. — Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi, Narniensi et Amerinae, «aeque principaliter» unitis, R. D. Franciscum Gualdrini, e clero Faventino, rectorem Almi Collegii Capranicensis de Urbe."
  23. ↑ In its decree Christus Dominus, section 22, it stated: "Concerning diocesan boundaries, therefore, this sacred synod decrees that, to the extent required by the good of souls, a fitting revision of diocesan boundaries be undertaken prudently and as soon as possible. This can be done by dividing dismembering or uniting them, or by changing their boundaries, or by determining a better place for the episcopal see or, finally, especially in the case of dioceses having larger cities, by providing them with a new internal organization.... At the same time the natural population units of people, together with the civil jurisdictions and social institutions that compose their organic structure, should be preserved as far as possible as units. For this reason, obviously, the territory of each diocese should be continuous."
  24. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 79 (1987), pp. 721-723.
  25. ↑ Lanzoni, p. 405, where it is suggested that Domnina, Prosdoce, and Berenice were actually martyrs of Antioch.
  26. ↑ Peregrius is said to have been martyred. It is not clear that, if he existed, he was a bishop. Cappelletti IV, p. 509. Lanzoni, p. 406: " il Ferrari {Catalogus Sanctorum Italiae, 286-7) osservava che un s. Pellegrino era venerato il 16 maggio, come a Terni, così in Ancona (coi ss. Ercolano e Flaviano) ; e nello stesso giorno un s. Pellegrino, vescovo a Auxerre; e sospettava che il s. Pellegrino, creduto vescovo di Terni, non fosse che lo stesso vescovo di Auxerre, del quale nella leggenda narravasi che era stato mandato nelle Gallie da Sisto I (115-25 e.) e nel viaggio aveva predicato in Terni.... Mi sembra quindi più logica la tesi del Ferrari, che io seguo."
  27. ↑ Legends make Anthimus a bishop of Terni, and of Spoleto, and of Foligno. He is venerated at Cures Sabinorum, and may be the same as Anthimus of Nicomedia. Cappelletti IV, p. 510-511. Lanzoni, pp. 345-347.
  28. ↑ Valentinus (176–273, according to tradition, a friend and protector of those in love, and a preacher in favor of chastity. Cappelletti IV, pp. 511-512. Lanzoni, pp. 406-413. Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, "Il culto di S. Valentino tra Temi e Roma: una messa a punto," (in Italian), in: G. Binazzi (ed.), Convegno di Studio l' Umbria meridionale fra tardo-antico ed altomedievo, Acquasparta 6-7 maggio 1989 (Assisi, 1991), pp. 165-178.
  29. ↑ Aelonius, or Aleonius: The name is allegedly found in an inscription by Ughelli; the inscription cannot be so read. The name is rejected, by Gams, p. 730, and by Lanzoni, p. 415.
  30. ↑ Bishop Praetextatus attended the Roman synod of Pope Hilarius on 19 November 465. Lanzoni, p. 415. C. & L. Pietri, Prosopographie chretienne du Bas-empire 2: Prosopographie de l'Italie chrétienne, Vol. 2 (École français de Rome 2000), p. 1817.
  31. ↑ An inscription, misread by Ughelli, does not refer to a bishop, but to the Roman Consul of 465, Anthemius, in the date line. Lanzoni, p. 415.
  32. ↑ Constantinus, Bishop of Otricoli: C. & L. Pietri, Prosopographie chretienne du Bas-empire 2: Prosopographie de l'Italie chrétienne, Vol. 2 (École français de Rome 1999), p. 470.
  33. ↑ Lanzoni, p. 415.
  34. ↑ Volusianus was a priest of Terni, not a bishop. J.P. Migne (ed.), Patrologia Latina Vol. 8, p. 831. Cappelletti IV, p. 512. Lanzoni, p. 414. C. & L. Pietri, Prosopographie chretienne du Bas-empire 2: Prosopographie de l'Italie chrétienne, Vol. 2 (École français de Rome 2000), p. 2342.
  35. ↑ Lanzoni, pp. 415-416.
  36. ↑ Syrus is excluded from the lists of bishop of Terni by Gams, p. 709, and by Lanzoni, pp. 414-415. Cappelletti IV, p. 512. C. & L. Pietri, Prosopographie chretienne du Bas-empire 2: Prosopographie de l'Italie chrétienne, Vol. 2 (École français de Rome 2000), p. 1249.
  37. ↑ Pope Gregory I speaks of a Proculus who was a martyr, but does not call him a bishop. Proculus is also made to have been a bishop of Bologna, and to have been martyred by Totila (541–552). Cappelletti IV, p. 512. Rejected by Lanzoni, pp. 413-414.
