Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

The Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo (Latin: Archidioecesis Potentina-Murana-Marsicensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the Diocese of Muro Lucano was united into the Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, which had been elevated to an archdiocese in 1973, and made a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical Diocese of Potenza was united with the Diocese of Marsico Nuovo in 1818.[3][4] The joint diocese was then a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno.

Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo Archidioecesis Potentina-Murana-Marsicensis
Potenza Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Statistics
Area	1,634 km^2 (631 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 152,000 151,200 (99.5%)
Parishes	61
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5th century
Cathedral	Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta e S. Gerardo Vescovo (Potenza)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta o S. Giorgio (Marsico Nuovo) Concattedrale di S. Nicola (Muro Lucano)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Salvatore Ligorio (appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, October 5, 2015; formerly, Archbishop of the nearby non-metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina, based in Matera, Italy and Irsina, Italy, and a suffragan see of this Archdiocese)[1][2]
Bishops emeritus	Agostino Superbo (resignation accepted by Pope Francis on Monday, October 5, 2015)
Website
www.diocesipotenza.it

History

Potenza was destroyed by the Emperor Frederick II, and was rebuilt by Bishop Oberto in 1250, to be destroyed again by Charles of Anjou. On 21 December 1857, it was greatly damaged by an earthquake.

The town claims that it was evangelized by Saint Peter; Saint Aruntius and his companions suffered martyrdom there under Maximian. The first known bishop was Amandus (about 500). Other bishops were Saint Gerardo della Porta (1099–1119) – to whom the cathedral, built by Bishop Oberto and restored by Giovanni Andrea Serra (1783–99), is dedicated – and Achille Caracciolo (1616).[5]

• 490: Established as Diocese of Potenza (Potentinus)[4]
• 27 Jun 1818: United with Diocese of Marsico Nuovo to form Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo[3]
• 1973 Feb 11: Promoted as Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo[3]
• 1973 Mar 31: Gained territory from Diocese of Campagna[4]
• 1976 Sep 08: Gained territory from Diocese of Acerenza, Diocese of Rapolla and Territorial Abbacy of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni[4]
• 1986 Sep 30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Potentinus–Muranus–Marsicensis) and gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Marsico Nuovo and the Diocese of Muro Lucano[4]
• 1998 Jan 25: Gained territory from Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia[4]

Bishops and Archbishops

Diocese of Potenza

Erected: 490
Latin Name: Potentinus
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera

• Niccolò Vivari (11 Nov 1392 – 21 May 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)

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• Angelo (11 Sep 1419 – 25 Feb 1429 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)

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• Juan Ortega (16 Nov 1502 – 1503 Died)[6]
• Jaime Serra i Cau (29 Nov 1503 – 7 Aug 1506 Resigned)
• Giacomo Nini (7 Aug 1506 – 1521 Resigned)
• Pompeo Colonna, Administrator. (7 Jan 1521 – 21 Nov 1526 Deprived)
• Nino Nini (28 Nov 1526 – 21 Jan 1564 Died)[7]
• Tiberio Carafa (15 May 1566 – 6 Feb 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)[8]
• Sebastiano Barnaba (17 Aug 1579 – 19 Jun 1606 Died)
• Gaspare Cardoso, O.S.B. (19 Jun 1606 – 1615 Died)
• Achille Caracciolo (2 May 1616 – 1623 Died)[9]
• Diego Vargas (20 Jul 1626 – Oct 1633 Died)
• Girolamo Magnesi (20 Nov 1634 – 1644 Died)
• Miguel de Torres, O.P. (18 Apr 1644 – 1645 Died)
• Bonaventura Claverio, O.F.M. Conv. (16 Jul 1646 – 1671 Died)
• Diego Lozano González, O. Carm. (13 Sep 1677 – 10 Sep 1681 Died)
• Luigi de Filippi, O.P. (3 Jul 1684 – 5 Jan 1685 Died)
• Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. (13 May 1686 – 30 Oct 1687 Died)[10]
• Pietro de Torres (24 Jan 1689 – 24 Jan 1695 Confirmed, Archbishop of Trani)
• Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. (2 May 1695 – 30 Apr 1707 Died)
• Carlo Pignatelli, C.R. (23 Sep 1715 – 14 Jan 1722 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
• Biagio de Dura (2 Mar 1722 – Mar 1740 Died)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. Disc. (30 Jan 1741 – 19 Feb 1748 Confirmed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Tommaso Ignatius Antonio Sersale, C.R. (1 Apr 1748 – 18 Jul 1749 Died)
• Bonaventura Fabozzi, O.F.M. (21 Jul 1749 – 4 Jan 1761 Died)
• Carlo Parlati, C.P.O. (6 Apr 1761 – 14 Dec 1767 Confirmed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Domenico Russo (16 May 1768 – 20 Mar 1780 Confirmed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Giovanni Andrea Serrao (18 Jul 1783 – 24 Feb 1799 Died)
• Bartolomeo Cesare (26 Jun 1805 – 30 Sep 1819 Died)

Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo

United: 27 June 1818 with Diocese of Marsico Nuovo
Latin Name: Potentinus et Marsicensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Acerenza

• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.F.M. (21 Feb 1820 – 19 Apr 1822 Confirmed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
• Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. (19 Apr 1822 – 19 May 1837 Confirmed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Michelangelo Pieramico (12 Feb 1838 – Sep 1862 Died)
• Antonio Maria Fanìa, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1867 – 23 Jan 1880 Died)
• Luigi Carvelli (23 Jan 1880 – 3 Jul 1882 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
• Tiberio Durante (25 Sep 1882 – 31 Oct 1899 Died)
• Ignacio Monterisi (19 Apr 1900 – 17 Feb 1913 Died)
• Roberto Achille Razzòli, O.F.M. (27 Aug 1913 – 27 Apr 1925 Died)
• Augusto Bertazzoni (30 Jun 1930 – 30 Nov 1966 Retired)
• Aureliano Sorrentino (30 Nov 1966 – 4 Jun 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)

Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo

Elevated: 1973 Feb 11
Latin Name: Potentinus et Marsicensis

• Giuseppe Vairo (3 Dec 1977 – 19 Jan 1993 Retired)

Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo

United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Muro Lucano
Latin Name: Archidioecesis Potentinus-Muranus-Marsicensis

• Ennio Appignanesi (19 Jan 1993 – 9 Jan 2001 Retired)
• Agostino Superbo (9 Jan 2001 – 5 Oct 2015 Retired)
• Salvatore Ligorio (5 Oct 2015 – )

Notes

1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/10/05/0761/01630.html
2. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F10%2F05%2F0761%2F01630.html
3. "Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. Catholic Encyclopedia article, Marsico Nuovo and Potenza
6. "Father Juan Ortega" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Bishop Nino Nini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
8. "Bishop Tiberio Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
9. "Bishop Achille Caracciolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
10. "Bishop Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016

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