The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina (Latin: Diocesis Praenestina) is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy.

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Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina

Praenestina
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Palestrina Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceRome
Statistics
Area380 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
113,000 (est.)
110,500 (est.) (97.8%)
Parishes49
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Agapito Martire
Secular priests54 (diocesan)
46 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDomenico Sigalini
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Website
www.diocesipalestrina.it
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The current bishop of Palestrina is Domenico Sigalini, who from 3 November 2010 until 5 April 2014 was also appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the general ecclesiastical assistant of Italian Catholic Action.

History

Palestrina was looted in 1473.[1]

During the 17th century, the comune of Palestrina was the family territory of a number of Italian noble families including the Barberini, Colonna and d'Este families (which regularly intermarried). Members of these families are represented throughout the list of diocese Bishops, especially between 1600 and 1800. Barberini Pope Urban VIII appointed a number of relatives and close supporters to the Palestrina diocese and governmental positions.

Bishops

To 1000

  • Maurus (558)[2]
  • Sergio (721)[3]
  • Venanzio 732[3]
  • Gregorio 761–767
  • Andrea 769–773
  • Contantinus 826
  • Leone 914–928[3]
  • Teofilo 963 – before 988[3]
  • Stefan 988[4]
  • Peter 996–1015[3]

1001–1200

  • Johannes I 1036–1039[5]
  • Johannes II 1044
  • Bruno 1059–1060
  • Bernhard 1061–1065
  • Loperto 1066–1069
  • vacant 1069–1073
  • Uberto Belmonte 1073–1082
  • [Berardo (?) ca.1092 (?)][6]
  • Milone 1095/98–1104
  • vacant 1104–1107[7]
  • Cuno of Praeneste 1107–1122
  • Guillaume Praenestinus 1123–1137[8]
    • Johannes 1130–1134 (pseudocardinal)
  • Étienne de Châlons 1139–1144
  • Guarino Foscari 1144–1158
  • Giulio I 1158–1164
  • vacant 1164–1176[9]
    • Vibiano 1168–1173 (pseudocardinal)
  • Manfredo de Lavagna 1176–1178
  • vacant 1178–1179
  • Benerede 1179–1180
  • Paolo Scolari 1180–1187
  • vacant 1188–1191[10]
  • Giovanni III da Anagni 1190–1196[11]
  • vacant 1196–1200
  • Guy de Paré, O.Cist. 1200–1204[12]

1201–1400

1401–1600

1601–1800

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Palestrina as it appeared in 1671

1801–2000

From 2001

Post 1960

Like all dioceses in this category, for historical reasons it has had, since 1960, an incumbent diocesan bishop with ordinary powers but also has assigned to it as an honorary high ranking dignity one of the six cardinals in the Order of Cardinal Bishops.[26] The Cardinal Bishop has no powers with regard to the government of the diocese.[citation needed]

The diocesan bishops have been:[27]

References

Bibliography

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