Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno

Diocese of Foligno
Dioecesis Fulginatensis

Foligno Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Perugia-Città della Pieve
Statistics
Area 350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
67,950
65,450 (96.3%)
Parishes 39
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1st century (840 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Feliciano V.M.
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi
Emeritus Bishops Giovanni Benedetti
Website
www.diocesidifoligno.it
Statue of Felician, bishop of Foligno during the 3rd century, enthroned

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Foligno (Latin: Dioecesis Fulginatensis) is in Umbria. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve.[1][2]

As of 2008, the bishop is Gualtiero Sigismondi.[3]

History

There is reason to believe that Christianity was introduced at Foligno in the first half of the second century. Saint Felicianus, the patron of the city, though certainly not the first bishop, was consecrated by Pope Victor I and martyred under Decius (24 January); the exact dates of his history are uncertain.[4]

Until 471 no other bishop is known. Saint Vincent of Laodicea in Syria was made bishop by Pope Hormisdas in 523.

Subsequent important bishops were:

Foligno Cathedral, of very early date, and possessing a beautiful crypt, was rebuilt in 1133; in 1201 a wing, with a façade, was added, famous for its sculptures by Binello and Rodolfo (statues of Frederick Barbarossa and of Bishop Anselm), restored in 1903. Other churches are: Santa Maria infra Portas, of the Lombard period, with Byzantine frescoes; San Claudio (1232); San Domenico (1251); San Giovanni Profiamma (1231), whose name recalls the ancient city of Forum Flaminii.

The monastery of Sassovio (1229), with a remarkable cloister of 120 columns, and the Palazzo Communale are also noteworthy.[5]

List of bishops

Notes

  1. "Diocese of Foligno"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Foligno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  4. Acta Sanctorum, Jan., II, 582-88; Analecta Boll., 1890, 381.
  5. Catholic Encyclopedia
  6. "Bishop Tommaso Orsini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 42°57′00″N 12°42′00″E / 42.9500°N 12.7000°E / 42.9500; 12.7000

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