Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallese

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The Diocese of Gallese (Latin: Dioecesis Gallesina) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Gallese near the city of Viterbo in the Province of Viterbo. In 1805, it was united with the Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte to form the Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese.[1][2] It was restored as a Titular Episcopal See in 1991.[2]

History

The name Gallese does not appear in the ancient sources. The town is first mentioned by the Anonymous of Ravenna[3] in the 7th century.[4]

Pope Marinus I (882–884) was born in Gallese,[5] as was Pope Romanus (897), who was deposed and forced to become a monk.[6]

Due to the poverty of the diocese, it was suppressed in 1252, by Pope Innocent IV.[7] It was restored by Pope Pius IV in 1562, though, after the resignation of Bishop de Alexandris in 1569, it was again suppressed.[8]

On 26 December 1805, in the bull "Romanorum Pontificum", Pope Pius VII granted the collegiate church of S. Maria Assunta in Gallese the title of co-cathedral, though without the rights belonging to that title; and granted its canons the same canonical insignia as were enjoyed by the cathedral Chapter of Civitas Castellana, as well as the privilege of going in processions next to the cathedral canons. The bishop of Civitas Castellana et Hortana was required to add "et Gallesinus" to his official titulature.[9]

Bishops

  • Donatus (826)[11]
  • Dominicus (853, 861)[12]
  • Stephanus ? (868 ?)
  • Theodorus (c. 871–879)[13]
  • Johannes (898)
  • Johannes (964–969)[14]
  • Girolamo Garimberti (Galimbertu) (1563-1566)[16]
  • Gabriele de Alexandris, O.P. (1566-1569 Resigned)[17]

Titular (arch-)bishops

  • Antonio Franco (1992– )[18]

References

  1. 1."Diocese of Gallese" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
  2. 2.[2.2]"Titular Episcopal See of Gallese" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
  3. 3.M. Pinder et G. Parthey Cosmographia et Guidonis geographica, (in Latin), (Berlin: F. Nicolai 1860), p. 274.
  4. 4.Cappelletti VI, p. 63.
  5. 5.J.N.D. Kelly & M.J. Walsh, Oxford Dictionary of Popes, second edition) (Oxford: OUP 2010), p. 110.
  6. 6.Kelly & Walsh, p. 115. Pope Pius VII, bull "Romanorum Pontificum", (in Latin), 26 December 1805, in: Bullarii Romani continuatio Tomus decimus secundus (12) (Roma: Typographia Reverendae Camerae Apostolicae 1846), p. 402.
  7. 7.Cappelletti VI, p. 63. Ughelli states that the suppression was carried out by Pope Alexander IV (1254–1261).
  8. 8.Cappelletti VI, p. 63.
  9. 9."Romanorum Pontificum", § 3, in: Bullarii Romani continuatio 12 (1846), p. 403.
  10. 10.Bishop Jovianus was present at the Lateran council of Pope Stephen III on 12 April 769. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 12 (Florence: A. Zatta 1766), p. 715. Cappelletti VI, p. 64. Duchesne, p. 491, note 2, assigns Jovianus to the diocese of Cagli, without argument or proof.
  11. 11.Bishop Donatus attended the Roman synod of Pope Eugenius II on 15 November 826. Duchesne, p. 491, considers him the earliest known bishop of Gallese. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 14 (Venice: A. Zatta 1769), p. 1000. Cappelletti VI, p. 64.
  12. 12.Bishop Dominicus was present at the Roman synod of Pope Leo IV on 8 December 853. He also attended the synod of Pope Nicholas I on 18 November 861. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 14 (Venice: A. Zatta 1769), p. 1010; Vol. 15 (1770, p. 603. Cappelletti VI, p. 64.
  13. 13.Bishop Theodorus attended the papal synod of Pope John VIII in Ravenna in November 887. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 17 (Venice: A. Zatta 1772), p. 342. Cappelletti VI, p. 64.
  14. 14.Bishop Johannes is attested on 26 February 964, 2 January 968, and 26 May 969. Cappelletti VI, p. 64. Schwartz, p. 258.
  15. 15.Bishop Hugo attended the Roman council of Pope Nicholas II in April 1059. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 19 (Venice: A. Zatta 1774), pp. 911-912.
  16. 16.Garimberti was appointed on 17 March 1563, by Pope Pius IV. He was promoted to the office of Vicar of the Lateran Basilica. He died on 28 November 1575 at the age of 70, and was buried in the Lateran Basilica. Cappelletti VI, pp. 65-66. Vincenzo Forcella, Inscrizioni delle chiese e d'altri edifici di Roma, (in Italian and Latin), Vol. 8 (Roma: Ludovico Cecchini 1876), p. 78, no. 212. Eubel III, p. 200.
  17. 17.De Alexandris, a native of Bergamo, was appointed in the papal consistory of 26 April 1566, by Pope Pius V. He resigned the diocese, due to the povertyof the bishop's income. He became suffragan bishop of Trent, and Vicar-general. He died in September 1596. Cappelletti VI, p. 66. Eubel III, p. 200 with note 2.
  18. 18.Franco was appointed Titular Archbishop of Gallese (1992.03.28 – ...) by Pope John Paul II, to qualify him to be Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 84 (1992), p. 412: "die 28 Martii. — Titulari archiepiscopali Ecclesiae Gallesinae R. D. Antonium Franco, e clero dioecesis Cerretanae-Thelesinae-Sanctae Agathae Gothorum, quem deputavit Nuntium Apostolicum in Ucraina." He retired from the diplomatic service on 18 August 2012, and was appointed Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (2013–2017).