  38. ↑ Pope Gregory I appointed Bishop Constantius of Narni as Apostolic Visitor of the diocese of Terni, where he found neither clergy nor faithful, for whom a bishop should be consecrated. In November 598, the pope therefore entrusted the diocese to Bishop Constantius. (Jaffé-Loewenfeld, Regesta Pontificum Romanorum 2nd ed. Vol. 1, p. 185, no. 1585). He attended the Roman synod of April 601. J.D. Mansi, Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima (in Latin) Vol 10 (Florence: A. Zatta 1764), p. 488. C.J. Hefele, A History of the Councils of the Church (ed. W.R. Clark), Vol. 4 (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark 1895), p. 431. Cappelletti IV, p. 550. Kehr IV, pp. 19, nos 1-2; 30, nos 4-5. Cf. Lanzoni, p. 404.
  39. ↑ Constantinus: Cappelletti IV, p. 519. Gams, p. 730.
  40. ↑ Spes: Cappelletti IV, p. 519. Gams, p. 730.
  41. ↑ Rainerius: Eubel I, p. 285.
  42. ↑ Philippus had been chaplain of Cardinal Pietro Capocci. Cappelletti IV, p. 523. Eubel I, p. 285.
  43. ↑ Thomas: Eubel I, p. 285.
  44. ↑ Peregrinus (Raynaldus), O.F.M., had been appointed by Pope Boniface VIII, but the Pope removed him for certain specific reasons. Georges Digard, Les Registres de Boniface VIII (in Latin), Vol. 2 (Paris: Thorin 1890), p. 270, no 2883: "Ρeregrinum, de quo olim ipsi ecclesiae tunc vacanti providimus, ex certis et rationalibus causis a regimini ejusdem ecclesiae privavimus, ipsumque ex actoritate apostolica duximus rationabiliter amovendum...."
  45. ↑ Andreas had been Prior of the cathedral of Terni. Following the death of Bishop Maffaeus, the cathedral Chapter met and elected Prior Andreas unanimously by ballot. Their procurator brought the electoral certificate to Avignon before the death of Pope Clement V on 20 April 1314; after the election of John XXII on 7 August 1316, the documents were presented to the new pope, who appointed a committee of three cardinals to investigate the election and the successful candidate. Andreas was appointed (preferred) by Pope John XXII on 7 September 1316. Still only bishop-elect, he was transferred to the diocese of Terracina on 20 April 1319, and consecrated a bishop on 25 November 1319. From 1322 to 1325 he was Vicar of the City of Rome. He died in 1326. Georges Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes (in Latin) Vol. 1 (Paris: Fontemoing 1904), pp. 45-47, no. 447. Eubel I, pp. 285, 478 with note 7.
  46. ↑ Aegidius had held the benefice of Cantor in the collegiate church of S. Gaugericus in the diocese of Cambrai. He was appointed bishop of Terni by Pope John XXII on 7 May 1319. He was dead at the papal Court before 15 March 1323. G. Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes, Vol. 4, p. 249, no. 17072. Eubel I, p. 285.
  47. ↑ Thomas was promoted from the canonicate of S. Lorenzo e Damaso in Rome on 6 June 1323, by Pope John XXII. Thomas died in 1359. G. Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes, Vol. 4, p. 297, no 17622. Eubel I, p. 285.
  48. ↑ Bartholomaeus was removed because he was a follower of Urban VI. Eubel I, p. 285.
  49. ↑ Fra Gostino was appointed bishop of Terni by Pope Clement VII on 16 December 1383. He did not reside in Terni, which was in the hands of followers of Urban VI. He was present in L'Aquila on 23 December 1391 for the consecration of Bishop Giacomo di Rojo. Giuseppe Rivera, "Catalogo delle scritture appartenienti alla Confraternità di S. Maria della pietà nell' Aquila," in: Bollettino della Società di storia patria Anton Ludovico Antinori negli Abruzzi Vol. 30 (Aquila 1901), pp. 309-324, at p. 316. Cappelletti IV, pp. 526-527. Eubel I, p. 285 with note 6.
  50. ↑ Mazzancoli was a Doctor of Canon Law, and had been an Auditor causarum Sacri Palatii. He was also a papal chaplain. He was appointed bishop of Terni by Innocent VII on 16 July 1406. Cappelletti IV, p. 527. Eubel I, p. 285 with note 7.
