Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui
| Diocese of Acqui Dioecesis Aquensis | |
|---|---|
 Acqui Terme Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,683 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 145,000 137,000 (94.5%) |
| Parishes | 115 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pier Giorgio Micchiardi |
| Emeritus Bishops | Livio Maritano |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesiacqui.piemonte.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Acqui (Latin: Dioecesis Aquensis) straddles the (civil) regions of Piedmont and Liguria. As a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin,[1][2] it falls within the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.
History
It is very probable that the diocese of Acqui was erected at the end of the fourth century, about the same time, it would appear, as the dioceses of Novara, Turin, Ivrea, Aosta and perhaps, Asti and Alba.
The first undoubted bishop of Acqui is Ditarius. A tablet found in 1753 in the church of St. Peter, informs us that Ditarius, the bishop, died on the 25 January, 488, in the Consulate of Dinamias and Syphidius. Popular tradition gives Deusdedit, Andreas Severus Masimus, and, earliest of all, Majorinus, as bishops prior to him.
Majorinus probably lived either at the end of the fourth, or in the beginning of the fifth, century. The name was very common in the third, fourth, and fifth centuries. Augustine of Hippo (De Haereses, I, 69) speaks of two bishops of this name; two others appear as signers of the Letter of the Synod of Carthage to Pope Innocent I (401-417) against Pelagius (Ep. St. Aug., II, 90). Veneration was offered to the saint from time immemorial by the church in Acqui, shown by his statues and relics. This veneration, however, has ceased since a decree of the Congregation of Rites (8 April 1628) prohibited the veneration of saints whose sanctity had not been declared by the Holy See.
In the list of the bishops of Acqui, Saint Guido (1034–70) was of the Counts of Acquesana under whose government the cathedral was erected. He is the patron saint of Acqui.[3]
Ordinaries
Diocese of Acqui
Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Aquensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Turin
- Pierre Van Der Worst (20 Feb 1535 - 1549 Died)[4]
- Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. (9 Apr 1549 - 1558 Resigned)[5]
- Pietro Fauno Costacciaro (23 Mar 1558 - 1585 Resigned)
- Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini (12 Aug 1585 - 1598 Resigned)
- Camillo Beccio, O.S.A. (25 Nov 1598 - 1620 Died)[6]
- Gregorius Pedrocca, O.F.M. (16 Nov 1620 - 1632 Died)
- Felix Crocca, O.F.M. Conv. (7 Jul 1632 - 1645 Died)
- Giovanni Ambrogio Bicuti (27 May 1647 - 10 Mar 1675 Died)
- Carlo Antonio Gozzano (30 Sep 1675 - 11 Dec 1721 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Rovero (Rotario da Pralormo) (1 Oct 1727 - 3 Feb 1744 Appointed, Archbishop of Turin)
- Alessio Ignazio Marucchi (13 Apr 1744 - 13 May 1754 Died)
- Carlo Giuseppe Capra (17 Feb 1755 - 22 Dec 1772 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria Corte (13 Sep 1773 - 18 Jul 1783 Confirmed, Bishop of Mondovi)
- Carlo Luigi Buronzo del Signore (20 Sep 1784 - 26 Sep 1791 Confirmed, Bishop of Novara)
- Giacinto della Torre, O.E.S.A. (24 Jul 1797 - 26 Jun 1805 Appointed, Archbishop of Turin)
- Maurice-Jean-Madeleine de Broglie (26 Jun 1805 - 3 Aug 1807 Confirmed, Bishop of Ghent)
- Luigi Antonio Arrighi de Casanova (3 Aug 1807 - 29 Dec 1809 Died)
- Carlo Giuseppe Maria Sappa de Milanes (1 Oct 1817 - 25 Dec 1834 Died)
- Modesto (Luigi Eugenio) Contratto, O.F.M. Cap. (21 Nov 1836 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1867 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria Sciandra (27 Oct 1871 - 25 May 1888 Died)
- St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. (11 Feb 1889 - 30 May 1895 Died)
- Pietro Balestra, O.F.M. Conv. (29 Nov 1895 - 17 Dec 1900 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
- Disma Marchese (15 Apr 1901 - 26 Nov 1925 Died)
- Lorenzo Del Ponte (14 May 1926 - 18 Dec 1942 Died)
- Giuseppe Dell’Omo (12 May 1943 - 1 Jul 1976 Retired)
- Giuseppe Moizo (1 Jul 1976 Succeeded - 2 Feb 1979 Died)
- Livio Maritano (30 Jun 1979 - 9 Dec 2000 Retired)
- Pier Giorgio Micchiardi (9 Dec 2000 - )
Parishes
The diocese, which covers an area of 1,683 km², is divided into 115 parishes.[7] The majority are in the Piedmont region (provinces of Alessandria and Asti), the rest are in Liguria (provinces of Genoa and Savona). A list of parishes by province and commune follows[8]
Liguria
Province of Genoa
- Campo Ligure
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- Masone
- Cristo Re e Nostra Signora Assunta
- Rossiglione
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- S. Caterina Vergine e Martire
- Tiglieto
- Nostra Signora Assunta
Province of Savona
- Altare
- S. Eugenio
- Cairo Montenotte
- S. Andrea Apostolo
