Roman Catholic Diocese of Fossombrone
The Italian Catholic diocese of Fossombrone existed in the province of Pesaro and Urbino until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Urbino.History
was included in the Donation of Pepin, but remained subject to the Duchy of Spoleto until 1198, when it passed under papal rule. It was then held in fief of the Holy See by different families: by the house of Este, the Malatesta ; from 1500 to 1503 it acknowledged the rule of Cesare Borgia.
Christianity was introduced there, according to Ferdinando Ughelli, by Felicianus of Foligno. The martyrologies mention several martyrs: Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius, Magnus and Donata, also a bishop, Timothy, and his daughter. The first bishop of certain date is Innocent, present at the synods of Pope Symmachus.Bishops
Diocese of Fossombrone
Erected: 5th Century
Latin Name: Forosemproniensis
Metropolitan: Diocese of Urbino
- Fulcuinus , present at the Council of Salona as legate of Pope Gregory VII to receive the oath of fidelity to the Holy See from Demetrius Zvonimir, King of Croatia and Dalmatia;
- St. Aldebrando Faberi, who died at the age of 118 years;
- Riccardo ;
- Addo Ravieri, poet and littérateur;
- Gabriele Benveduto
- Agostino Lanfranchi
- Gerolamo Santucci
- Paolo Da Middelburg
- Giovanni Guidiccioni
- Niccolò Ardinghelli Cardinal
- Lodovico Ardinghelli
- Alessandro Mazza
- Orazio Montegranelli
- Ottavio Accoramboni
- Giovanni Canauli
- Lorenzo Landi
- Benedetto Landi
- Giovanni Battista Landi
- Giambattista Zeccadoro
- Lorenzo Fabri, O.F.M. Conv.
- Carlo Palma
- Eustachio Palma
- Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A.
- Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M.
- Felice Paoli
- Stefano Bellini
- Giulio Maria Alvisini
- Luigi Ugolini
- Filippo Fratellini
- Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M.
- Vincenzo Franceschini
- Dionisio Alessandri
- Achille Quadrozzi
- Pasquale Righetti
- Amedeo Polidori
- Vittorio Cecchi
- Costanzo Micci
- Mario Cecchini
30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Cagli e Pergola and the Diocese of Fano to form the Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-PergolaStudies
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