  51. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Franciscus de Coppinis was papal legate of Pope Pius II to England, in support of the Yorkist cause, from 1459 to 1462. He attempted to get England to declare war on France, to prevent the French from supporting the Angevin claimant to the Kingdom of Naples. He was recalled, imprisoned in the Castel S. Angelo, and deprived of his bishopric. Cappelletti IV, A.B. Hinds, Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts existing in the archives and collections of Milan, Vol. 1 (London HMSO 1912), pp. ix-xx. Eubel II, p. 168.
  52. ↑ Antoniis: Cappelletti IV, p. 527. Eubel II, p. 168.
  53. ↑ Scelloni was bishop of Terni for only 6 months: 14 Feb 1472 – 31 Aug 1472. On 31 August 1472 he was appointed Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1472–1491). He returned to the diocese of Terni in 1491, and died in 1494. Eubel II, pp. 168, 269.
  54. ↑ Scelloni (returned): Eubel II, pp. 168, 269.
  55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  56. ↑ A native of Cremona, Riva had been a Referendary of the Two Signatures in the papal Court. He was appointed bishop of Terni by Pope Paul V (Borghese) on 24 April 1606. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 210.
  57. ↑ Gera was named bishop of Terni on 13 November 1613, by Pope Paul V. On 21 May 1625, Bishop Gera was appointed Bishop of Lodi. He died in 1644. Gauchat IV, pp. 210 with note 3; 216 with note 3.
  58. ↑ Manucci was a Florentine, the son of Giacomo Manucci, Majordomo of Cosimo I de' Medici. He was a Doctor in utroque iure, and was Gentleman of the Chamber and Secretary of Cardinal Carlo de' Medici. In 1604 he was named a canon of the cathedral of Florence. He was appointed bishop of Terni on 9 June 1625 by Pope Urban VIII, a fellow Florentine. He died on 31 May 1634. Salvino Salvini, Catalogo cronologico de' Canonici della chiesa metropolitana fiorentina (in Italian) (Firenze: G. Cambiagi 1782), p. 113, no. 692. Cappelletti IV, p. 535. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 210 with note 4.
  59. ↑ Vitelli was titular archbishop of Thessalonica (Greece), residing in Venice. Cappelletti IV, p. 535.
  60. ↑ Andreassi: Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 210 with note 5.
  61. ↑ Cardinal Rappacioli was appointed bishop of Terni on 18 October 1646 by Pope Innocent X. He had the collapsing vault of the chorus of the cathedral restored. He attended the papal conclave of 1655. He resigned the diocese on 29 May 1656, due to illness, and died on 15 May 1657. Cappelletti IV, p. 535. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 210 with note 6.
  62. ↑ Gentili was a native of Foligno, and a Doctor of Canon Law (JCD). He had been Bishop of Anagni (1642–1646). He was appointed bishop of Terni by Pope Alexander VII (Chigi) on 29 May 1656. He resigned the diocese on 3 August 1667, at the age of 70. Cappelletti IV, p. 536. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, pp. 82 with note 5; 210 with note 7.
  63. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 228 with note 2.
  64. ↑ A native of Rome, Bonfaccia had previously been Bishop of Ortona e Campli (1653–1675). He was transferred to the diocese of Terni on 27 May 1675, by Pope Clement X. He died on 18 October 1683. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 266 with note 6. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 229 with note 3.
  65. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 229 with note 4.
  66. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 229 with note 5.
  67. ↑ Pugnelli was appointed bishop of Terni on 20 January 1721, by Pope Clement XI. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 229 with note 6.
  68. ↑ Maculani: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 244 with note 2.
  69. ↑ De' Rossi: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 244 with note 3.
  70. ↑ Benigni: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 244 with note 4.
  71. ↑ Armellini was appointed by Pope Pius VII on 2 December 1822. He died in Rome on 17 December 1828. Cappelletti IV, p. 536. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 224.
  72. ↑ Bacchini was a priest of Rimini. He was named bishop of Terni in the papal consistory of 24 March 1898 by Pope Leo XIII. Acta Sanctae Sedis Vol. 30 (1897–1898), p. 580: "Cathedralem Ecclesiam Interamnen. vacan. per promotionem R. P. D. Antonii Belli ad titularem Ecclesiam Archiepiscopalem Chalcedonensem», favore R. D. Francisci Bacchini, Presbyteri dioeceseos Ariminensis."
  73. ↑ Moretti: Pięta, Hierarchia catholica IX, p. 265.
