Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo
| Archdiocese of Fermo Archidioecesis Firmanus | |
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 Fermo Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,318 km2 (509 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 283,423 278,086 (98.1%) |
| Parishes | 123 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Luigi Conti |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.fermodiocesi.it | |
The Archdiocese of Fermo (Latin: Archidioecesis Firmanus) is a Roman Catholic territory in northern Italy, with the episcopal see in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 24 May 1589.[1][2]
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica : Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo, dedicated to [[, Fermo. The current Archbishop is Luigi Conti.
History
Local legend attributes the first preaching of the Gospel at Fermo to Saint Apollinarius and Saint Maro.
- TO ELABORATE
- Established no later then 300 as Diocese of Fermo / Firman(us) (Latin)
- With the Pentapolis, in the 8th century fermo passed under the temporal authority of the Holy See and was thenceforth subject to the vicissitudes of the March of Ancona, until in the 10th century it became the capital of the separate Marchia Firmana. Under the predecessors of Pope Honorius III (1216–27) the bishops of city became prince-bishops, first with the secular rights of counts, and later styled princes of Fermo.
In 1199 it became a free city, and remained independent until 1550, when it was annexed to the Papal States.
- Lost territories repeatedly : on 1320.11.18 to establish the Diocese of Macerata, on 1571.08.01 to establish Diocese of Ripatransone and on 1586.11.24 to establish Diocese of Montalto
- Pope Boniface IX (1389 - 1404) established a university there, now ?a campus of the University of Macerata.
- Promoted on 1589.05.24 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fermo / Firman(us) (Latin)
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in December 1988?
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 284,049 Catholics (96.1% of 295,449 total) on 1,318 km² in 123 parishes and 31 missions with 226 priests (159 diocesan, 67 religious), 39 deacons, 353 lay religious (88 brothers, 265 sisters) and 10 seminarians. In 2004, it included 269,953 baptized inhabitants.
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has the following suffragan sees (all Latin) :
- Ascoli Piceno
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-TreiaTreia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Latin rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Fermo
- TO ELABORATE
- Alexander (3rd century) - His martyrdom, with seventy companions, is placed in the persecution of Decius (250)
- St. Philip (3rd century) - His martyrdom is placed under Aurelian (270-75)
- Alberto (1301 - ?)
- Domenico Capranica (1425-1458 Died)
- Angelo Capranica (1473-1474 Resigned)
- Giovanni Battista Capranica (1478-1485 Died)
- Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini (1485-1494 Resigned)
- Francisco de Remolins (1504-1518 Died)
- Giovanni Salviati (1518-1521 Resigned)
- Niccolò Gaddi (1521-1544 Resigned)
- Lorenzo Lenti (1549-1571)
- Felice Peretti Montalto (1571-1577 Resigned)
- Domenico Pinelli (seniore) (1577-1584 Resigned)
- Sigismondo Zanettini (1584-1594 Died)
- Metropolitan Archishops of Fermo
Elevated: 24 May 1589
- TO ELABORATE
- Ottavio Bandini (1595-1606 Resigned)
- Alessandro Strozzi (archbishop of Fermo) (1606-1621 Died)
- Pietro Dini (1621-1625)
- Giovanni Battista Rinuccini (1625-1653)
- Carlo Gualterio (1654-1668)
- Giannotto Gualterio (1668-1683), * previously Coadjutor Archbishop (? – 1668.04.30)
- Gianfrancesco Ginetti (1684-1691)
- Baldassarre Cenci (seniore) (1697-1709)
- Girolamo Mattei (1712-1724)
- Alessandro Borgia (1724-1764)
- Urbano Paracciani Rutili (1764-1777 Died)
- Andrea Antonio Silverio Minucci (1779-1803)
- Cesare Brancadoro (1803-1837 Died)
- Gabriele Ferretti (1837-1842 Resigned)
- Filippo de Angelis (1842-1877 Died)
- Auxiliary Bishop : Francesco Grassi Fonseca (1873.08.26 – 1888.01.04)
- Amilcare Malagola (1877-1895 Died)
- Roberto Papiri (Pageri) (1895-1906 Died)
- Carlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. (1906 -1933 Died)
- Ercole Attuoni (1933 - 1941 Died)
- Norberto Perini (1941 - 1976 Retired)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Gaetano Michetti (1961.05.31 – 1970)
- Cleto Bellucci (1976-1997 Retired), ¨* previously Coadjutor Archbishop (1973.07.09 – 1976.06.21)
- Benito Gennaro Franceschetti (1997-2005 Died)
- Luigi Conti (2006–)
See also
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Fermo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fermo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google satellite photo - data for all sections
- Official website (in Italian)
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Benigni, U. (1909). "Archdiocese of Fermo". In Herbermann, Charles. Catholic Encyclopedia. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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Coordinates: 43°10′00″N 13°43′00″E / 43.1667°N 13.7167°E