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Cristo Re (Bragno)
- Santi Pietro e Paolo (Ferrania)
- S. Giuseppe (San Giuseppe di Cairo)
- Carcare
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Cuore Immacolato di Maria (Vispa)
- Dego
- S. Ambrogio
- Giusvalla
- S. Matteo Apostolo
- Mioglia
- S. Andrea Apostolo
- Piana Crixia
- Santi Martiri Eugenio Vittore e Corona
- Pontinvrea
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Sassello
- SS. Trinità e S. Giovanni Battista
- S. Croce e S. Maria Maddalena (Maddalena)
- Urbe
- Santi Giacomo Maggiore e Rocco (Martina)
- S. Pietro Apostolo (San Pietro d’Olba)
Piedmont
Province of Alessandria
- Acqui Terme
- Cristo Redentore
- Madonna Pellegrina
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Nostra Signora della Neve
- S. Francesco
- Beata Vergine delle Grazie (Moirano)
- Alice Bel Colle
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Belforte Monferrato
- Natività di Maria Vergine e San Colombano
- Bergamasco
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- Bistagno
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Carpeneto
- S. Giorgio Martire
- Cartosio
- S. Andrea Apostolo
- Casaleggio Boiro
- S. Martino
- Cassine
- S. Caterina di Alessandria
- Santi Giacomo e Lorenzo
- Cassinelle
- S. Margherita
- Castelletto d’Erro
- SS. Annunziata
- Castelnuovo Bormida
- Santi Quirico e Giulitta
- Cavatore
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Cremolino
- Nostra Signora del Carmine
- Denice
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Grognardo
- S. Andrea Apostolo
- Lerma
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Malvicino
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- Melazzo
- S. Bartolomeo Apostolo
- Merana
- S. Nicolao
- Molare
- Nostra Signora della Pieve
- Nostra Signora delle Rocche
- Montaldo Bormida
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- Montechiaro d’Acqui
- Santi Anna e Giorgio Martire
- Morbello
- S. Sisto
- Mornese
- S. Silvestro
- Morsasco
- S. Bartolomeo Apostolo
- Orsara Bormida
- S. Martino
- Ovada
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Nostra Signora della Neve
- Pareto
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Ponti
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Ponzone
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- S. Bernardo (Ciglione)
- S. Rocco (Piancastagna)
- Prasco
- Santi Nazario e Celso
- Ricaldone
- Santi Simone e Giuda
- Rivalta Bormida
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- Rocca Grimalda
- S. Giacomo Maggiore
- San Cristoforo
- S. Cristoforo
- Sezzadio
- Maria Immacolata
- Spigno Monferrato
- S. Ambrogio
- Strevi
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- Tagliolo Monferrato
- S. Vito Martire
- Terzo
- S. Maurizio Martire
- Trisobbio
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Visone
- Santi Pietro e Paolo
Province of Asti
- Bruno
- Nostra Signora Annunziata
- Bubbio
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Calamandrana
- Maria Immacolata
- Sacro Cuore
- Canelli
- S. Leonardo
- S. Tommaso
- Sacro Cuore
- Cassinasco
- S. Ilario di Poitiers
- Castel Boglione
- S. Cuore di Gesù e Nostra Signora Assunta
- Castel Rocchero
- S. Andrea Apostolo
- Castelletto Molina
- S. Bartolomeo Apostolo
- Castelnuovo Belbo
- S. Biagio
- Cessole
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Cortiglione
- S. Siro
- Fontanile
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Incisa Scapaccino
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Santi Vittore e Corona
- Loazzolo
- S. Antonio Abate
- Maranzana
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Moasca
- S. Pietro Apostolo
- Mombaldone
- S. Nicolao
- Mombaruzzo
- S. Maria Maddalena
- Nostra Signora Addolorata (Bazzana)
- Cuore Immacolato di Maria (Stazione Mombaruzzo)
- Monastero Bormida
- S. Giulia
- Montabone
- S. Antonio Abate
- Nizza Monferrato
- S. Giovanni Lanero
- S. Ippolito
- S. Siro
- Quaranti
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Roccaverano
- Maria SS. Annunziata
- S. Girolamo
- Rocchetta Palafea
- S. Evasio
- San Giorgio Scarampi
- S. Giorgio Martire
- San Marzano Oliveto
- S. Marziano
- Serole
- S. Lorenzo Martire
- Sessame
- S. Giorgio Martire
- Vaglio Serra
- S. Pancrazio
- Vesime
- Nostra Signora Assunta e S. Martino Vescovo
Province of Cuneo
- Perletto
- Santi Vittore e Guido
Notes
- ↑ "Diocese of Acqui" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 9, 2016
- ↑
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Acqui". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ↑ "Bishop Pierre Van Der Worst" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Bishop Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Bishop Camillo Beccio, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Diocesi di Acqui". Chiesa Cattolica Italiana.
- ↑ "Parrocchie". Chiesa Cattolica Italiana.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Acqui". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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