Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Umbra
For the diocese of Nocera Inferiore (Nocera de'Pagani), see Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.
The Diocese of Nocera Umbra was a Roman Catholic diocese in Umbria, Italy.[1]
In 1915 the Diocese of Nocera Umbra was united with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino to form the Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. In 1986 this was united with the Diocese of Assisi, to become the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.
History
The first authentic Bishops were Felix (412), Aprilis (499) and Liutardus (824); others were:
- St. Rinaldo de Comitibus (1217) and Blessed Filippo Oderisi (1285), monks of Fonte Avellana; Blessed Alessandro Vincioli, O.M. (1363);
- Thomas II, Bishop of Nocera, bishop from Acerno who served in Apulia in the 14th century
- Giovanni Marcolini (1446), who restored the cathedral;
- Varino Favorino (1514), a humanist;
- Gerolano Mannelli (1545), founder of the seminary;
- Marco Battaglini (1690), diocesan historian;
- Francesco Luigi Piervissani (1800), exiled in 1809 because he refused the oath of allegiance to Napoleon.
References
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"Nocera". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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