  74. ↑ Boccoleri had been Archpriest of Rapallo (diocese of Chiavari). He was named bishop of Terni e Narni on 13 June 1921, by Pope Benedict XV. On 28 March 1940, Bishop Boccoleri was appointed Archbishop of Modena e Nonantola. He died on 31 October 1956, at the age of 81. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 13 (1921), p. 286: "Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi et Narniensi, invicem perpetuo canonice unitis, R. D. Caesarem Boccoleri, Protonotarium apostolicum ad instar, loci « Rapallo » in Clavarensi dioecesi Archipresbyterum."
  75. ↑ Bonomini, who had been Provost of the parish church of Ss. Nazarius and Celsus in Brescia, was appointed bishop of Terni e Narni on 28 August 1940, by Pope Pius XII. On 21 November 1947, Bishop Bonomini was appointed Bishop of Como. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 32 (1940), p. 374: "— Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi et Narniensi, aeque principaliter unitis, B. D. Felicem Bonomini, praepositum parochum Ss. Nazarii et Celsi, Brixiae." AAS 39 (1947), p. 637: "die 20 Novembris. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Comensi Exc. P. D. Felicem Bonomini, hactenus Episcopum Interamnensem et Narniensem."
  76. ↑ Dal Prà had been Archpriest of the parish church of Consalve (diocese of Pavia). He was appointed bishop of Terni and bishop of Narni on 6 April 1948, by Pope Pius XII. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 40 (1948), p. 152: "die 6 Aprilis. — Cathedralibus Ecclesiis aeque principaliter unitis Interamnensi et Narniensi R. D. Ioannem Baptistam Dal Prà, Archipresbyterum-Parochum loci « Conselve » dioecesis Patavinae."
  77. ↑ On 17 March 1964, Quadri, a native of Bergamo and priet of Rome, was appointed titular bishop of Villanova and auxiliary bishop of Pinerolo. from 18 May 1972, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Terni e Narni. Quadri was named bishop of Terni e Narni on 10 February 1973 by Pope Paul VI. On 31 May 1983 he was appointed Archbishop of Modena e Nonantola by Pope John Paul II. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 56 (1964), p. 404: "die 17 martii...— Titulari episcopali Ecclesiae Villanovensi R. P. D. Sanctum Quadri, e clero dioecesis Bergomensis, Antistitem Urbanum, sacerdotem operariis italicis consulentem in Christianas Societates adscitis, quem deputavit Auxiliarem Excmi P. D. Gaudentii Binaschi, Episcopi Pineroliensis." AAS 65 (1973), p. 105: "die 10 Februarii. — Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi et Narniensi Exc. P. D. Sanctum Bartholomaeum Quadri, hactenus Episcopum titularem Villanovensem."
  78. ↑ Gualdrini had been Rector of the Collegium Capranicum in Rome. He was appointed bishop of Terni, Narni ed Amelia on 14 September 1983, by Pope John Paul II. His resignation was accepted on 4 March 2000, at the age of 76, by Pope Francis. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 75 (1983), p. 850: "die 14 Septembris. — Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi, Narniensi, et Amerinae, «aeque principaliter» unitis, R. D. Franciscum Gualdrini, e clero faventino, rectorem Almi Collegii Capranicensis de Urbe."
  79. ↑ Paglia had been a curate in the parish of S. Maria trans Tiberim in Rome. He was appointed bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia on 4 March 2000, by Pope John Paul II. On 26 June 2012, Bishop Paglia was appointed President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in the Roman Curia (2012–2016), and given the title of "Archbishop." Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 92 (2000), p. 373: "die 4 Martii. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Interamnensi-Narniensi-Amerinae R.D. Vincentium Paglia, e clero Romano, hactenus curionem paroeciae B. V. Mariae trans Tiberim dicatae."
  80. ↑ A native of Sassari, Soddu was named bishop of Terni on 29 October 2021, by Pope Francis. On 21 February 2026, Bishop Soddu was appointed Archbishop of Sassari. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 1208: "die 29 Octobris. — Episcopali Ecclesiae Interamnensi-Narniensi-Amerinae R.D. Franciscum Soddu, e clero archidioecesis metropolitanae Turritanae, hactenus Directorem Nationalem Caritatis Italicae." Acta Apostolicae Sedis 118 (2026), p. 439: "die 21 Februarii. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Turritanae Exc.mum P.D. Franciscum Antonium Soddu, hactenus Episcopum Interamnensem - Narniensem - Amerinum."
  81. ↑ On 30 April 2024, Raimo was appointed titular bishop of Termini Imerese (Sicily) and Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno by Pope Francis. He was transferred to the diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia on 15 September 2026 by Pope Leo XIV. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 116 (2024), p. 641.

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