Roman Catholic Diocese of Guardialfiera

The Diocese of Guardialfiera (Latin Dioecesis Guardiensis Alpheriae) or Diocese of Guardia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy; it is located in the city of Guardialfiera in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli.[1][2]

History

• 1059: Established as Diocese of Guardialfiera[2] (Guardiensis Alpheriae)[1]
• 1818 June 27: Suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli[2]
• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Guardialfiera [2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Guardialfiera

Erected: 1059

• Troilo Agnesi (4 Jul 1498 – )[3]
• Marco Antonio Vascheri (1510 – )[4]
• Zacharias Ferrari, O. Carm. (5 Sep 1519 – Nov 1519 Resigned)[4]
• Valentinus de Valentiuis (2 Dec 1519 – )[4]
• Zacharias Ferrari, O. Carm. (1521 – 1524 Died)[4]
• Girolamo Vascheri, O.F.M. (19 Sep 1524 – 1533 Resigned)[4]
• Marco Antonio Marzolinus (27 Aug 1533 – 1543 Died)[4]
• Giovanni Battisti de Lisulis (16 Feb 1543 – 1548 Died)[4]
• Juan Cordella (22 Mar 1548 – 1552 Died)[4]
• Antonio Benedetti (12 Sep 1552 – 1556 Died)[4]
• Giacomo Lomellino del Canto (21 Jun 1557 – 17 Apr 1562 Appointed, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)[4]
• Giovanni Battista Lomellino (17 Apr 1562 – 17 Mar 1567 Appointed, Bishop of Isernia)[4]
• Carlo Carafa (bishop) (23 May 1567 – 4 Jul 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)[4]
• Alticotius de Alticotiis (13 Aug 1572 – 1575 Died)[4]
• Francesco Indelli (14 Oct 1575 – 1580 Died)[4]
• Pompilio Perotti (4 May 1580 – 1591 Died)[4]
• Bartolomeo Beccari (bishop), O.F.M. Conv. (26 Apr 1591 – 1614 Died)[4]
• Sebastiano Rinaldi (1614 – 1616 Died)[4]
• Giovanni Dominico Giaconi (9 Jan 1617 – 1624 Died)
• Alexander Liparuli (15 Apr 1624 – 14 Dec 1637 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
• Giovanni Lucas Moncalvi (16 Jan 1640 – 9 Jun 1669 Died)
• Jacobus Pedicini, C.R.M. (19 Aug 1669 – 1 Dec 1688 Died)
• Fabrizio Cianci (28 Nov 1689 – Oct 1696 Died)
• Filippo de Cordova (de' duchi di Suessa) (27 Mar 1697 – 1698 Died)
• Sebastiano Feoli (19 Dec 1698 – 6 Nov 1701 Died)
• Gian Andrea Moscarelli (14 May 1703 – Jan 1724 Died)
• Pietro Abbondio Battiloro (12 Jun 1724 – 18 Dec 1733 Appointed, Bishop of Alife)
• Diomedes Bianconi (15 Feb 1734 – 29 Oct 1734 Died)
• Paschalis Zaini (26 Jan 1735 – 15 Feb 1756 Died)
• Honuphrius del Tufo (24 May 1756 – 28 Jul 1775 Died)
• Francesco de Lauria (13 Nov 1775 – 1796 Died)
• Filippo Speranza (29 Jan 1798 – 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio)

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Guardialfiera (Guardia)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
2. Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Guardialfiera (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 162. (in Latin)
4. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 206–207. (in Latin)